Cam Valley Wildlife Group

Sightings – skylarks, grey wagtails, dippers and more

March 30, 2017March 30, 2026 by Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset, posted in All messages, Sightings

Recent sightings by Judy Hampshire:

Sunday 26 March, 5.30pm above White City, Welton: skylarks fluttering and singing.

Monday 27 March: between 8.30 and 9am: Pair of grey wagtails, and dipper on Wellow Brook at Welton. (One morning last week, I saw a pair of dippers there but usually only see one at a time.) A wren accompanied me up the footpath at back of MN leisure centre car park, then on the broadwalk at back of Sun Chemical I saw a female goldcrest. ( A few weeks ago I saw a male goldcrest at the same spot, who actually hopped towards me along the metal fence, until it was level with my head! A magical moment!)

CVWG Botany Walks start on 5th April

March 30, 2017March 30, 2026 by Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset, posted in All messages

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.

This Sunday – Chew Valley Lake to see Great Crested Grebes

March 15, 2017March 30, 2026 by Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset, posted in All messages

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.

Hairy-footed flower bees about

March 7, 2017March 30, 2026 by Deborah Porter, posted in All messages, Sightings

I saw my first Hairy-footed flower bee of the year today, a male. He nectared at Lungwort and then settled on a nearby dandelion plant.

Lungwort_BA3 3JP_07Mar2017 — Lungwort, Pulmonaria officinalis – D Porter

Anthophora plumipes_BA3 3JP_07Mar2017 — Hairy-footed flower bee, Anthophora plumipes, male, Radstock, 07 March 2017 – D Porter

Do you have a question for us?

March 7, 2017March 30, 2026 by Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset, posted in All messages, News and announcements, Questions and Answers

We have added a Q&A category to our message board, so if you want to ask a question there are two options:

Use the contact page to send a question for posting on the message board
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

March 3, 2017March 30, 2026 by Cam Valley Wildlife Group - Somerset, posted in All messages, News and announcements

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.

Sighting – Marsh tit pair

March 1, 2017March 30, 2026 by Deborah Porter, posted in All messages, Sightings

On the afternoon of 24th February, Stephen and I saw a pair of Marsh tits calling and displaying in woodland to the north of the bridleway between Radstock Sewage Works bridge and Lower Writhlington. The male was calling strongly and displaying to the female, who twittered and shook in food-begging mode.