Thursday, 23 March 2017
Harrogate Spring Flower Show 20-23rd April
West Bank Park Summer Fair, 9th July
Rowntree Park Summer Park, 16th July
If you are free to help on any of these dates or would like more information please contact Barry Bishop barryjbishop@hotmail.com or 01904 639853
Birding:
Saturday April 15th. 10am till 4pm. Dean's Park, York Minster.
The RSPB Local Group will be on the lawns by the north west tower of the Minster to watch the Peregrine Falcons.
Wednesday April 19th. Farm Walk 09:30 till 1pm.
Take a walk on the Battlefield of Marston Moor with Barry Bishop and discover the birds who visit Marston Moor in spring. Birds seen in recent years have included common buzzard, owls, sparrow hawk, grey heron, lapwing, corn bunting, tree sparrow, greater spotted woodpecker and yellow hammers. We may also see some winter visitors, such as redwing and fieldfare. The walk will be followed by refreshments in the Events Barn at Marston Grange, with a review talk to identify and discuss the birds seen. The walk will follow grass paths but stout shoes are recommended and waterproofs if necessary. Please bring your own binoculars. Tickets cost £10 including a light lunch. Please book in advance. More details and bookings on www.marstongrange.co.uk
Saturday April 29th Early morning bird walk on Hob Moor at 6am.
Hob Moor is one of York's four Local Nature Reserves and one of the best places in the city to enjoy the dawn chorus. For details of the walk: email friendsofhobmoor@gmail.com
Thursday, 23 March 2017
Cost: £14 per person
Whisby Nature Park, a Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust reserve is situated a few miles from Lincoln and over the years has built a reputation as a good place to see nightingales. We have hired a 25 seater coach to take us the reserve where we hope to see and hear nightingales.
There is an excellent visitor centre and café on the site along with good facilities for disabled people, so I hope that you can join us.
The coach will leave Scarcroft Road (near the allotments) at 0830, Sunday 14th May. Car parking is available in Millthorpe School for a £1 donation to charity. There are also cycle sheds available on site.
(Please enter your car registration number on the form if you will be using the school car park)
The coach will leave Whisby at 1600 hrs. It is about a two hour journey.
To book your place Download the booking form:
Tuesday, 21 March 2017
Take this opportunity to learn more about the international importance of the area for birds of prey and the rare upland habitat they call home during the spring and summer. Birds to look out for include the ring ouzel, a regular breeder in the valley, our smallest bird of prey, the merlin and, if you're lucky, you may be rewarded with a sighting of England's rarest bird of prey, and emblem of the AONB, the hen harrier.
For more information call 01524 581001
Tickets: £5 per person payable in advance, available from RSPB; call 01524 581001
or email: bowlandsafari@rspb.org.uk
Dates: April 15th, April 29th, May 20th and June 10th
Sunday, 19 March 2017
West Bank Park Summer Fair, 9th July
Rowntree Park Summer Park, 16th July
If you are free to help on any of these dates or would like more information please contact Barry Bishop barryjbishop@hotmail.com or 01904 639853
Friday, 17 March 2017
The RSPB Local Group will be on the lawns by the north west tower of the Minster to watch the Peregrine Falcons.
Wednesday April 19th. Farm Walk 09:30 till 1pm.
Take a walk on the Battlefield of Marston Moor with Barry Bishop and discover the birds who visit Marston Moor in spring. Birds seen in recent years have included common buzzard, owls, sparrow hawk, grey heron, lapwing, corn bunting, tree sparrow, greater spotted woodpecker and yellow hammers. We may also see some winter visitors, such as redwing and fieldfare.
The walk will be followed by refreshments in the Events Barn at Marston Grange, with a review talk to identify and discuss the birds seen. The walk will follow grass paths but stout shoes are recommended and waterproofs if necessary. Please bring your own binoculars. Tickets cost £10 including a light lunch. Please book in advance. More details and bookings on www.marstongrange.co.uk
Saturday April 29th Early morning bird walk on Hob Moor at 6am.
Hob Moor is one of York's four Local Nature Reserves and one of the best places in the city to enjoy the dawn chorus. For details of the walk: email friendsofhobmoor@gmail.com
Saturday, 4 March 2017
Robin Ball
robinball@ntlworld.com
Thursday, 2 March 2017
He will be speaking about his acclaimed book, Birds in a Cage, This is the story of an obsessive quest behind barbed wire. Through their shared love of birds, a group of British POWs overcome hunger, hardship, fear and stultifying boredom. Their experiences leave them scarred, but set them on a path to becoming greats of the conservation movement.