We will be walking and observing insects and other wildlife on Haydon Batch on Saturday 8th April 10.30am – 12.30pm. Parking is available in the car park behind the Que Club in Haydon. Please be sure to keep the allotment entrance clear and wear suitable footwear. Low-powered binoculars will be handy for observing insects.
Contact Deborah for further information through camvalleywildlife@gmail.com or on 01761 435563
The weekly Cam Valley Wildlife Group Bontay walks led by Helena Crouch start on Wednesday 5th April and run until Wednesday 30th August. Did you know that our flora recording project has been going for over 25 years and that now one of the most recorded hectads (10 km x 10 km squares) in Britain and Ireland in the recently published BSBI Plant Atlas 2020 is in our area? Our website has the Botany Walks Programme to view and as a download.
Our Events Programme is also available to view and as a download
Wednesday 1 March 2023 – Talk – Bristol Water’s Lakes projects.
Kirsty Dunford of Bristol Water will be talking about projects relating to wildlife that they are doing on their lakes, with emphasis on Chew Valley Lake.
7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks. ÂŁ2.00 members/ÂŁ3.00 non-members.
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.
Wednesday 1 March 2023 – Talk – Bristol Water’s Lakes projects.
Kirsty Dunford of Bristol Water will be talking about projects relating to wildlife that they are doing on their lakes, with emphasis on Chew Valley Lake.
7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks. ÂŁ2.00 members/ÂŁ3.00 non-members.
Venue for CVWG 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. The cost of talks is subsidised to keep entry charges low. Any donations are most welcome.
Wednesday 1 February 2023 – Talk: The Mendip Society
Richard Frost will be talking about the work of the Society, including its nature reserves.
Radstock Working Men’s Club, 7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks. ÂŁ2.00 members/ÂŁ3.00 non-members
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 ÂŁ2.00 for members, ÂŁ3.00 for non-members. The cost of talks is subsidised to keep entry charges low. Any donations are most welcome.
Monday 16 January – Talk in Timsbury: Keynsham’s Freshwater Life
Timsbury Natural History Group is hosting this talk by Dave Sage.
7.30 pm at the Conygre Hall, North Rd, Timsbury, BA2 0JQ. Visitors welcome. Admission ÂŁ3.00. Under-16s free. Refreshment (please bring your own mug) and raffle.For further information, please ring Andrew Harrison on 07814680062
Chip Shop Supper & Film Night – Timsbury Natural History Group
7.30pm Monday 19th December 2022
Conygre Hall, North Road, Timsbury BA2 0JQ
Everybody Welcome
Film: “The Weird Fish Lady.”
Chip Shop Supper: Sausage & Chips or Fishcake & Chips
Drinks will be provided
Visitors ÂŁ7, Members ÂŁ4 (book in advance)
For bookings please email Jane Martin on janemartin75@googlemail.com
Tickets also available at the November Natural History Talk, “My Local Patch”, 21st Nov 22
For details of meetings, please ring ring Andrew Harrison [Secretary, Timsbury Natural History Group] on 07814680062
Wednesday 2 November – Talk: Beavers
Josh Harris, who has shown us his wonderful wildlife photographs in the past, is returning to speak about Beavers. Until recently he was working for the Beaver Trust.
7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks. ÂŁ2.00 members/ÂŁ3.00 non-members.
Sunday 6 November – Fungi walk
2pm at Stockhill car park. Please contact Diana for further information: 07581 451805
Friday 18 November & Saturday 19 November – Moths and bats in Clandown
We will be putting our new moth trap through its paces at Gary’s on the night of Friday 18th from about 4.15 pm, hoping for mild weather to bring out autumn and winter moths and bats topping up their reserves. We’ll be checking the trap’s contents on Saturday morning at about 9.45 am, so that might be the better day to come along!
As numbers will be limited, please contact Gary in advance, and again on the day to check that the event is not cancelled due to being too cold or wet.
Contact Gary Kingman on 07960269022
Saturday 26 November – GOOSARD work morning
Regular monthly work morning on the last Saturday of the month. Please phone Peter on 07860 627744 for more information.
If you are after Nature Notes, photos with species info, current wildlife issues (this time, the issue of bird feeding – to feed or not to feed) or group news, our newsletter has something for you. Click here to have a look! Download available on Back Copies page.
Included in our autumn events are a mini-beast survey (tomorrow, Haydon), a talk on Beavers (2nd November, Radstock), Fungi walk (6th November) and moth trapping (18th & 19th November, Clandown). For the full programme, please visit our events page
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