The 2017 CVWG Botany Walks programme is now available via our Events page. The first walk of the season is in Radstock at Waterside. Park in Radstock and meet at St Nicholas Church (ST688546) for a short walk beside the stream. Start time 7 pm. Lift share is encouraged and all are welcome. Contact details are on the programme.
Author: Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset
We are an independent local volunteer based wildlife conservation group operating in Midsomer Norton, Radstock, Westfield and the surrounding Somerset area. We promote the conservation and enjoyment of wildlife and biodiversity in our local area. We run a number of projects to benefit flora, Barn Owls and insects and hold events throughout the year, including walks, talks, trips and practical wildlife activities. To learn more about the group and its activities, please visit our website at cvwg.org.uk or comment at https://cvwg.org.uk/cam-valley-wildlife-group-somerset-blog/
This Sunday – Chew Valley Lake to see Great Crested Grebes
CVWG event – Chew Valley lake on Sunday 19th March. We hope to see the grebes doing their famous mating dance. Meet outside the “Salt & Malt” café, junction of Walley Lane & Denny Lane, Chew Stoke, BS40 8XS at 11am. Parking costs £2 for the day. Please contact Judy for more information/car share.
Do you have a question for us?
We have added a Q&A category to our message board, so if you want to ask a question there are two options:
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Use the contact page to send a question for posting on the message board
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Become a Contributor on our website
Contributors can write a message for any of our message board pages. Messages will go through a moderation process before posting. If you want to become a contributor, please ask for an invite through our contact page.
New CVWG gallery photos
The CVWG Members’ plants and fungi gallery now has photos of some flora and one fungus. If you have some to send in, please use the contact page.
CVWG stall at the 2017 Seedy Saturday event
There will be a CVWG stall at the 2017 Seedy Saturday event on 11th March at the Conygre Hall, Timsbury, 10.00 am to 2.00 pm – seed swap, potato day and green fair. For details of the event, go to http://www.seedysaturday.org.uk
Bath NATS recorder facilities demonstration, Monday 6th March
Monday 6th March – Rob Randall – ‘Recording Wildlife in the Bath Nats Area’
Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institution, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath. BA1 2HN.
Doors open 7.00 pm for 7.30 pm start
Rob will demonstrate the new facilities by which Bath Nats recorders can build up a database of wildlife and plants in the Bath area and how these data will be passed on to the local biological record centres and become an educational resource for the general public. This facility will be hosted by BRLSI on their website and local flora and fauna will be illustrated by photographs taken by Bath Nats members and other local residents.
Any wildlife sightings to report?
If you have seen or heard wildlife that you would like to let people know about, please consider leaving a comment via the link below or sending us a message. You can message via the contacts page, or direct to camvalleywildlifegroup@gmail.com, and we can post it for you! Alternatively, Continue reading “Any wildlife sightings to report?”
Winter flock of Pied Wagtails at Radstock Sewage Works
A winter flock of Pied Wagtails has congregated, as it does every winter, in and around the Radstock Sewage Works next to the Colliers Way Cycle path (NCN 24) near Lower Whitelands, Radstock. Continue reading “Winter flock of Pied Wagtails at Radstock Sewage Works”
New photos in the gallery
How about checking out the new members’ photos in the CVWG Insects and Birds Galleries?
Cam Valley Wildlife Group has a facebook page
Thanks go to Telva for setting us up a Facebook page. Just click on the Facebook icon at the top right hand corner (in the indigo-violet bar) and you’ll get there… or use the url below. Has anyone got photos of a recent CVWG event to share?
https://www.facebook.com/Cam-Valley-Wildlife-Group-1831149240499867/
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