Summer Programme

 

Events are free to members but there is a small charge of £3 for visitors and guests.

Meetings are held at the URC Hall in Kents Bank Road at 7.30pm.

Please sign up to join an excursion by email to Madeline Robertson, Field Meeting Booking Secretary, at madeline.bod@btinternet.com

 

APRIL             South Walney NR: Birds, Seals, Flowers

Mon 27^th       Meet at 10.00am at S. Walney   SD215.620   

Easy               Leader: CWT Reserves Officer                Picnic

                                                                       

MAY               Bleacott Farm: smallholding restoration in Winster Valley LA11 6RZ

Tues 5^th              Meet at 10.00am                          SD423.840

Easy              Leaders: Edward Mills & John Adams  Picnic                                                                                                            

MAY               Hale Moss (CWT reserve)           SD510.777

Tues 12^th       Meet 10.00am at Lakeland Wildlife Centre

                        pm optional visit to Wildlife Centre     

Easy               Leader: Scott Petrek, CWT                      

                                               

JUNE              Duddon Valley, Troutal Farm, Landscape

Thurs 4^th       Recovery Project LA20 6EF

                         Meet 10.30am at the farm         SD235.987

Easy               Leader: Paddy Deady, farmer                 Picnic

 

JUNE              Moth trapping at Halecat           SD435.836

Thurs 11^th        Meet at 10.00am at Halecat, Witherslack, followed by Gardens/Nursery Tour

Easy               Leaders: Martin Chadwick & Guy Broome, GDNHS; Tom Attwood, Halecat                 Picnic

 

 

JUNE              Ormsgill Banks, Barrow: Butterflies and Orchids

Mon 15^th       Meet at 10.30am at Ormsgill CP         SD192.712

Medium        Leaders: Martin Chadwick, & Roger Holme, GDNHS                                                         Picnic

 

JULY               Whitbarrow White Scar & Fell End:

Mon 6^th         Rocks, Butterflies & Orchids walk LA8 8ES

Medium        Meet 10.00am on former A590 at access road to Ravens Lodge Farm - SD463.851

                        Leaders: Sylvia & Peter Woodhead          Picnic

 

2.00 pm        Latterbarrow, CWT Nature Reserve   

Leader: Scott Petrek, CWT Reserves Officer 

 

JULY               Hay Bridge Nature Reserve, Rusland Valley

Sat 25^th          Meet at 10.30am                                   SD 336.876       

Medium        Leaders: Jim Shaw, JSCF Reserve Manager

                        & Peter Woodhead, GDNHS                     Picnic

Joint meeting with Wilmslow Guild

AUGUST        Evening Tree Walk in Grange

Weds 19^th        Meet at 6.00pm at Grange Station 

Easy               Leaders: David Benham, John Adams             

 

SEPTEMBER Evening bat walk at Castle Head Field Centre

Tues 8^th              Meet at 7.00pm at Castle Head         SD 421 798

or Weds 9^th Leader: Gail Armstrong, N Lancs Bat Group

Easy  

Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus ) 

Humphrey Head 

Photo by © Rosemarie Holland