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July 2008…………...For Immediate Release
CAUGHT
ON THE HOP
On
Saturday 19 and Sunday 20 July Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to
join in with our Grasshopper & Cricket Work shop, or with one of our
work parties.
On
Saturday 19 July at 10.30 am 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 non-professional who is interested in a first-rate
opportunity to learn more about the ecology and behaviour of grasshoppers
and crickets. The workshop
will involve both an indoor session
to hone your ID skills in the morning, and then an afternoon visit to see
the animals in their natural environment, so make sure you bring along
outdoor gear.
Refreshments
will be provided.
COST:
£6.50 per person, which
includes refreshments.
Places
are confirmed on receipt of payment, but they are limited, so book early
to avoid disappointment
CONSERVATION
WORK IN PROGRESS
On
Saturday 19 July at 10.00 am:
Join
volunteer warden Steve Godfrey for a practical work party helping to
manage the River Arrow Local Nature
Reserve in Alcester. Please
meet in the car park on
Ragley Mill Lane
(SP 088 580)
On
Sunday 21 July at 10.00 am:
Join
volunteer warden Jon Holmes for a practical woodland management session at Crackley Wood Local Nature Reserve,
Kenilworth
. Please meet at the entrance to the wood off
Crackley Lane
at grid reference SP289738.
Join
volunteer warden Dave Solliss at
Hampton
Wood, Barford to work in this beautiful ancient woodland and its
associated water meadows alongside the River Avon. Meet
at the entrance [grid reference SP254600] on the Sherbourne to Hampton
Lucy road
These
events are free and full training will be given.
For
each event, all you need to bring is appropriate weatherproof clothing and
strong footwear.
Bernie
Higgins
, Reserves
Biodiversity Officer at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust says,
“There
are 11 species of grasshopper native to
Britain
, and now is the prime time of year for seeing these athletic insects. For
such a small creature the grasshopper can make a surprisingly loud noise. Walk
past any patch of tall grass in the summer and you are sure to hear the
males chirping to the females. The
noise is made by a row of pegs on their back legs, which they rub against
their forewings. The wings
help to amplify the sound. You
can create a similar effect by stroking the teeth of a comb against the
edge of a piece of cardboard – so don’t throw out the cornflakes box
just yet!!”
ENDS
Press
contact:
Bernie Higgins
on 024 7630 8993
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