News archive
March 2009
Tuesday, 31 March 2009
March Round-up
The month began with a stroll at Copped Hall, near Epping on March 1st. Copped Hall was gutted by fire in 1917. In 1995 Copped Hall Trust purchased the site, information about the mansion and the Trust's work can be found on their website, details on our trip report pages. Thanks to Mike Oakland for leading this walk.
Supporters on our coach trip to Pagham Harbour on Mar 28th enjoyed much better weather than expected, see the full report. Thanks to Phil Blatcher who led this trip.
Patty Briggs entertained us with an excellent talk on Bats at the group meeting on Mar 31st. A bat can eat 3,500 insects each night - such as mosquitos - so we all need to encourage them by planting night scented plants, to encourage moths, etc. See the Bat Conservation Trust website, details below, for more information on ways you can help support our dwindling bat colonies.
100 CLUB
This months winners were:
1st £17.00 Ted Bell
2nd £ 8.50 R Salmon
Contact Geoff Brown if you would like to join our fundraising club from April, cost is £14.00, (i.e. £12pa plus an initial admin. fee of £2.) or pro-rata. Email him via our 'Contact us' page
COMING EVENTS IN APRIL
Sun Apr 5th: A morning walk at Willowmead & Hertingfordbury, bring wellies as the site is usually very wet!
Sun Apr 26th: Our coach trip to Rutland Water, Ospreys have returned so we may be lucky. Book early with Barrie Stockwell.
Tues Apr 28th : Our AGM, followed by a talk by Chris Bailey, RSPB Farmland Project Officer, on 'Improving Yields at Hope Farm - for wildlife'.
Full details of all our events can be found on our Events Pages.
NEW PROGRAMME 2009-10
We are in the process of finalising the next programme, planned events for September & October are now on our events pages. Remember - you can book your coach seat for the high tide roost spectacular at Snettisham on Oct 17th now.
If you are interested in the group weekend based at Hunstanton, N Norfolk, 23rd to 25th October, contact Phil Blatcher now. Details on the events pages.