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1 June
2007…………...For Immediate Release
WORKSHOPS
and WORKPARTIES
DRAGONFLIES
FOR BEGINNERS [ADULTS ONLY]
DRAGONFLY
IDENTIFICATION AND MONITORING
SATURDAY
16 JUNE 2007 at
10.00 am
Join Warwickshire Wildlife Trust and Peter Reeve of Warwickshire Dragonfly
Group for this fascinating workshop focusing on the ecology and
identification of dragonflies, centred at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve,
which will involve both classroom and outdoor practical sessions.
Dragonflies and damselflies look very similar to the inexperienced eye,
but if you would like to reliably tell the difference between the two
types of insect, as well as learning about their fascinating lives, then
this workshop is for you.
Meet in The Barn at Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve,
Brandon Lane
,
Coventry
– entrance GR: SP
386761
Cost: FREE but places are limited, so booking is essential
in order to avoid disappointment
Bernie Higgins
, Reserves Biodiversity
Officer for Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, says, “The
long-term use of pesticides, coupled with the fragmentation of habitats,
has led to the reduction of dragonfly numbers in the countryside. The
purpose of workshops like these is to help the participants to develop and
improve their identification skills so that they can help us to survey the
local dragonfly populations and, therefore, be better able to assess how
healthy they are and identify the factors affecting them.”
WORKPARTIES
On
Saturday 16 June at 10.00am:
Join warden Steve Godfrey for a practical riverside management session at River Arrow Local Nature Reserve, Alcester. Please meet at the
entrance in
Ragley Mill Lane
at grid reference SP 088580
On
Sunday 17 June at 10.00am:
Join
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.
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:
Bernie Higgins
: 024 7630 8993
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