28 September 2007…………...For Immediate Release

RYTON WOOD OPEN DAY

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, with grant funding from Carillion Plc, invites you to the Ryton Wood Open Day, a one off event at Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific Interest, near Princethorpe on Sunday 14 October from 11.00am to 4.00pm

 Attractions include:

Heavy horse timber extraction.

Charcoal making demonstration.

Tree felling and tree surgery demonstrations.

Wood sculpting / carving.

Join in with:

Coppicing workshops.

Guided walk through the wood in the company of a local expert.

Butterfly based activities especially for younger visitors.

Warwickshire Wildlife Trust, with a grant of £4,200 from Carillion Plc’s Natural Habitats Fund, have initiated a new project in Ryton Wood titled ‘Lavishing Conservation Care on the Lady of the Woods’. The project is focussed upon the rare wood white butterfly (Leptidea sinapsis), which is nick-named ‘Lady of the Woods’ due to it having one of the most delicate flights of any British butterfly.

This open day is one aspect of the project, which will enhance the woodland for the Wood White Butterfly and provide opportunities for people to become involved in the woodland’s management.

Please use car parking facilities at Ryton Pools Country Park , and please note that the usual parking charge of £1.50 still applies.

Eddie Asbery , Warwickshire Wildlife Trust’s Woodland Project Officer, said, “This open day is a golden opportunity for everyone to come and see what is involved in managing this special woodland. Please come and join in with activities related to that management and meet the people whose job it is to make sure that the wood remains a good wildlife habitat. This is going to be a great day out, so don’t miss it.”

ENDS

Press Contact:              Eddie Asbery:                024 7630 8984

  Last updated 28 October, 2008