Diary

Our month-by-month guide to wildlife events in South Nottinghamshire organised by Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and related wildlife voluntary groups.

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      1Wildlife of Sydney and the Blue MountainsWildlife of Sydney and the Blue MountainsTime: 7:00 pm
Online talk with Nick Martin, sharing his experiences and the wide variety of wildlife found in this wonderful antipodean locfion. Click HERE for more details, including booking and technical requiremenst. 		2 3Wilwell Work PartyWilwell Work PartyTime: 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
For more details contact Reserve Warden Gordon Dyne on gordn.dyne@gmail.com or 0115 8784842 		4Grizzled Skipper Working PartyGrizzled Skipper Working PartyTime: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Grizzled Skipper is a nationally important butterfly found at a number of sites in Rushcliffe. Join a working party to help ensure the Skipper’s continued, and hopefully expanded, presence. The work includes clearance work to maintain open habitat and help create corridors to link existing open habitats, and creation of bare earth patches to increase the availability of suitable egg-laying habitat. Please contact Chris Jackson for details and meeting points on 0115 993 2588 or at chris.jackson@nottscc.gov.uk habitat. Newstead & Annesley Country Park
5 6 7 8 9 10Wilford Claypits Work PartyWilford Claypits Work PartyFor more details go to Reserves Tab on banner - Reserve Work Parties Meadow Park Work PartyMeadow Park Work PartyTime: 9:55 am - 12:00 pm
We meet on the second Saturday of each month (with the exception of August), at 9.55 a.m in East Leake, at the back of (behind) the Parish Office (which is next to the Village Hall). All welcome. Rushcliffe Wildlife WATCH GROUPRushcliffe Wildlife WATCH GROUPTime: 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Fort young people between 8 and 12 years old who are interested in wildlife related activities. Meets monthly every second Saturday. Charge £3 per session. For more info contact rushcliffewatch@nottswt.co.uk Meets Rushcliffe Country Park Visitors Centre 		11
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19 20Grizzled Skipper Working PartyGrizzled Skipper Working PartyTime: 10:00 am - 3:00 pm
The Grizzled Skipper is a nationally important butterfly found at a number of sites in Rushcliffe. Join a working party to help ensure the Skipper’s continued, and hopefully expanded, presence. The work includes clearance work to maintain open habitat and help create corridors to link existing open habitats, and creation of bare earth patches to increase the availability of suitable egg-laying habitat. Please contact Chris Jackson for details and meeting points on 0115 993 2588 or at chris.jackson@nottscc.gov.uk habitat. GCRN East Leake (Rushcliffe Halt) 		21 22 23 24Work Party at Springdale Wood East BridgfordWork Party at Springdale Wood East BridgfordTime: 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Work parties are held on the fourth Saturday of the month unless otherwise notified. Meet 10 am until 1 pm at the latest. Gloves, protective glasses and tools are provided. New volunteers will have a short induction and training session. Volunteers are recommended to notify us of their intention to join by sending an email to patsyaandrews@googlemail.com who will put them on our mailing list so any changes can be notified directly to them. 		25Sharphill Wood Work PartySharphill Wood Work PartyTime: 10:00 am
We meet at the top of Peveril Drive at approximately 09:45, so we can get the tools up the hill, to start work for 10:00. Our normal work parties run till about lunch-time , or occasionally into the afternoon if we have a lot to do. However if you can only spare a couple of hours that’s fine with us. Jobs vary from planting hedging, tidying up litter and felling fast growing sycamores. Gloves and other equipment are provided. Please contact sharphillwood@yahoo.co.uk if you intend to participate.
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