WORKING UP AN APPETITE

On Saturday 11 October and Sunday 12 October 2008 Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to join in with one of our weekend work parties on various nature reserves around the county.

On Saturday 11 October at 10.00 am : Join the volunteer team at Snitterfield Bushes Site of Special Scientific Interest, Snitterfield, for a practical woodland work party.  Please meet at the nature reserve car park off the Bearley Road at grid reference SP200603.

On Sunday 12 October at 9.30 am : Join the volunteer team at Brandon Marsh Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Coventry and assist in the management of this wetland nature reserve. Please meet at the car park at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, off Brandon Lane at grid reference SP386761. 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.

On Sunday 12 October at 10.00 am : Join volunteer warden Ron Hill for a woodland work party at Clowes Wood and New Fallings Coppice Site of Special Scientific Interest. Please meet at the woodland entrance off Wood Lane , Earlswood at grid reference SP101743.

Join volunteer warden Steve Smith at Glasshouse Spinney, Kenilworth in this woodland management work party. Meet at the entrance off Glasshouse Lane , grid reference SP304714.

Join volunteer warden Phil Parr at Newbold Quarry, Rugby , to work in the nature reserve associated with this large disused quarry pool. Meet in the car park on Newbold Road , grid reference SP 497770. Join Voluntary Warden Val Kendrick at Rough Hill Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest, Studley to assist in the management of this wonderful old woodland. Please meet at the car park off The Slough (the A448) at grid reference SP052637.

Join volunteer warden Mike Slater at Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ryton-on-Dunsmore for a work party in the largest wood in Warwickshire.

Contact Mike to confirm meeting place. [01788 335881].

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.

Caroline Bailey, Reserves Biodiversity Officer at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust says, “Autumn really is upon us now and whilst the work in our gardens may be geared to closing down for the winter, this is the busiest time of year for our wardens and their volunteer work parties. Now is our opportunity to put in as much work as possible to make sure that when the wild flowers bloom next spring, and the birds start nesting early in the new year, their habitats are will be in tip-top condition. New volunteers are always welcome, and we’re pretty sure that you will end up with not only a first class appetite for tea, but also an appetite for worthwhile outdoor work done in great company and with the guaranteed gratitude of your customers, the wildlife.”

For further information, please contact Caroline Bailey on 024 7630 8993.

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Press contact:              Caroline Bailey on 024 7630 8993

  Last updated 03 October, 2008