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April 2007…………...For Immediate Release
SPRING
GUIDED WALKS AND WORK PARTY
On Saturday
28th and Sunday 29th April 2007
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to two guided walks and one work
party on nature reserves around the county.
- At
10.00 am on Saturday 28th April join
Warden John Hancock for a guided walk at Harbury
Spoilbank Site of Special Scientific Interest. This special and
understated grassland has a fantastic variety of rare wildflowers
including six species of orchids and 28 species of butterflies. Please
meet at the reserve entrance off the B4452 Harbury to
Deppers Bridge Road
. (SP 384598)
At
10.00 am on Sunday 29th April join
Warden Harry Ratcliffe at Rough Hill Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest for a
guided walk around this ancient woodland. This oak woodland has many
uncommon woodland plants and this walk offers a fantastic opportunity
to view them at their best. Please meet at the nature reserve car park
off The Slough (A448) (SP052637)
At
9.30 on Sunday 29th April, join
the warden team at Brandon Marsh Site of Special Scientific Interest, near
Coventry
and assist in the management of this wetland nature reserve famed for its
impressive variety of birds. Please meet at the car park at Brandon Marsh
Nature Centre, off
Brandon Lane
at grid reference at SP386761
To
assist in the management of our nature reserves, we ask for a donation of
£2.00 per person for our guided walks. Joining our work parties is free
of charge.
For all events all you need to bring is appropriate weatherproof clothing
and strong footwear.
Eddie
Asbery
, Woodland Project
Officer at Warwickshire Wildlife Trust said, “Come
and visit our nature reserves this spring!! Our Wardens are very
knowledgeable about the nature reserves and the flora and fauna is at its
best at this time of the year. For further information please contact me
on 024 7630 8984.”
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
ENDS
Press Contact:
Eddie Asbery
024 7630 8984
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