Wonderful Warwickshire Woodlands
Butterfly Surveying Workshop [Full
Day]
Friday May 21 at 10.30am at Brandon
Marsh Nature Centre, Coventry.
Meet in the Barn
Join Butterfly Conservation for this
interesting workshop focusing on the ecology and identification of
butterflies. The workshop will involve both a classroom and a
practical outdoor visit. This workshop is aimed at beginners, so no
experience is necessary, but once trained, volunteers will be able
to help with butterfly surveys on our reserves.
COST: £10.00 per person,
part of which will go to Butterfly Conservation, is payable at the
time of booking to guarantee your place.
Price includes light refreshments and FSC
Identification Chart.
Coventry Water Vole Project:
Balsam Bashing
Sunday 22 May 10.30am - 3.30pm
at Lake View Park, off Lake View Road
Coventry
We need your help in improving the habitat
along the river for our native and severely threatened water voles.
This project, led by Coventry City Rangers, will involve removing
the non-native invasive plant Indian [Himalayan] Balsam and
replanting the area with native wetland species.
Tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided,
but bring along a packed lunch if you wish to stay all day.
Please wear suitable clothing and footwear
- wellies.
COST: FREE EVENT
Guided Walks
Bluebells and Biodiversity at Clowes Wood
SSSI
Sunday 16 May at 2.30pm
Join volunteer warden Ron Hill for this
guided walk in this bluebell-carpeted wood and find out about all
the residents of this wonderfully diverse woodland.
Meet at Wood Lane Car Park at grid
reference SP 101743
COST: £2 per person.
Wappenbury Wood Wildflower Walk
Sunday 23 May at 10.30am
Join Woodland Project Officer Eddie Asbery
for a gentle stroll around Wappenbury Wood, one of the finest
woodlands in Warwickshire. Come and find out about the ecology of
the woodland, our management and how it fits into the Princethorpe
Woodlands Project.
Meet at the lay-by on the bend on
Burnthurst Lane at grid reference SP 383709
COST: £2 per person.
Work Parties
Thursday 20, Sunday 23 and Monday 24
May
On Thursday 20 May at 9.15 am
Join the volunteer team at Brandon Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Coventry and assist in
the management of this wetland nature reserve. Please meet at the
car park at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, off Brandon Lane at grid
reference SP386761.
On Sunday 23 May 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 23 May 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 SP101743.
On Monday 24 May at 10.00 am
Join volunteer warden Derek Lill for a work
party at Cock Robin Wood, Rugby. Please meet at the Dunchurch Road
entrance at grid reference SP493724.
COST: These events are free
and full training will be given.
For ALL the events listed, please bring
appropriate weatherproof clothing and strong footwear.
Eddie Asbery, Woodland Project Officer
says, "In 2008 research showed that ancient woodland in Britain was
being felled at a rate even faster than the Amazon rainforest. It
showed that almost half of all woods in the UK that are more than
400 years old have been lost in the past 80 years and more than 600
ancient woods are now threatened by new roads, electricity pylons,
housing, and airport expansion. It's a frightening catalogue, but
the case is not hopeless. For example, there are four events
available in this weekend alone for you to come and find out what
dynamic and vital places our woodlands are and why their
maintenance and protection are so essential, not only for the
animals and plants which inhabit them, but for us too. We'll be
delighted to see you."
For further information, please contact
Eddie Asbery on 024 7630 8984
ENDS
Press Contact: Eddie Asbery on 024 7630
8984
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