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All ages | |
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| Except where indicated, phone 0117 917 7279 to book places. Concessions include members and anyone in receipt of benefits. | |||||||||
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FEBRUARY
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Date: | Tuesday 8 February |
| Event: | Species identification day - Snails | |
| Location: | Wickham Glen | |
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A training day with Tony Smith at Wickham Glen to build confidence (and to have fun) and hopefully encourage more local recording. Transport from Trust HQ at 10am | |
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10am | |
| Booking essential - ring Tim Curley on 0117 917 7270 | ||
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Date: | Friday 11 February |
| Event: | The History and Natural History of Lower Woods | |
| Location: | St
Dunstan's Church Hall, Bristol Hill, Keynsham (free parking behind church) |
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Details:
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Talk by Dr Mike Martin, chairman of the Lower Woods management committee. | |
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7.30pm | |
| Price: | Members £2, non-members £3, children £1 | |
| Keynsham local group - 0117 986 5261 | ||
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Date: | Saturday 12 February |
| Event: | Hedge Planting Event | |
| Location: | Chew Valley Lake | |
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Meet at entrance to New Manor Farm Shop near Herriott's Bridge | |
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10am | |
| Contact Bill Blyth - 01275 332725 | ||
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Date: | Saturday 12 February |
| Event: | Tree Planting | |
| Location: | Windmill Hill City Farm | |
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Have fun planting a tree and visiting the animals at this oasis in the city. | |
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| Contact Janet - 0117 963 3276 | ||
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Date: | Sunday 13 February |
| Event: | Hedge Walk | |
| Location: | Frampton Cotterell | |
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A walk along an ancient farm road in the Marle Hills near Frampton Cotterell. Meet at Frogland Cross (ST 645837) on the B4427 south of Earthcott Green. | |
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10am - 12noon | |
| Contact Richard Bland - 0117 973 4828 | ||
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Date: | Sunday 13 February |
| Event: | Spring-clean in Nailsea! | |
| Location: | Nailsea | |
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Come and help to tidy up hedges and other wild areas around Nailsea. | |
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| Contact Terry Smith on 01275 854317 | ||
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Date: | Monday 14 February |
| Event: | Tree Gazing | |
| Location: | Midsomer Norton | |
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Gentle walk suitable for families. Meet in the car park of South Wansdyke Leisure Centre, Rackvernal Road. | |
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Time:
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10.30am | |
| Contact Sally Pattison - 01225 477505 | ||
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Date: | Tuesday 15 February |
| Event: | 'No Hedge for a Hog' | |
| Location: | Willsbridge Mill | |
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Become a hedge detective and discover this hidden habitat, home to a huge variety of beasties. Collect materials to create a hedgehog house to take home. Children's holiday activity suitable for 5-11 year olds. | |
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Time:
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10.30am - 12.30pm or 2pm - 4pm | |
| Price: | £5 per child (£4 Wildlife Watch members) | |
| Phone 0117 917 7270 to book | ||
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Date: | Tuesday 15 February |
| Event: | How to do a Hedgerow Survey | |
| Location: | Folly Farm | |
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Learn how to do a survey with Mary Wood from the Trust. Meet at the old farm buildings of Folly Farm. | |
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10am - 1pm | |
| Price: | £5 | |
| Phone 0117 917 7270 to book | ||
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Date: | Wednesday 16 February |
| Event: | Hedges, Hedgehogs & Hedge Sparrows | |
| Location: | Bristol City Museum & Art Gallery | |
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Find out more about these ancient relics of our countryside and the wildlife that like to live in and around them. Suitable for 5-11 year olds. | |
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10.30am - 12.30pm or 1.30pm - 3.30pm | |
| Contact 0117 922 3571 | ||
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Date: | Wednesday 16 February |
| Event: | Hedgerow Investigation At Herons Green | |
| Location: | Chew Valley Lake | |
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Come and learn about the wildlife of this important old hedge, watch professional hedge layers at work and find out more about traditional hedgerow management. Suitable for families. Meet at car park on B3114. | |
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10.30am - 12.30pm | |
| Contact Bristol Water - 0117 966 5881 | ||
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Date: | Wednesday 16 February |
| Event: | The Natural History & Landscape of Northumberland | |
| Location: | United Reformed Church Hall, Stockway North, Nailsea (opposite Somerfield) | |
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Details:
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Illustrated talk by Charles Copp. | |
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Time:
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7.45pm | |
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Price:
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£1.50 includes refreshments and a raffle ticket | |
| Nailsea local group - 01275 853079 | ||
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Date: | Thursday 17 February |
| Event: | Walk along a Wildlife Corridor | |
| Location: | Bradley Stoke | |
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Join Sharon Ubank on a walk of discovery, exploring the hedgerows that are a valuable habitat for the town's birds and other wildlife. Meet outside main entrance to Bradley Stoke Leisure Centre. Suitable for all the family. | |
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2pm - 4pm | |
| Contact Wildspaces Project - 01454 863581, or visit www.wildspaces.info | ||
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Date: | Thursday 17 February |
| Event: | Three Brooks Nature Reserve | |
| Location: | Bradley Stoke | |
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Friends group meeting. Find out more about this group which is being set up to manage the newly-declared Local Nature Reserve in Bradley Stoke. | |
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7pm - 9pm | |
| Contact Wildspaces Project - 01454 863581, or visit www.wildspaces.info | ||
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Date: | Thursday 17 February |
| Event: | Wildlife of Folly Farm | |
| Location: | Royal British Legion, Long Ashton | |
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Details:
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Slide talk by Folly Farm Project Officer, Ken Johnson. | |
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7.30pm | |
| Long Ashton local group - 01275 392690 | ||
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Date: | Friday 18 February |
| Event: | Hedge Planting | |
| Location: | near Bath | |
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with the Batscapes Project, suitable for children aged 8 and over. | |
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Time:
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10am - 4pm | |
| Contact Dan Merrett - 01225 477619 to book | ||
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Date: | Saturday 19 February |
| Event: | Bird-Box Making Day | |
| Location: | Patchway | |
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Join the Hawk & Owl Trust and help make some homes for our feathered friends in Gorse Covert Local Nature Reserve in Patchway. | |
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10am - 4pm | |
| Contact Wildspaces Project - 01454 863581, or visit www.wildspaces.info | ||
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Date: | Saturday 19 February |
| Event: | Learn Hedgelaying | |
| Location: | The Strawberry Line, North Somerset | |
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Transport, tools and training provided. Pick up outside the Waterfront Pub, next to Jury's Hotel on Princes Street, Bristol. | |
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Time:
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9.30am - 4pm | |
| Contact Stacy at BTCV - 0117 929 1624 | ||
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Date: | Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 February |
| Event: | Woodland Crafts Workshop | |
| Location: | Golden Valley Nature Reserve, Wick | |
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The Forest of Avon is helping to manage the woodlands in the Golden Valley Local Nature Reserve at Wick. Over the weekend they will be turning fallen timber into green products. Join them and learn how to make garden furniture and other wooden products. Places limited. | |
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Time:
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10am - 3pm | |
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Price:
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£20 - to cover the cost of materials | |
| Contact Wildspaces Project - 01454 863581, or visit www.wildspaces.info | ||
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Date: | Sunday 20 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying | |
| Location: | Netcott's Meadow Nature Reserve, Nailsea/Backwell | |
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Meet in the Trust courtyard on Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol for a great opportunity to practise this traditional art on a beautiful hay meadow. Transport and tools, full training and refreshments provided. | |
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Time:
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9.45am - 4pm | |
| Contact Tim Curley - 0117 917 7277 | ||
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Date: | Sunday 20 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying Course | |
| Location: | Lower Woods Nature Reserve, near Wickwar | |
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A 'hands-on' beginners course for anyone wanting to learn the skills necessary to turn an overgrown hedge into a beatiful laid hedge in the traditional 'midland' style, complete with satkes and heatherings. All tools supplied but please bring lunch, a thermos, warm waterproof clothing and stout footwear. | |
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10am - 4pm | |
| To book contact Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust - 01452 383333 | ||
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Date: | Sunday 20 February |
| Event: | Tree Gazing | |
| Location: | Golden Valley Nature Reserve, Wick | |
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Join Tony Titchen on a walk around the reserve and discover how to tell an ash from an oak and a hazel from a wild service tree. | |
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1.30pm - 3pm | |
| Contact Wildspaces Project - 01454 863581, or visit www.wildspaces.info | ||
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Date: | Monday 21 February |
| Event: | A Walk in the Park | |
| Location: | Keynsham | |
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in association with B&NES 'Walking for Life' project. Meet in the riverside car park behind the swimming pool 10.30am. . Enjoy a short gentle walk looking at some of our native and foreign trees, their history and how to identify them in winter. | |
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10.30am | |
| Contact Sally Pattison - 01225 477505 | ||
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Date: | Monday 21 February |
| Event: | Hedgerow Talk | |
| Location: | Millennium Hall, Chew Magna | |
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Dr Alan Dodge will give a fascinating insight into why parish boundaries were created, how they were first identified and how they were subsequently maintained. | |
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Time:
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7.30pm | |
| Price: | FWAG Members free, Non-members £2 | |
| Contact Mark Smith (FWAG) - 0117 959 8522 | ||
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Date: | Tuesday 22 February |
| Event: | Hedgerow Foray | |
| Location: | Combe Grange Farm, Nailsea | |
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Meet at entrance to Farm, Youngwood Lane, North Somerset (ST 473694). Come and investigate hedges and improve your skills in identifying hedgerow plants with the North Somerset Wildlife Wardens. | |
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10am - 12.30pm | |
| Contact Terry Smith - 01275 854317 | ||
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Date: | Tuesday 22 February |
| Event: | Hawks, Owls & Their Habitats | |
| Location: | Old Bakery Annex, Armstrong Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury | |
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Illustrated talk by Ian McGuire from the Hawk & Owl Trust. | |
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7.30pm | |
| Contact Ian McGuire - 07770 684200 | ||
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Date: | Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying Course | |
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Two day Broxtowe College-accredited hedgelaying course (book in advance for accreditation). We provide transport, tools & training. Free event. Pick up outside the Waterfront Pub, next to Jury's Hotel on Princes Street, Bristol. | |
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9.30am - 4pm | |
| Contact Stacy at BTCV - 0117 929 1624 | ||
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Date: | Wednesday 23 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying | |
| Location: | Weston Moor Reserve, Weston-in-Gordano | |
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Meet in the Trust courtyard on Jacobs Wells Road, Bristol. We are restoring an old hedge line in the Gordano Valley. Laying it where possible and planting a new line with native species. Transport and tools, full training and refreshments provided. | |
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9.45am - 4pm | |
| Contact Tim Curley - 0117 917 7277 | ||
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Date: | Wednesday 23 February |
| Event: | The Natural History Of Chile | |
| Location: | Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland | |
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Illustrated talk by Justin Smith. | |
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7.30pm | |
| Price: | Members £1, Non-members £2 | |
| Cabot local group - 0117 940 0706 | ||
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Date: | Thursday 24 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying | |
| Location: | The Strawberry Line, North Somerset | |
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Transport, tools and training provided. Pick up outside the Waterfront Pub, next to Jury's Hotel on Princes Street, Bristol. | |
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Time:
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9.30am - 4pm | |
| Contact Stacy at BTCV - 0117 929 1624 | ||
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Date: | Thursday 24 February |
| Event: | The Natural History of the Picos de Europe | |
| Location: | Worle Library, Weston-super-Mare | |
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Details:
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Talk by Dave Pritchard | |
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7.30pm | |
| Weston-super-Mare local group - 01934 632285 | ||
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Date: | Thursday 24 February |
| Event: | Botany in the Bath Area | |
| Location: | Millennium Hall, Chew Magna | |
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Talk by Rob Randall of Bath Natural History Society. | |
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7.45pm | |
| Price: | Members £1.50, Non-members £2 | |
| Chew Valley local group - 01761 490910 | ||
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Date: | Friday 25 February |
| Event: | Dead Hedging | |
| Location: | Willsbridge Mill | |
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Come and build a hedge! Dead hedges are a great way of using winter prunings, avoiding environment unfriendly bonfires whilst providing a useful habitat for minibeasts. Hot soup and 'hedge' cakes provided. | |
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10am - 4pm | |
| Phone 0117 917 7270 for more information | ||
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Date: | Friday 25 February |
| Event: | Britain goes Wild | |
| Location: | Old Bakery Annex, Armstrong Hall, Chapel Street, Thornbury | |
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Details:
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Illustrated talk by Nigel Pope of BBC Natural History Unit. | |
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7.30pm | |
| Thornbury local group - 01454 414143 | ||
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Date: | Friday 25 February |
| Event: | North Yorkshire Moors | |
| Location: | United Reformed Church Hall, Woodhill Road, Portishead | |
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Illustrated talk by Alan Buckthorpe. | |
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Time:
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7.30 - 9.30pm | |
| Portishead local group - 01275 847181 | ||
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Date: | Saturday 26 February |
| Event: | Hedgerow Walk | |
| Location: | Stockwood Open Space Reserve | |
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Meeting point is the junction of Stockwood Road and The Coots. We'll be learning how to identify trees in winter, as well as looking for birds, especially winter visitors such as redwings and fieldfares. | |
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10am - 12noon | |
| Contact Sally Oldfield on 0117 922 4429 to book a place | ||
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Date: | Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 February |
| Event: | Hedgelaying Course | |
| Location: | Horton near Chipping Sodbury | |
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course Try your hand at hedgelaying. It doesn't matter if you're a beginner or experienced - come along and join in! | |
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10am - 4pm | |
| Contact Stuart Bardsley on 01454 863468 to book or for more information | ||
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Date: | Monday 28 February |
| Event: | Species identification day - Winter Trees | |
| Location: | Leigh Woods | |
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A training day with Tony Smith to build confidence (and to have fun) and hopefully encourage more local recording. Transport from Trust HQ at 10am. | |
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Time:
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10am | |
| Booking essential - ring Tim Curley on 0117 917 7270 | ||
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