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| *** Please note that this event is organised by Southend Museums ***
| | Date: |
26 July - 29 November 2008 |
| Event: |
BUTTERFLIES EXHIBITION |
| Site: |
Southend Central Museum, Victoria Avenue, Southend on Sea |
| Notes: |
This major exhibition opens during SAVE OUR BUTTERFLIES WEEK and
in the 40th anniversary year of Butterfly Conservation – an organisation fighting to save our beleaguered butterflies. It celebrates the beauty of British butterflies, details their fascinating habits,
life histories and strategies for survival and outlines the threats they face in a changing world.
Illustrated by stunning photographs taken by some of Essex’s most talented butterfly photographers, specimens from the museum’s collections and several fun activities for younger visitors
(including an opportunity to design your own butterfly - the best will be displayed on our website!), the exhibition will have something for everyone who appreciates the natural world.
During the autumn term there will be a range of special programmes for schools.
Click here to visit the Southend Museums website |
| Contact details:
| Telephone the museum on (01702) 434449 (Mondays - Saturdays) for further information. |
| Date: |
Saturday 6th SEPTEMBER 2008 |
| Event: |
FIELD TRIP |
| Site: |
Devil's Dyke, Newmarket |
| Target Species: |
Small Heath & possibly Chalkhill Blue |
| Grid Reference: |
TL616613 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting place: |
2:30pm. Meet in the car parking area at the end of the short dead-end road off the roundabout at the junction of
the A1303 and A1304 SW of Newmarket. |
| Contact details:
| Please contact Sharon Hearle on 01638 731648 or
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| *** Please note that this event is organised by the BASILDON NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY ***
| | Date: |
Friday 12th SEPTEMBER 2008 |
| Event: |
MOTH WATCH |
| Site: |
Langdon Hills |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ683873 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
Meet 7:00pm at the Delmores car park at grid ref:TQ683873 |
| Notes: |
Moths, Flies & Bats. Bring your field guides, lenses and a coat. Free tea & coffee. |
| Contact details:
| Please contact Brian Dawson on 01268 491540 for further information |
| Date: |
Sunday 19th OCTOBER 2008 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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Help maintain some of the best Chalkhill Blue habitat in our region. |
| Site: |
Devil's Dyke, Newmarket |
| Grid Reference: |
TL616613 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10am. Meet in the short dead-end road off the roundabout at the junction of
the A1303 and A1304 SW of Newmarket
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| Contact details: |
Please contact Vince Lea on 01223 263962 or
for further information. |
| Date: |
Saturday 15th NOVEMBER 2008 |
| Event: |
Annual General Meeting & MEMBERS' DAY |
| Location: |
Wildlife Trust Offices, The Manor House, CAMBOURNE, Cambs |
| Time |
AGM at 11am followed by a lunch break and then presentations in the afternoon
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| Additional information:
| The theme will be Anniversaries:
40 years for Butterfly Conservation and 25 years for the Branch.
Light refreshments will be available and bring some lunch (Note: there are various shops/food outlets nearby, including a fish & chip shop). |
| Directions: |
Directions from the A428 which connects Cambridge and St. Neots:
Leave the A428 via the slip road.
Head south and follow signs for Cambourne. Take the second exit off the roundabout by the lakes into Broad Street
(this is the third roundabout if coming from St.Neots (west) or second if approaching from Cambridge (east).
The red brick office building is about 25m on your right.
For parking, turn right in front of the building and then left into the courtyard.
Click here to download map (pdf document 0.1MB) |
| Public Transport:
| Cambourne is served by bus services from Cambridge and St. Neots (which are both served by good train services - click here for details).
Download the bus timetable from St.Neots (pdf document 0.1MB)
Download the bus timetable from Cambridge (pdf document 0.05MB) |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Robin Field on 01604 844927 or
for further information. |
| Date: |
Sunday 2nd NOVEMBER 2008 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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Help conserve the Heath Fritillary, one of our area's rarest butterflies.
The work will involve coppicing to provide habitat for the foodplant, Common Cow-wheat.
Click here to see the report of last year's work party |
| Site: |
Thrift Wood, Essex |
| Grid Reference: |
TL790017 [OS Landranger Map 167] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10am with limited parking just inside the entrance which is on the B1418 400m South of the Brewer's
Arms pub in Bicknacre.
Overflow parking is available on the verge opposite the entrance. |
| Additional information: |
For further details contact
(Tel: 01245 423823) |
| Date: |
Sunday 7th DECEMBER 2008 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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Help conserve and create habitat for the rare Black Hairstreak in one of Cambridgeshire's largest ancient woodlands
By opening up and re-juvenating blackthorn thickets we will be helping the Wildlife Trust to continue their management of this important site.
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| Site: |
Brampton Wood (Wildlife Trust reserve), SW of Huntingdon |
| Grid Reference: |
TL184697 [OS Landranger Map 153] |
| Time & Meeting Place: |
10am. Meet in the reserve car park (see further details below)
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| Public Transport:
| Bus: Huntingdon to Brampton (H&D), then walk 2 miles |
| Directions: |
Huntingdon 4 miles. From the A1, take the A14 exit towards Huntingdon. Take the
first exit off A14 to Brampton (B1514). Go straight at first roundabout then right at second.
Turn right at T-junction on to Grafham road. Follow road through village and over the A1.
The reserve is on the north side of road one and a half miles SW of Brampton. A brown sign indicates
the entrance. Park in the small car park |
| Contact details: |
Please contact Vince Lea on 01223 263962 or
for further information. |
| Date: |
Sunday 15th FEBRUARY 2009 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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General habitat management at this site which is important for Chalk Carpet moths, & has historically held Grizzled Skipper. There are also signs that Chalkhill Blue is trying to colonise. |
| Site: |
Orwell Clunch Pit, 8 miles SW of Cambridge |
| Grid Reference: |
TL364504 [OS Landranger Map 154] |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10am. Meet at the signposted car park off the high street |
| Contact details:
| Please contact
(Tel: 01223 263962) for further information. |
| Date: |
Sunday 22nd March 2009 |
| Event: |
CONSERVATION WORK PARTY |
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Brush-cutting and raking to help conserve and create habitat for the Grizzled Skipper. Click here for background information. |
| Site: |
Langdon Nature Reserve, near Basildon, Essex |
| Grid Reference: |
TQ659873 |
| Time & Meeting place: |
10am. Meet at the Langdon Nature Reserve Visitor Centre, Dunton Plotlands |
| Contact details:
| For further details contact
(Tel: 01245 423823) |
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