Press Release

Press Release Archive: Friday 22 January 2010

Go really wild with Wildlife Watch!

Children are invited to discover wildlife this Spring with “Wildlife Watch” the junior club of the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust

Across Lincolnshire, local Wildlife Watch groups provide opportunities for children and their families to get out into the countryside and have real encounters with wildlife. Wildlife Watch Organiser Mary Porter, said: "Wildlife Watch leaders and their members have planned some really exciting programmes this year! Many of the groups are not just watching wildlife but getting really “mucky paws” and doing conservation work to help wildlife too. It's great fun, for leaders and children alike!" Local Wildlife Watch events: Saturday 6 February, 10am – 12 noon   Help dormice with Anne Goodall and the Horncastle & Limewoods Watch Group Contact Mary Porter, 01526 399347 or maryporter90@yahoo.co.uk Sunday 7 February, 11am – 1pm Waste Watch with the Stamford Watch Group Contact Helen Jones, 01778 347231 or stamfordwatchgroup@hotmail.co.uk Saturday 13 February, 10am – 12.30pm Habitat Improvement at Whisby Nature Park with the Whisby Watch Group Contact Alison Brownlow, 01522 696926 or whisbyeducation@lincstrust.co.uk Sunday 14 February, 2pm - 3.30pm   Conservation task - Bourne Woods with the Bourne Watch Group Contact Dave Vandome, 01778 423362 or david@davevandome.plus.com Saturday afternoon 20 February Explore Tetney Blow Wells Reserve with North East Lincs Watch Group Contact Clifford Jukes, 01472 814887 or cliffordjukes@hotmail.com Saturday 6 March, 10am - 12noon  Birds, binoculars and owl pellets at Chambers Farm Wood with Horncastle & Limewoods Watch Group Contact Mary Porter, 01526 399347 or maryporter90@yahoo.co.uk Sunday 7 March, 11am – 1pm  Birds and Binoculars with Stamford Watch Group Contact Helen Jones, 01778 347231 or stamfordwatchgroup@hotmail.co.uk Saturday 13 March, 10am – 12.30pm Life Springs into action with Whisby Watch Group Contact Alison Brownlow, 01522 696926 or whisbyeducation@lincstrust.co.uk Saturday 13 March afternoon Discover the wonders of Swaby Valley and Swaby and Calceby Becks with North East Lincs Watch Group Contact Clifford Jukes, 01472 814887 or cliffordjukes@hotmail.com Sunday 14 March, 2pm - 3.30pm Home building at Deeping Lakes Nature Reserve with Bourne Watch Group Contact Dave Vandome 01778 423362 or david@davevandome.plus.com Saturday 10 April, 11am -1.30pm Honey Bees with Stamford Watch Group Contact Helen Jones, 01778 347231 or stamfordwatchgroup@hotmail.co.uk Saturday 10 April, 10am – 12.30pm   Natural navigation with Whisby Watch Group Contact Alison Brownlow, 01522 696926 or whisbyeducation@lincstrust.co.uk Sunday 11 April, 2pm - 3.30pm A walk in the Woods with Bourne Watch Group Contact Dave Vandome 01778 423362 or david@davevandome.plus.com   Saturday 17 April, 10am – 12 noon Trip to the Dodsworth’s Nature Reserve, near Croft with Horncastle & Limewoods Watch Group Contact Mary Porter, 01526 399347 or maryporter90@yahoo.co.uk   Dates to be confirmed..... High Dyke, West Kesteven and Alford and Mablethorpe Watch groups are putting together their programmes now, contact the leaders for further details. High Dyke Watch Group contact Rose Bakker, 01780 410421 or Dave Parker on: Parkerd47@aol.com West Kesteven Watch Group contact Andrew Chick, 01400 273475 or andrew@forktail.co.uk Or Marianne Overton on marianne.overton@biosearch.org.uk Alford and Mablethorpe Watch Group contact Roger and Ann Briggs, 01507 441110 or rogerbriggs8@hotmail.com Essential Information Event details: Wildlife Watch group programmes include a variety of wildlife activities aimed at children aged approximately 7-14 years. Younger children are often also welcome. Some Watch groups also run activities for young people over 14, such as practical conservation tasks. Please ask the leader for further details about activities if you would like to ensure they are suitable for your child. Costs: A minimal charge is usually made at each Watch Group meeting. This covers some of the running costs. How to book: Advance booking is essential. Please book directly with the appropriate Watch leader who will confirm cost and further details. Safety: Many Watch Group leaders prefer adults to accompany their children, but others allow you to leave them. You will be asked to fill out a (confidential) parental consent form at your first meeting. All Wildlife Watch leaders have had a Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check and risk assessments are carried out for each activity. Find out more about Wildlife Watch at: wildlifewatch.org.uk

Notes to Editors

1. The Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust is dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and wild places throughout the historic county of Lincolnshire – from the Humber to the Wash. The Trust is Lincolnshire’s leading nature conservation charity with over 25,000 members and around 100 nature reserves. The Trust is a member of a nationwide network of 47 local trusts which work to protect wildlife - The Wildlife Trusts.
   
   
2. There are 47 Wildlife Trusts across the whole of the UK, the Isle of Man and Alderney.  We are working for an environment rich in wildlife for everyone.  With 791,000 members, we are the largest UK voluntary organisation dedicated to conserving the full range of the UK’s habitats and species, whether they be in the countryside, in cities or at sea. 135,000 of our members belong to our junior branch, Wildlife Watch.  We manage 2,256 nature reserves covering more than 90,000 hectares; we stand up for wildlife; we inspire people about the natural world and we foster sustainable living. Visit www.wildlifetrusts.org
   

For more information please contact

Mary Porter, Wildlife Watch Organiser, Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Tel: 01507 526667
Email: Mary Porter

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Rachel Shaw, Public Relations Officer
Tel: 01507 526667   (ansaphone out of office hours)
Fax: 01507 525732
Email: Rachel Shaw

Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust
Banovallum House
Manor House Street
Horncastle
Lincolnshire LN9 5HF

Website: www.lincstrust.org.uk