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EVENTS DIARY 2012

JANUARY

        1st January (Sunday) - Brown Hairstreak Egg Hunt Day

Meet 10.00am at Grafton Flyford Church, just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO961557

Please be prompt as in some cases we will be driving on to other sites.

Mince pies and mulled wine.

Contact: Mike Williams (07802 274552)

Other midweek egg hunt dates will be arranged over the winter; see the Brown Hairstreak ebulletin for further details or contact Mike.

        4th January (Wednesday) - Grafton Wood work party

Meet 10:00 at the Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to the church) just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO963557

Contact: John Tilt

        7th January (Saturday) - Haugh Wood Work Party

Meet 10:00 at Haugh Wood Forestry Commission Car Park (GR: SO592365) off the minor road from Mordiford to Woolhope

We will continue the on-going coppicing work which, in 2010, resulted in a record emergence of Pearl-bordered Fritillaries and good numbers of the highly endangered Wood White.

Contact: Kate Wollen 07786 526280

        8th January (Sunday) - Grafton Wood work party

Meet 10:00 at the Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to the church) just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO963557

Contact: John Tilt

        11th January (Wednesday) - Grafton Wood work party

Meet 10:00 at the Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to the church) just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO963557

Contact: John Tilt

        15th January (Sunday) - Monkwood Nature Reserve work party

Meet at 10.00am at the reserve car park off the Sinton Green to Monkwood Green road (GR: SO803603).

Contact: George Groves or (07989 474045)

        15th January (Sunday) - South Shropshire Wood White Day

Meet at 10.00am at the entrance to Radnor Wood on the B4368 Craven Arms - Clun road about two miles east of Clun (GR: SO316812).

Joint event with Forestry Commission.

Free barbeque for those attending.

Contact: Mike Williams (07802 274552)

        15th January (Sunday) - Throckmorton Landfill Site work party

Meet at 10.00am at the entrance to the site.
There is limited parking on the minor road off the A4538 at Lower moor (GR: SO983489).

Contact: Trevor Bucknall

        18th January (Wednesday) - Grafton Wood work party

Meet 10:00 at the Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to the church) just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO963557

Contact: John Tilt

        21st January (Saturday) - Ewyas Harold Meadows Reserve and Common work party

Meet at 10.00am at the northern Cwm Hill end of Ewyas Harold Common (GR: SO382302) adjacent to cattle grid. Approach from Abbey Dore off B4347 at GR: SO384306.

Contact: Ian Hart

        22nd January (Sunday) - Trench Wood work party

Meet at 10.00am in the car park off Trench Lane (GR: SO929588)

Contact: Neil McLean

        25th January (Wednesday) - Grafton Wood work party

Meet 10:00 at the Three Parishes Hall, Grafton Flyford (next to the church) just off
the A422 Worcester/Stratford road. Grid Ref: SO963557

Contact: John Tilt

        28th January (Saturday) - National Moth Recorders’ Meeting

At the Birmingham and Midland Institute, central Birmingham.

The meeting is open to anyone interested in moth recording and conservation across the UK and will feature a variety of enjoyable and informative talks from amateur moth recorders and conservationists, including the progress of the National Moth Recording Scheme.

This year there is a £5 (per person) registration fee for attendees.
Advanced booking is essential, to book your place please:- or Tel: 01929 400209.

        29th January (Sunday) - Wyre Forest Fritillary Action Day

Meet at 10.00am at Earnwood Copse car park on B4194 Bewdley - Kinlet road (GR: SO744784)

Please be prompt as we will be driving on to the work site.

Contact: Mike Williams (07802 274552)