Shropshire Wildlife Trust Whitchurch Branch

Wednesday 8^th 2012, 7.30pm at Whitchurch Infant and Nursery School

Mustelids – Food for Thought with Gareth Parry more ….

Latest on the News page

Small mammal survey at Greenfields

The Dexters return to Cheshire

More Minibeast Madness at Greenfields

August 2011

Dragonflies and damselflies at Whixall Moss

Listen to the Dawn chorus at Brown Moss

Greenfields Nature Reserve gets Lottery grant

Karanambu

giant otters & black caimans come to Whitchurch

Bird Survey

Members’ Night

Mammals galore at Melverley Farm

Miranda Krestovnikoff’s skydive for dolphins

Minibeast Madness

Visit to Wem Moss

Whixall Moss visit

Mammal survey at Melverley Farm

Greenfields Local Nature Reserve

This attractive reserve is part unimproved grassland and part woodland with Staggs Brook running along its southern border. A guide to the reserve is availavble from Whitchurch Library, Whitchurch Heritage Centre or can be downloaded from the Greenfields page on this website.

The reserve is manged by a team of local volunteers in conjunction with Shropshire Wildlife Trust’s conservation department. Practical management working parties are held monthly usually on the third Monday.

The next working party is on Monday 20^th February

9.30 am – 3.30 pm

Working parties at Greenfields

Butterfly surveys

The 2011 survey is now complete and a report will be published soon.

After the winter, surveys should restart on Friday 16^thMarch 2012.

Every 4 weeks on Fridays from 1.30-3.30pm

No experience necessary, just come along. Parking available at the Whitchurch Waterway Country Park car park at the top of Meadowcroft next to the roundabout with Chemistry.

Previous butterfly surveys

Whitchurch Community Water Vole Project

The Whitchurch Community Water Vole Project started in 2006 with an Awards for All Lottery grant. It is still going strong.

Training and surveying

Habitat management & improvement

Raising awareness and interpretation

Whitchurch Community Water Vole Project

Events programme

Illustrated talks from October – April

Visits and walks from May – September

Go to full events programme

Committee

Next Committee Meeting Monday 12^th March 2012 at 7.30pm

About us

The Whitchurch branch of Shropshire Wildlife Trust was formed in 1984 and aims to provide a local focus of activities for Wildlife Trust members and others with an interest in nature and the environment.

Interested? Then please join in!

You will be in good company – as at August 2011 there are well over 180 households in the SY13 and SY14 postcodes alone that are members of Shropshire Wildlife Trust.

Everybody welcome, no matter where you live.

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