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All are welcome to attend. Donations from non-members would be appreciated. CHILDREN MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY ADULTS. MAY Saturday 24 CARADON MOORLAND COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE GEOLOGY FOR BEGINNERS Whitecross, near Polruan 10.00am - 4.00pm Meet at Whitecross Village Hall. SX 138527 Hands-on experience in the morning, and a fieldtrip to Lantic Bay in the afternoon. Adult £5, child £3. Booking essential. Leader: John Macadam. Contact: (01579) 262350 Sunday 25 RIGS GROUP LOWLAND POINT St Keverne, The Lizard 1.30pm to 4.30pm Meet at Roskilly's car park, Tregellast Barton, St Keverne. SW 795206 Ice Age coastal landscape, wild flowers, archaeological remains and a surprising industrial heritage. Can be damp underfoot. Leaders: Peter Ealey & Tony Whitty. Contact: Peter Ealey (01326) 280130 Wednesday 28 CORNWALL WILDLIFE TRUST / SIERRA CLUB / AUDUBON SOCIETY ATLANTIC CONNECTIONS The Lizard 10.00am Meet in front of the Top House pub in the Lizard town car park to receive details of the start point. We'll be meeting up with some of our American counterparts to show off The Lizard's unique geology and wildlife. Join us for a 3-mile coastal walk, taking in its serpentine features, rock pools, birds and botany. We aim to continue past 3.00pm, but you can leave earlier if you like. Leaders Martin Hunt, Terry Geater, Stuart Hutchings and others. Contact Debbie Schorah (01872) 273939 Thursday 29 EDUCATION SECTION HABITATS OF CORNWALL Trust HQ, Allet, near Truro 7.00pm to 9.00pm HQ is on B3284, 4 miles north of Truro. SW794486 During five classroom sessions and five site visits (to be arranged with students), we will investigate the ecology and inter-relationships of plants and animals in five habitats: seashore, heathland, wetland, woodland and grassland. Cost £2.50 per session. Please call to book. Late comers can join the group at any time during the course.) Leader: Terry Geater. Contact Debbie Schorah (01872) 273939 Saturday 31 CARADON PARC TASK - TINCOMBE Tincombe Nature Reserve 10.00am on site till 3.00pm Meet at reserve entrance. From B3271 Callington road in Saltash, turn down Church Road by the fire station, then second right (Castlemead Drive) and first left into Maybrook Drive. Access is across field 300 yards down this road from Tincombe Road. SX 415588 A variety of reserve work. Bring wellies (ideally steel toecaps), waterproofs, packed lunch and gardening gloves. Leaders: David and Gail Cory. Contact: David and Gail Cory (01579) 347445 or Victoria Scott (01872) 273939 CORNWALL BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION BUTTERFLY WALK "Toad's Hole", near Enniscaven, Goss Moor 2.00pm Meet just north of Enniscaven by powerlines. SW 965597 A chance to discover the butterflies of this nationally important area -Goss Moor. This area is renowned for its abundance of insect life, especially dragonflies, damselflies, moths and also several rare species of butterflies. We would suggest good walking boots or wellington boots as the going may be damp. Leader: Dave Thomas (01726) 861093 JUNE Sunday 1 CORNWALL BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION BUTTERFLY WALK Luckett Nature Reserve, near Callington 10.00am Parking area on track at start of Luckett Woods. SX 391733 This Duchy of Cornwall reserve contains one of Britain's largest colonies of the very rare heath fritillary butterfly which almost became extinct in 1980. Bring walking boots, drink and camera. Leader: Dave Gibbon (01579) 343083 Monday 2 PENWITH BRANCH SUNSET WALK WITH TWO KINDS OF NIGHTJARS Gurnards Head and Bosigran 7.30pm to after dark Meet at Gurnards Head Hotel car park, on B3306 Between Zennor and Pendeen. SW 436376 Enjoy spectacular scenery, wild flowers and birds on the cliff, pop into the pub for refreshments, then listen to the strange sound of nightjars as dusk falls. If it's too cold they'll be quiet, but if we're lucky we may see as well as hear them. Bring binoculars, suitable footwear and warm clothing. Leader: Roy Phillips (01736) 796430 or 51793 Thursday 5 HABITATS OF CORNWALL See 29th May WILDLIFE WEEK 7th to 15th June Saturday 7 CORNWALL BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION BUTTERFLY WALK Penlee Point, Rame Peninsula and Tregantle Fort 10.00am Meet at Penlee Battery car park. SX 437493 This is the first opportunity for our branch to explore these southern coastal grassland meadows which should be full of early summer wild flowers including bee orchid. Butterflies we hope to see include small pearl-bordered fritillary, common blue, dingy skipper, large skipper, meadow brown and early migrants. At Tregantle Fort we will have a rare chance to see the unimproved grassland in this MoD-controlled area. Bring walking boots. Leader: Dave Gibbon (01726) 343083 FOX CLUB AND WATCH / CARADON COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE LOOKING TO SEA Hannafore Beach, West Looe 2.00pm to 4.00pm Meet at the viewing platform in the middle of the sea Front. Use roadside parking on Marine Drive. From rock pools to open sea, the Looe Voluntary Marine Conservation Area supports an amazing variety of wildlife. What is it that connects seaweeds with sharks, dogwhelks with dolphins, and all of them with people? Come and see. Contact Debbie Schorah (01872) 273939 Sunday 8 CORNWALL BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION BUTTERFLY WALK FOR MARSH FRITILLARY BUTTERFLY Breney Common Nature Reserve 11.00am Meet at Breney Common car park. SX 053610 Our annual visit to this very varied reserve will show you what progress has been made in helping enhance the butterfly habitat. We will therefore hope to see the internationally rare marsh fritillary as well as other species on the wing. Bring walking boots, wellies, a camera and packed lunch. Leader: Lee Slaughter (01726) 817505 HELFORD VOLUNTARY MARINE CONSERVATION AREA BENEATH THE HELFORD WATERS 2.30pm Helford car park (provisional). SW 759261 Contact: Pamela Tompsett (01209) 842316 or (01872) 273939. FOX CLUB AND WATCH / ST AGNES-NEWQUAY COUNTRYSIDE SERVICE TURTLE TALES Towan Beach, Newquay 1.00am to 4.00pm Park in one of the town car parks and meet outside the Sea Life Centre at Towan Beach at 11.00am (or look for us on the beach later). Turtles, sharks, seals, dolphins and whales are Cornwall's largest wild animals. They spend part of their lives with us in Cornish waters, but also travel to other areas of the world. Join us on World Oceans' Day for a look at our global connections. Early birds can help us to make a life-sized (over 2 metres!) leatherback turtle, and there will be arty party activities throughout the afternoon. Contact Debbie Schorah (01872) 73939 FOX CLUB AND WATCH WORLD OCEANS' DAY Trevone 2.00pm to 4.00pm Meet at Trevone Beach car park. SW892760 See the life of the ancient ocean from 350,000,000 years ago and how the ocean is affecting the land today. Leader John Macadam. Contact Debbie Schorah (01872) 73939 Monday 9 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHY GROUP ASTRONOMICAL PHOTOGRAPHY Trust HQ, Allet 7.30pm Leader: Howard Miles (01208) 863153 Tuesday 10 LAUNCESTON BRANCH PONDS AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION St StephenÕs Parish Rooms, Roydon Road, Launceston 7.30pm The management of ponds for wildlife conservation, amenity and visual appeal with special reference to the Truscott village pond. Leader: Mark Nicholson. Contact: Brian Stringer (01566) 774902 CARN BREA MINING SOCIETY MINERAL FINDS IN CORNWALL OVER THE PAST DECADE Camborne School of Mines 7.00pm to 9.00pm llustrated lecture by Jeremy Hooper - a geologist with English China Clays. Contact: Mark Arrow (01872) 865135 |