Reminder – talk – Moths of Radstock tonight, 5th Oct

Wednesday 5 October – Talk: Moths of Radstock
Neale Mellersh, County Moth Recorder, will be giving a talk on the moths of Radstock at the Working Men’s Club, Radstock.

7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks.

Upcoming CVWG events, Early October

Wednesday 5 October – Talk – Moths of Radstock

Neale Mellersh, lepidopterist and County Recorder for Micro-moths,  will be giving a talk on the moths of Radstock at the Radstock Working Men’s Club.

7.30 pm for an 8 pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks

Please park in the town car park next door (behind the library).

Sunday 9 October – Mini-beast survey on Haydon Batch

10.30am  – 12 pm. This survey’s focus will be on recording harvestmen and shield bugs in different habitats on the batch. Please wear clothing and footwear suitable for offf-path searching. Meet at the entrance to Haydon Batch, behind the Haydon Que Club beside the Haydon Allotments. Parking is available, but please keep the allotments entrance clear.

Contact Deborah for further information: 01761 435563.

Tomorrow’s Timsbury Nats talk put back to 17th October

Monday 17th October, Talk in Timsbury – Outer Hebrides

Andy Daw will be giving this talk as part of the Timsbury Natural History Group’s programmes of events at Conygre Hall, North Rd, Timsbury, BA2 OJQ. 7.30 pm.

Visitors welcome £3.00. Refreshments and raffle. For further details contact Andrew Harrison [Secretary] on 07814680062

RiverBlitz, Midsomer Norton, 16 Jul

RiverBlitz Citizen Science Event, Midsomer Norton

On Saturday 16th July, Bristol Avon Rivers Trust (BART) will host a Citizen Science event between 10am  &  2pm at Midsomer Norton Town Park, BA3 2UH. as part of their ‘RiverBlitz’ between 11th – 18th July. There will be an opportunity to collect a free water testing kit and to ask the BART team any questions about our rivers that you might have.

Botany walk, Cameley, Wednesday 13 July

The next Cam Valley Wildlife Group event is an evening botany walk led by Helena Crouch, the North Somerset County Recorder for flora.

Wed 13 Jul CAMELEY AND NANNY HURN’S LANE [6157, 6058, 6057]

Meet at 7 pm on the verge past Cameley Lodge (ST608575) for a walk on the hills north of Cameley. Either park here or by the church – we will return past the church.

Please mail Helena for more information about the walk: helenacrouch@sky.com

Rescheduled talk, High Littelton, 23 June

The talk, Beautiful Burial Grounds for Biodiveristy, by Helena Crouch has been moved to 23rd June. The talk will be on the flora of High Littleton churchyard and cemetery and their management for biodiversity.

Venue: High Littleton Church Hall, 7.30pm – 9 pm. Free entry

CVWG Botany Programme info error – wrong programme details posted!

Apologies from website admin. Unfortunately, an error occurred and the 2021 programme was posted on our web page. Also, the wrong start date and location was sent out. The programme for download was correct, fortunately.

The first walk takes place in the Midsomer Norton Enterprise Park on Wedensday 6th April. See website for details or download the programme here.

CVWG botany walks programme posted

The Cam Valley Wildlife Group weekly botany walks, led by Helena Crouch, North Somerset County Recorder for flora, will start with Silver Street Nature Reserve on 5th May 2022. All walks are on Wednesday evenings, meeting at 7 pm. All are welcome. Information and contact details @ Botany Walks

Talk, 28 April, High Littleton – Beautiful Burial Grounds for Biodiversity

High Littelton and Hallatrow Environmental Group is hosting a talk by local botanist Helena Crouch on the flora of High Littelton churchyard and cemetery and their management for biodiversity. Thursday 28th April, 7.30 – 9pm @ High Litteton Church Hall. Free entry. Refreshments available.

Amphibian & Reptile Talk, Radstock

Wednesday 2 March – Talk: Amphibians & Reptiles

Cam Valley Wildlife Group Event. John Dickson of the Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset will be talking about the group’s activities. The Reptile and Amphibian Group for Somerset (RAGS) is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to promoting the interests ofwild, native reptiles and amphibians across Somerset and forms part of the national ARG-UK network.

Radstock Working Men’s Club, 7.30pm for 8pm start. Bar with hot/cold drinks. Please park in the town car park next door (behind the library).