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August 2007…………...For Immediate Release LATE
SUMMER WORK PARTIES On
Saturday 16th September and
Sunday 17th September 2007
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to enjoy the late arrival of
summer and join us at one of our weekend work parties on various nature
reserves around the county. On
Saturday 16th September
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 17th September
at 9.30am: 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. Sunday
17th September
at 10.00am: Join
volunteer warden Phil Parr at Ashlawn
Cutting, Rugby, for this
work party on a disused railway line cut through the Lias clay, which
supports grassland, scrub and pools. Meet in the adjacent car park on the
Ashlawn Road at GR SP516732. 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
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 [GR
SP254600] on the Sherbourne to Hampton Lucy road. Sunday
17th September
at 10.00am: Join
volunteer 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. Please meet at the
car park which can be accessed via an access track off the A423 near the
Bull and Butcher pub at grid reference SP384726. Join
volunteer warden John Clarke to assist in the management of Temple Balsall, Balsall Common,
a reserve which is mainly swamp, willow carr and damp woodland which hosts
a wide variety of species of flora and fauna. Meet near the entrance to
Springfield House, off the Kenilworth to Knowle Road [B4101]. GR SP203760. For
each event, all you need to bring is appropriate weatherproof clothing and
strong footwear. Events
are free and full training will be given.
For further information please contact 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
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