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

Mustelids – Food for Thought with Gareth Parry     more ….

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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 20th 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 16th March 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

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Committee

Next Committee Meeting Monday 12th 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.

 

 

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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.

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A local branch of

Shropshire Wildlife Trust

193 Abbey Foregate, Shrewsbury, SY2 6AH

01743 284280

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