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16 May
2008…………...For Immediate Release
FLUTTER BY BUTTERFLY
BUTTERFLY
SURVEYING WORKSHOP
Starting at 10.00 am
on Friday 30 May 2008 at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve, near Coventry
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust would like to invite you to join them in
this one-day workshop aimed at the beginner.
Learn more about the ecology and identification of butterflies. The
workshop will involve both a classroom and an outdoor session in Ryton
Wood SSSI.
COST:
£6.50 per person.
Places are confirmed on
receipt of payment.
Refreshments
are included
To reserve your place please contact
Bernie Higgins
on 024 7630 8993.
With
the sudden emergence of warm May sunshine the butterflies have emerged and
there are fluttering dabs of colour everywhere.
A
small white butterfly flies past and your eyes follow – because you want
to see if it has orange tips to its wings. If it has, it is an Orange-tip,
a male, and because you know the name, you see the butterfly as an
individual creature.
Once
you have learnt a few names, you will discover that your enjoyment of a
walk or of being in your own garden will increase immensely.
Bernie Higgins
, Reserves Biodiversity Officer for Warwickshire
Wildlife Trust says, “Does your
knowledge of butterflies stop at Cabbage White, and do you wish you knew
more about the butterflies flitting around at this time of year? This
workshop is a first-class opportunity for you learn more about our native
butterflies and how to identify these colourful visitors to our gardens
and parks. Our enthusiasm for well-manicured and weed-free gardens has
been devastating for our butterflies, who like a habitat which we see as
just plain weed-infested. So why not come along and find out more about
these fascinating creatures and, just as important, how you can do your
bit to help them”.
ENDS
Press Contact:
Bernie Higgins
on 024 7630 8993.
Notes to Editor
Warwickshire Wildlife
Trust is the leading local charity for wildlife and the environment.
The Trust currently cares for over 55 nature reserves throughout
Warwickshire,
Coventry
and
Solihull
, and has a wide range of conservation activities taking place throughout
the year. For further details
or to get a copy of our leaflet “Wild Events and Activities” please
contact the Trust on 024 7630 8999, drop into the Trust’s Visitor
Centres at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre and Parkridge Centre in
Brueton
Park
,
Solihull
, pick up a leaflet in your local library or visit our website on www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk
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