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EVENTS DIARY

JUNE 2007

        2nd June (Saturday) - Moth Recording - Chaddesley Wood

Meet 20:30. Leaders Mervyn Needham (01562 777461) and Alan Prior (0121 778 2973)

OS map 150 : Grid ref : SO914736

        4th June (Monday) - Argent & Sable and Day-flying Moths Training Day

North Staffordshire - Burnt Wood - for the National Macro-moth Recording Scheme.
10am to 4pm. Probably the best place in England to see the moth!!
Booking essential - phone Jenny Joy on 01952-249325.
 

        5th June (Tuesday) - Wood White recording/training day - Bury Ditches, Salop

Meet at the Bury Ditches car park at 11:00 am - SO333839.
A joint Butterfly Conservation/Field Studies Council Biodiversity Training Project/
Forestry Commission/Shropshire Wildlife Trust event. 
Leader Pete Boardman.
 

        9th June (Saturday) - The Wrekin Quarries

Meet at nearby car park at 11:00 am - SJ637092.
Stout shoes required. Target species Dingy Skipper and Green Hairstreak. 
Leader Joan King - 01952 223589.
 

        13th June (Wednesday) - The Wrekin Quarries

Meet at nearby car park at 10:30 am - SJ637092.
Stout shoes required. Target species Dingy Skipper and Green Hairstreak. 
Leader Joan King - 01952 223589.
 

        15th June (Friday) - Moth Recording at Wyre Forest

Meet at 20:30 at Earnwood Copse Car park - Grid Ref SO744784
Contact Dave Grundy on 0121 446 5446 for details.

        16th June (Saturday) - Walk at Titterstone Clee

Meet at Cleeton Village Hall car park at 10:30 - SO617784
Stout footwear required for rugged terrain. Target species Small Pearl-bordered
Fritillary. No food needed but do take water. We will return to Lower Beeches for lunch
in the afternoon - see below.
Leader Richard Southwell - 01384 397066.

        16th June (Saturday) - Member's Garden Open Day

Lower Beeches 15 acre small-holding below Titterstone Clee.
Arrive from 13:00 onwards - park at Cleeton Village Hall car park - SO617784 - and
walk to Lower Beeches which is close by. The route will be signposted.
Kay and Harry Downes are allowing members access to their fantastic property that has a
huge range of natural habitats. No dogs. Food is provided so please let Kay know beforehand
if you are attending so she knows how many to cater for. Please make donations to match their
generosity. All monies will go to the Branch.
Target species Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Green Hairstreak and Greater Butterfly Orchid.
Also moths from the previous night's moth trap will be on display.
Booking essential - Kay Downes - 01584 891519.

        16th June (Saturday) - Argent & Sable Day

Come and see Bishop Wood, which holds England's largest known population of this
spectacular moth plus a good day out at an interesting venue. Bring a packed lunch.
Meet at "The Hostels" at 10:30 am - SJ743310.
Leader John Bryan - 01782 518900. 

        18th June (Monday) - Mark-Release-Recapture (MRR) training at Cannock Chase.

A joint Butterfly Conservation/Field Studies Council Biodiversity Training Project event,
run by John Dover (Staffordshire University), to provide field training in one of the methods
regularly used for estimating the size of butterfly populations. MRR is also used to quantify
the dispersal distance of butterflies - an important topic when dealing with the conservation
of a species in a landscape with fragmented habitat.
Booking essential; numbers will be limited. Contact Jenny Joy - 01952 249325.

        21st June (Thursday) - Welsh Clearwing training day at Cannock Chase.

Leader David Green. Whilst this day is primarily aimed at training staff and volunteers from
local organisations in identifying the Welsh Clearwing and it's habitats, there will be a few spaces
available for BC members from other parts of the region.
If interested, please contact Jenny Joy - 01952 249325.

        23rd June (Saturday) - Mark-Release-Recapture (MRR) training at Cannock Chase.

A joint Butterfly Conservation/Field Studies Council Biodiversity Training Project event,
run by John Dover (Staffordshire University), to provide field training in one of the methods
regularly used for estimating the size of butterfly populations. MRR is also used to quantify
the dispersal distance of butterflies - an important topic when dealing with the conservation
of a species in a landscape with fragmented habitat.
Booking essential; numbers will be limited. Contact Jenny Joy - 01952 249325.

        23rd June (Saturday) - Cannock Chase Clearwing Day

Target species Red-tipped, Sallow, Welsh, White-barred and Yellow-legged Clearwings.
Other moth species more than likely to be encountered: Oak Eggar, Clouded Buff and Wood Tiger.
Meet at the car park at Milford Village Green - SJ973211.
Please contact John Bryan on 01782 518900 to confirm your place as numbers WILL be restricted
owing to the constraints of consent given by Staffordshire County Council for the event. 
 

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