All our events are free unless otherwise stated and you do not need to be a member to take part. Please note that additional events, changes or cancellations will be posted from time to time. Please check the programme before attending.
Events programme, July to december 2025
Our Wednesday evening weekly botany walks, detailed in the Botany Walks Programme, are finished for the year and will resume in April 2026. Any additional Botany Walks will be included in the programme below.
Saturday 5th July – Goosard Batch Nature Reserve work morning
Sunday 13th July – Walk around Haydon Batch
Saturday 19th July – Bat Walk, Radstock – Braysdown – Radstock (ST700553)
Sunday 27th July – Butterfly Trip to Alners Gorse at Hazelbury Bryan, Sturminster Newton, DT10 2AU, Dorset
Saturday 2nd August – Goosard Batch Nature Reserve work morning
Saturday 20th September – Moth & Bat Night, Paulton &Timsbury Basin
Sunday 28th September – Fungi Walk around Haydon Batch & Grove Wood
Wednesday 1st October – Talk : “Butterflies and Moths – key indicators of insect population changes”
Saturday 4th October – Goosard Batch Nature Reserve work morning
Saturday 11th October – Bat Walk and recording
Contact: Deborah at camvalleywildlife@gmail.com or on 01761 435563 for further details
Saturday 1st November– Goosard Batch Nature Reserve work morning.
Wednesday 5th November – An interactive talk: Birds of Prey
Wednesday 3rd December – AGM and Diana’s Photographic Year
Saturday 6th December – Goosard Batch Nature Reserve work morning
Please contact Jim Crouch 01761 410731 or by email: jim.crouch@macegroup.com to let him know who is coming so he can plan activities. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Insect/invertebrate events
If you would like to attend insect/invertebrate events and/or surveys or if you wish to be notified of upcoming insect/invertebrate walks or surveys please send your details to Deborah via our website contact page or to camvalleywildlife@gmail.com.
CVWG Stalls
If you are able to help set up at 10am or to take the stall down please contact Diana on dianawalker4@gmail.com or Gary on gary.kingman1@googlemail.com
Venue for our talks: Radstock Working Men’s Club, which has a large hall, with a large screen. A bar is available in the main part of the club, serving hot and cold drinks. Please park in the town car park next door (behind the library). There is a side entrance into the club from the car park. Entrance to talks is £3.00 for members, £5.00 for non-members.
Queries and programme updates
The programme above may be updated. Please contact Judy on 07460 278311 or Diana 07581 451805 with any general queries or suggestions for future talks, outings or activites.
Project events/activities
Project activities take place throughout the year and only some are included in the ptogramme. Please go to the Project pages to contact the relevant project leader if you wish to get involved.
Regular events and other activities
Project activities and recording
Project activities take place throughout the year. Please use the website’s dropdown menus or the links on the Projects page to access the projects information. We welcome records of wildlife, and if you have any sightings or records to pass on to us from wildlife in our area, please check out our maps and the Records page. Insect Project events can take place at very short notice without inclusion in the Events Programme. If you would like to be placed on the insect event notification list or help with surveys and/or data collation, please contact Deborah at camvalleywildlife@gmail.com or on 01761 435563. Non-members welcome.
Wildlife Photography
Please contact Diana 07581 451805 or dianawalker4@gmail.com if you would like to accompany her on any of her days out photographing local wildlife.
Goosard Work Days
First Saturday of each month. Please Contact Jim Couch on 01761 410731 or by email: jim.crouch@macegroup.com to let him know you are coming so he can plan activities. Anyone is welcome to attend.
Botany Walks
These walks take place from April to September every Wednesday evening, 7pm until dusk – see the Botany Walks Programme page for details. Any additional walks, such as the New Years’ Walk, will be placed in the Events Programme above. Contact Helena Crouch for further information on (01761) 410731 or mobile 07773037001. All are welcome.
CVWG Stalls
If you would be interested in manning or helping with stalls, or would like us to attend your village day or fayre, please contact Diana Walker on 07581 451805 or at dianawalker4@gmail.com. We would really appreciate some extra help with the setting up and taking down of the stalls at local events!
Coordinating Team meetings
Please email us us at camvalleywildlife@gmail.com or phone Deborah on 01761 435563 if you are interested in joining the team or sitting in (members only).
If you need any more information about CVWG Events please phone or text Judy on 07460 278311 or Diana on 07581 451805.
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