Thursday 7
BIRDWATCHING IN CORNWALL
Mawnan Smith Memorial Hall
7.30pm
Mike Lord's illustrated talk will show the widest possible variety of bird life
to be found in Cornwall and will identify the best places in Cornwall to go birdwatching.
Contact Bob Bridges (01326) 373830
Organised by Carrick Group
Sunday 10
WILDLIFE AT ROSPANNEL FARM
Penwith Peninsula
2.00pm
Meet at Rospannel Farm. Follow A30 towards Land's End. Bear right at Crows-an-Wra.
Follow road to end of tarmac.
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A farm walk as winter turns into spring, plus an opportunity to see computerised
photo records of the farm's wildlife throughout the year. Complete the afternoon
with a farmhouse tea. Wellies a must. Please bring a small contribution (food-wise)
towards the tea.
Leader Mr B Hocking (farm owner)
Contact B Hocking (01736) 810262 or J Richardson (01326) 562648
Organised by Penwith Group
Sunday 10
COPPICING AND RIDE WIDENING
Devichoys Wood Nature Reserve
10.30am to 4.00pm (approx.)
Meet at reserve entrance.
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Please phone for a leaflet.
Bring wellies (ideally steel toecapped), waterproofs, gardening gloves and packed
lunch.
Contact Gavin Henderson (01872) 240777 or 07971 542185
Organised by PARC (Practical Action on Reserves in Cornwall)
Monday 11
MONTHLY MEETING
Allet
7.30pm
Martin Catt will give a talk on wildlife and the photography of it.
Leader David Chapman (01736) 850287
Organised by Photographic Group
Thursday 14
WILDLIFE, WHO CARES?
Methodist Church Hall, British Road, St Agnes
7.30pm
Local wildlife pathologist Vic Simpson will present a perspicacious talk on the
problems facing our wildlife and explain some of the more technical elements of
his work. Vic will also provide some background on the work he's been carrying
out at the Wildlife Veterinary Investigation Centre he opened at Chacewater last
September.
Contact Bob Bridges (01326) 373830
Organised by Carrick Group
Thursday 14
VALUABLE MINERALS FROM MINE WASTE
Camborne School of Mines
7.00pm to 9.00pm
Leader Professor Peter Scott
Organised by Cornish Institute of Engineers and Royal Geological Society of Cornwall
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Saturday 16
COCKLES AND MUSSELS ALIVE-ALIVE-O!
Gweek Village Hall, next to Seal
Sanctuary
12.00 noon to 4.00pm
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National Science Week event. Drop-in day to find out more about what eats what
in the marine world. Do you know which shellfish are edible? Or how much plankton
a basking shark eats? See live exhibits, make a food chain mobile, have fun with
our quiz and find out how you can help conserve our seas. Fun for all the family.
Leader Ruth Williams (01326) 241633
Organised by Helford VMCA Group
Sunday 17
STRANGERS ON THE SHORE?
Charlestown Beach, near St Austell
2.00pm to 4.00pm
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Come and see how many different sorts of pebbles we can find on Charlestown Beach!
Picnic from 1.00pm.
Possibility of event moving date, so please ring in advance.
Contact John Macadam (01208) 72578
Organised by Fox Club, Watch and RIGS Group
Sunday 17
TREE RESTORATION
Cabilla and Redrice Woods Nature Reserve
10.30am to 4.00pm (approx.)
Meet at reserve entrance.
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Please phone for a leaflet. Bring wellies (ideally steel toecapped), waterproofs,
gardening gloves and packed lunch.
Contact Gavin Henderson (01872) 240777 or 07971 542185
Organised by PARC (Practical Action on Reserves in Cornwall)
Monday 18
TWEETS AND TUNES
Parkhouse Centre, Bude
7.30pm
Gary Pilkington talks on birdsong.
Contact Tim Dingle (01288) 361356
Organised by Tamar Group
Saturday 23
WILD ABOUT WOODS
Armstrong Wood, Trebullet
10.00am to 1.00pm
Meet in car park.
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Activities on a woodland theme. Bring a packed lunch.
Contact Nikki Chambers (01579) 371162
Leader Lavinia Archer (01566) 772845
Organised by Fox Club and Watch
Saturday 23
GUIDED TOUR OF TREGOTHNAN
Tregothnan Gardens, Tresillian
2.30pm
Party size limited and it will be necessary to book a place on this visit.
Please call Diana Wallis on (01872) 862509 to reserve your place, for meeting
place and for details of possible costs (which aren't yet known as we go to press).
Except for a few locals who have been able to visit during the charity weekend
each spring, Tregothnan has remained closed to the public - until now, that is.
The Cornwall Wildlife Trust has organised a visit under the guidance of the Head
Gardener, Jonathan Jones, who will show us around this privately owned 60-acre
botanical garden packed with some of the rarest and most unusual plants in the
world.
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Bring stout shoes and clothing suitable
for anything the weather might produce on a late Saturday in March!
Leaders: for the Trust, Diana Wallis; for Tregothnan, Jonathan Jones
Contact Diana Wallis (01872) 862509 and Bob Bridges (01326) 373830
Organised by Carrick Group
Sunday 24
LAUREL CLEARANCE
Pendarves Wood Nature Reserve
10.30am to 4.00pm (approx.)
Meet at reserve entrance.
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Please phone for a leaflet.
Bring wellies (ideally steel toecapped), waterproofs, gardening gloves and packed
lunch.
Contact Gavin Henderson (01872) 240777 or 07971 542185
Organised by PARC (Practical Action on Reserves in Cornwall)
Wednesday 27
PUTTING BACK THE WILD HEART OF CORNWALL
Central Methodist Church Hall, Launceston
7.30pm to 10.00pm
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Illustrated talk by Paul Bright of English Nature.
Paul is the Community Involvement Manager of a team restoring the china clay pits
in mid-Cornwall to original heathland - the largest landscape re-creation of its
kind in Europe. He will illustrate the flora and fauna that we should find on
heathland, describe the work done on the china clay pits to date and describe
his plans for the future. He will also provide some guidance on monitoring our
local heathland in North Cornwall. The talk will be followed a few weeks later
by a guided walk through the evolving heathland in the St Austell area.
Contact Brian Stringer (01566) 774902
e-mail brian@parish-wildlife.org.uk
Website www.Parish-Wildlife.org.uk
Wednesday 27
PAINTING THE WILDERNESS
St Blazey
7.30pm.
Meet at St Blazey Football Club, St Blazey, St Austell. Parking and bar facilities
available. All are welcome.
An illustrated talk by Tony Foster. Sadly, Tony's talk last October had to be
cancelled due to a bout of flu, so he has kindly agreed to give it on this new
date.
The internationally renowned landscape artist will be giving a talk ranging from
volcanoes to icebergs, about his extensive painting travels. To capture the spirit
of the wilderness, Tony has travelled to the remotest deserts, rainforest and
volcanoes, and has just returned from ice-covered Greenland.
Contact Dave Thomas (01726) 861093
e-mail davecarp86@hotmail.com
Organised by Restormel Group
Monday 8
MONTHLY MEETING
Allet
7.30pm
We will be showing the RPS Nature Group's slides from its latest competition.
Leader Norman Froggatt (01326) 221295
Organised by Photographic Group
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