Wave Goodbye to Winter?
On Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 March you are invited to join in with
one of our weekend work parties on various nature reserves around
the county.
On Saturday 20 March at 10.00 am
Join the volunteer team at
Snitterfield Bushes Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Snitterfield, for a practical woodland work
party. Please meet at the nature reserve car park off the
Bearley Road at grid reference SP200603.
Join volunteer warden Steve Godfrey for a
practical work party helping to manage the River Arrow
Local Nature Reserve in Alcester.
Please meet in the car park on Ragley Mill Lane at grid reference
SP 088580.
On Sunday 21 March at 9.00 am
Join volunteer warden Dave Solliss at
Hampton Wood, Barford to work in this beautiful
ancient woodland and its associated water meadows alongside the
River Avon. Meet at the entrance [grid reference SP254600] on the
Sherbourne to Hampton Lucy road.
On Sunday 21 March at 10.00 am
Join volunteer warden Ron Hill for a
woodland work party at Clowes Wood and New Fallings
Coppice Site of Special Scientific Interest. Please meet
at the woodland entrance off Wood Lane, Earlswood at grid reference
SP101744.
Join volunteer warden Jon Holmes for a
woodland workparty at Crackley Wood Local Nature Reserve,
Kenilworth. Please meet at the entrance to the wood off
Crackley Lane at grid reference SP289738.
Join volunteer warden Val Kendrick at
Rough Hill Wood Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Studley to assist in the management of this
wonderful old woodland. Please meet at the car park off The Slough
(the A448) at grid reference SP 052637.
Join volunteer warden Mike Slater at
Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest,
Ryton-on-Dunsmore for a work party in the largest wood in
Warwickshire. Please meet at the car park, which can be accessed
via an access track off the A423 near the Bull and Butcher pub at
grid reference SP 384726.
Join volunteer warden David Morphew at
Ufton Fields SSSI and LNR, Ufton, to assist in the
management of this lovely mixed-habitat reserve. Meet in the car
park off Ufton Fields Lane, Ufton at grid reference SP378615. Bring
a packed lunch.
COST: These events are free and full
training will be given.
For ALL the events listed, please bring
appropriate weatherproof clothing and strong footwear.
Michael Drummond, Living Landscapes
Volunteering Officer says, "Blue skies, sunshine with a bit of
warmth to it, longer days, birds nesting, new buds fattening - it
has to be the beginning of spring. After the seemingly endless
gloom of the first three months of the year, those signs of nature
reawakening are really cheering, but there's no better place to
experience that than in our nature reserves, especially on a work
party. Why not celebrate the new season with a new interest and
join in. Volunteers are always welcome and if you are new to this,
you'll soon find yourself with a bunch of new friends and learning
new skills. Ring us now to find out where your nearest volunteering
opportunity can be found."
For further information, please contact
Michael Drummond on 024 7630 8998
ENDS
Press contact: Michael Drummond on 024 7630
8998
Notes to Editor
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is the leading
local charity for wildlife and the environment. The Trust
currently cares for over 55 nature reserves throughout
Warwickshire, Coventry and Solihull, and has a wide range of
conservation activities taking place throughout the year. For
further details or to get a copy of our leaflet "Wild Events and
Activities" please contact the Trust on 024 7630 8999, drop into
the Trust's Visitor Centres at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre and
Parkridge Centre in Brueton Park, Solihull, pick up a leaflet in
your local library or visit our website on
www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk