| Event
Title |
Location |
Date |
Time |
More
information / details of the event |
| VOLUNTEER
WORK PARTIES |
Aughton
Woods |
Thursday
3rd July |
7.00pm |
If
you enjoy being out in the fresh air and want
to help look after one of our nature reserves
then please come along on one of our conservation
work parties. The work will involve a variety
tasks including woodland management, work on footpaths,
and other general habitat improvement works. All
tools are provided together with any necessary
training. Most of the tasks run from 10.00am –
3.30pm. Stay for as long as you want, but if you
do intend staying all day bring along a packed
lunch. Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing
and strong footwear such as walking boots. |
| Dragonfiles
and Butterflies |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
5th
July |
14:00-16:00 |
Guided
walk to look out for what's flying about on the
reserve. |
| Medicinal
Herb Walk |
Warton
Crag |
Sunday
6th July |
2.00
pm – 4.00 pm |
Guided
walk with a qualified herbalist Sarah Atkinson
to look at the healing properties of plants around
Warton Crag. Meet at Crag Car Park at Warton Crag,
up from George Washington pub, Warton. SD498724.
|
| Mini-beast
Hunt |
Mere
Sands Wood |
Sat
19th July |
11am
& 2pm |
‘Mini-beast
Hunt’ with Chantelle Edwards. Chantelle’s appearances
at Mere Sands are becoming somewhat of a tradition.
Always fascinating, come and see what’s under
your feet.
Adults
£5 and Children £3. Contact the Visitor Centre
for more details and to book your place. I’m
afraid we have to ask you to pay in advance
for all our outdoor events and we are sorry
but we cannot offer any refunds for these events.
|
| Beacon
Country Park Show |
Beacon
Country Park, Up Holland, West Lancashire |
Saturday
19th
July,
Sunday 20th
July |
|
Beacon
Country Park, Up Holland, West Lancashire |
| Wildflowers
at Warton |
Warton
Crag |
Sunday
20th July |
2.00
pm – 4.00 pm |
Discover
more about the wildflowers that grow on Warton
Crag. Meet at Crag Car Park at Warton Crag, up
from George Washington pub, Warton. SD498724. |
| Trees:
Wood you believe it |
Heysham
Nature Reserve |
Wednesday
23rd July |
6.30
pm – 8.30 pm |
Introduction
to identification of common tree species, folklore
and medicinal value. For both events meet in car
park at Heysham Nature Reserve down Moneyclose
Lane adjacent to the Power Station. SD406598. |
| Rock
Pooling at Heysham |
Half
Moon Bay |
Wednesday
6th August |
10.00
am – 12.00 am |
Take
part in National Marine Week. Discover what’s
living in the rock pools and under the sand when
the tide has gone out; crabs, anemones, coat-of-mail
shells, shrimps, seaweed and lug worms. Meet at
car park at Half Moon Bay south of Heysham Head.
SD409609. |
| Wildflower
Walk |
Mere
Sands Wood |
Sat
9th August |
2pm |
‘Wildflower
Walk’ with Kim Neal. Is that a Dandelion you’ve
just trodden on or the last remaining example
of a rare orchid?
Adults
£5 and Children £3. Contact the Visitor Centre
for more details and to book your place. I’m
afraid we have to ask you to pay in advance
for all our outdoor events and we are sorry
but we cannot offer any refunds for these events.
|
| Summer
Fun at Heysham Nature Reserve |
Heysham
Nature Reserve |
Wednesday
13th August |
10.30
am -12.00 am |
For
both events meet in car park at Heysham Nature
Reserve down Moneyclose Lane adjacent to the Power
Station. SD406598. |
| Pond
Dipping at Over Kellet Pond |
Over
Kellet village |
Wednesday
20th August |
10.00
am – 12.00 am |
Wildlife
search in the watery depths of this special pond.
Meet near pond at end of Greenways road in Over
Kellet village. SD525698. |
| Batty
about Bats |
Heysham
Nature Reserve |
Friday
5th September |
7.00
pm– 9.00 pm |
Discover
more about these flying mammals of the night with
the local bat expert Gail Armstrong. Prepare to
be amazed by these fascinating creatures. Remember
to bring a torch. Meet in car park at Heysham
Nature Reserve down Moneyclose Lane adjacent to
the Power Station. SD406598. |
| VOLUNTEER
WORK PARTIES |
Heysham
Nature Reserve |
Sunday
7th September |
10.00am |
If
you enjoy being out in the fresh air and want
to help look after one of our nature reserves
then please come along on one of our conservation
work parties. The work will involve a variety
tasks including woodland management, work on footpaths,
and other general habitat improvement works. All
tools are provided together with any necessary
training. Most of the tasks run from 10.00am –
3.30pm. Stay for as long as you want, but if you
do intend staying all day bring along a packed
lunch. Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing
and strong footwear such as walking boots. |
| The
Caring Tree |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
6th
September |
14:00-16:00 |
How
the tree provides a habitat for many creatures.
Bark rubbings and Leaf Prints. |
| Bats
of Britain |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
Sat
13th September |
7pm |
‘Bats
of Britain’ (with, I’m sure, an emphasis on
our own Fledermeeces) with an old friend, Charlie
Liggett.
Adults
£5 and Children £3. Contact the Visitor Centre
for more details and to book your place. I’m
afraid we have to ask you to pay in advance
for all our outdoor events and we are sorry
but we cannot offer any refunds for these events.
|
| Red
Squirrel Week |
|
Saturday
27th
September – Sunday 5th
October |
|
|
| Spot
the Squiggys |
Life
Boat Road, meet at car park. |
Saturday
27th
September |
9.30hrs |
Life
Boat Road, meet at car park. |
| Let's
go Batty |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
4th
October |
19:30
- 21:00 |
Evening
bat walk around the reserve |
| Sponsored
Squiggy Hunt |
Life
Boat Road – National Trust Property. Please check
the website for more details: saveoursquirrels.org.uk |
Sunday
5th
October |
|
Life
Boat Road – National Trust Property. Please check
the website for more details: saveoursquirrels.org.uk |
| Fungal
Foray |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
Sat
11th October |
11am
& 2pm |
‘Fungal
Foray’. A real favourite every year with the
greatly knowledgeable Tony Duffey.
Adults
£5 and Children £3. Contact the Visitor Centre
for more details and to book your place. I’m
afraid we have to ask you to pay in advance
for all our outdoor events and we are sorry
but we cannot offer any refunds for these events.
|
| Bryophyte
Workshops |
Heysham
Moss and Warton Crag |
Saturday
18th - Sunday 19th October |
10.00
am – 4.00 pm |
Discover
common and rare species of Moss at two contrasting
Nature Reserves; Heysham Moss and Warton Crag
with one of the leading Bryophyte experts Dr Martha
Newton. Meet in classroom at Heysham Nature Reserve
down Moneyclose Lane adjacent to the Power Station.
SD406598 for the Saturday session. Please book
in advance. |
| Fungus
Foray |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
1st
November |
14:00-16:00 |
A
guided walk around the reserve hunting for Fungi |
| Christmas
Special |
Mere
Sands Wood Nature Reserve |
6th
December |
14:00-16:00 |
Make
your own decorations. Plus a Christmas Tea! |
