Sadly, conditions will be too poor tomorrow, Saturday 4th May, to hold the planned event.
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CVWG events contact detail error
Part of the email contact address for attending Goosard Reserve workdays or inquiries about the reserve has been corrected to jim.crouch@macegroup.com on the reserve pages and the events pages
CVWG events just updated
Two events have been added to the CVWG events programme today, 4th April – a visit to see woodland birds and herons at Swell wood in April and a moth and bat evening on Haydon Batch in May.
Cam Valley Wildlife Group postings
The CVWG 2024 Botany Walks Programme, our spring Events Programme and Newsletter 109, Winter 2023/4, are up on the website. You or someone you know may be interested in evening botany walks, daytime insect surveys, regular butterfly transect walks, wildlife trips outside our area, wildlife photography, bat detecting, moth trapping or wildlife habitat conservation work… if so, do have a look! You may wish to join our Barn Owl conservation team or consider getting involved with the other projects on offer via our project pages. Our area lies within the Somer Valley area of North Somerset.
CVWG Newsletter 108 posted
The Cam Valley Wildlife Group Autumn 2023 Newsletter has been posted on our website now that members have been sent the winter newsletter. If you missed the last one, it is available on the back copies page.
Free Woodland Skills Training
Avon Needs Trees are running a free training Course: Woodland Skills Training Programme.
From their website:
The woodland Skills training programme is designed to help adults who want to work with trees and woodlands to gain skills and experience that might lead to employment, training or volunteering. The Woodland Skills training programme is a combination of practical on-site learning experiences and talks from industry professionals on a range of topics relating to woodland creation, tree care and land management. It is free to attend but you must apply and be selected onto the programme first. The application deadline is Wed 6th December
For more information: https://avonneedstrees.org.uk/get-involved/woodland-skills-training-programme/
CVWG updated winter Events programme & Barn Owl Report 2023
The updated Cam Valley Wildlife Group Events programme includes the adition of an introduction to a local re-wilding project at the AGM, a talk by the RSPB that will focus on its work on the Somerset Levels, and our New Year’s Day walk details, which are part of the New Year Plant Hunt organised each year by the Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland. The 2023 Barn Owl Project Report is also now up.
CVWG newsletter and events posted
The Cam Valley Wildlife Group newsletter 107 and our autumn/winter events are now posted on our website.
CVWG autumn/winter talks & Aug/Sept stalls
The dates of our talks from October to March are now published on our Events Information page – the details of the talks will be added when confirmed. We have booked stalls at High Littleton Village Day on Monday 28th August (Bank Holiday) and Stratton-on-the Fosse Village Day on Sunday 10th September.
Walk reminder – Ebbor Gorge 2 pm today
CVWG Picnic Walk to Ebbor Gorge
Sunday 13th August 2pm
We will meet in the car park at Deerleap, Wells BA5 1AY to take a walk around this reserve and plan to have our picnic at the view point, overlooking the Gorge.
Please contact Diana Walker for more information on 07581 451805 or wish to car share so she can lookout for you.
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