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No. 46 NEWSLETTER Summer 2000
WEST MIDLANDS BRANCH, BUTTERFLY CONSERVATION
Obituary – Bob Bishop
It is with great sadness that we have to
report the death of one of our Branch Committee members, Bob Bishop.
Bob had been a long-term member of the Branch and regularly attended field trips
and Branch meetings, but it was not until 2 years ago when he had taken early
retirement from his duties as a Conservation Officer with Severn Trent that he
agreed to serve on the Committee and at the same time took on the transect walk
at Brotheridge Green.
His primary wildlife interest was in birds and for many years he was Co-Leader
of the Worcester and Malvern RSPB Group and latterly he was also Secretary of
the Worcestershire Naturalists Club. His knowledge of wildlife was extremely
wide ranging, apart from his professional expertise in riverine habitats he had
an extensive knowledge of all aspects of bird life, butterflies and moths and
more recently plants.
He will be sadly missed; a congenial companion on field trips always ready to
share his knowledge and enthusiasm with others and a stalwart Committee Member
willingly doing any job that was asked of him. We are grateful for his
contribution to conservation and glad to have had the privilege of knowing him
and working with him.
DJW
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