Dates for your Diary

OCTOBER
23 October Craven Arms Community Centre – 10am – 4pm Birds and Bees, Butterflies and Blooms too. See page 3 for details.

24 October Conservation Task - Trench Wood Meet at reserve entrance on Sale Green-Dunhampstead road. OS Map 150 GR. SO929588. A Make a Difference Day event. Your chance to go MADD as part of the UK’s largest day of volunteering with balloons, certificates and other freebies for all taking part + baked potatoes from the bonfire.

30 October West Midlands Branch AGM - Sandwell Park Farm, Sandwell Park - see page 2 for details. A chance to meet and hear Butterfly Conservation’s new national Chairman, Steve Jeffcoate

NOVEMBER
7 November Conservation Task - Monkwood Meet 10.00 a.m. in the reserve car park just off the Sinton Green-Monkwood Green road. OS Map 150 GR. SO803603. Ride management work.

14 November Conservation Task - Grafton Wood Meet 10.00 a.m. at Three Parishes Village Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to church) just off A422 Worcester-Alcester road. OS Map 150 GR. SO963557. Brash clearing.

20 November Log Sale - Monkwood
10.00 a.m. - 1.00 p.m. in the reserve car park. A chance to stock up on firewood for the winter and support conservation at the same time. Best quality logs just £3.50 per bag (every 5th bag free!)

21 November Conservation Task - Hough Wood Meet at 10a.m. in the car park on the north side if the minor road running through the wood. OS Map 149 GR 593365.

28 November Conservation Task - Trench Wood Details as 24 October but without the balloons!

DECEMBER
5 December Conservation Task - Monkwood Details as 7 November. Glade and ride management.

12 December Conservation Task - Grafton Wood Details as 14 November

19 December Free

27 December Conservation Task – Haugh Wood. Meet 10 a.m. Details as 21 November.

.JANUARY 2000
2 January Conservation Task - Monkwood Details as 7 November. A Whitbread Millennium Action Earth event - work off the excesses of the new year at this special festive celebration. Soup, mincepies and malt whiskey all on offer. Glade & ride management for the Wood White.

9 January Conservation Task - Grafton Wood Details as 14th November. A second chance to celebrate the Millennium with Whitbread Action Earth. Refreshments and baked potatoes. Brash clearing.

16 January The Great Egg Race Join us at Three Parishes Village Hall at 10.00 a.m. (see 14th November for directions) for our annual Brown Hairstreak egg count. Drink at the Flyford Arms afterwards (optional). Free drink for the person who locates the most eggs! Free drink for the Conservation Officer from the person who finds the least (compulsory)!!

22 January Log Sale - Monkwood Final chance to replenish firewood supplies. Details as 20 November.

23 January Conservation Task - Trench Wood Details as 24 October.

30 January Conservation Task Haugh Wood. Meet 10 a.m. details as 21 November.

FEBRUARY
6 February Conservation Task - Monkwood Details as 7 November. Ride and glade management.

13 February Conservation Task - Grafton Wood Details as 14 November. Brash clearing.

13 February Conservation Task - Haugh Wood. Meet 10 a.m. details as 21 November.

20 February Conservation Task - Prees Heath Meet 11.00 a.m. (note later start time) at parking area east of A49. OS Map 126 GR. SJ558367. Heather management for the Silver-studded Blue. Travel expenses on offer courtesy of English Nature.

26 February National AGM Three Counties Showground Malvern full details next Newsletter.

27 February Conservation Task - Trench Wood Details as 24th October..

MARCH
5 March Conservation Task - Monkwood Details as 7 November. Glade management.

12 March Conservation Task - Grafton Wood Details as 14 November. Brash clearing.

19 March Conservation Task – Bircher Common. Meet 10 a.m. at Highwood end gate at bottom, of lane passing Croft Castle (look for NT signs) OS Map 149 GR 458658.

26 March Conservation Task -Trench Wood Details as 24 October.