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Those attending the outdoor events should be appropriately dressed (spare clothes, waterproofs, walking boots, sun-hats, sun-block etc.). Bring food and a drink. Contact the event leader in advance, to see if dogs are permitted. Non-members will be asked to make a donation of £2.00 to cover CCG’s insurance costs.
SAFETY NOTE
Event leaders have the discretion not to accept participants who are not suitably equipped or whom they consider unable to participate safely. Although all reasonable steps have been taken to ensure safety, participants join in at their own risk.
| Thurs 4 June 19.30 |
Planning Meeting All members are welcome to come along to the Meeting Room at the Friends Meeting House, Settle. |
| Sat 6 June 10.30 - 15.30 |
Ribblehead Circuit Exploration of landscape and wildlife in the Viaduct area. Bring packed lunch, stout footwear and warm clothes may be necessary. Meet at road junction lay-by at SD765793. BOOKING ESSENTIAL - phone Roger & Liz Neale on 01524 241155. |
| Wed 10 June 10.30am | Short Gill, Barbondale - Botanical recording in VC65 Note this is a "recording" meeting for people with some experience of botany, not a guided walk for complete beginners. Also the terrain could be quite steep. |
Sat 13 June |
Himalayan Balsam Bash - YDNPA Young Rangers Event Join Adam from the Ribble Rivers Trust and help the youngsters in controlling this alien invasive plant on Wigglesworth Beck which threatens to move down on to the Ribble SSSI. Wear wellies and be prepared for some nettles. Meet at Settle swimming pool at 09.45 to share transport or at Wigglesworth Hall Farm at 10.00. |
| Sat 20 June 10.00 |
Summer Flowers on Malham Moor -
Join Peter Welsh of the National Trust for a day exploring two sites. Meet at the quarry car park on the Arncliffe Road near Pothole Lane (SD883673) to access the board walk on Tarn Moss and Fen. After lunch, the group will transfer to Newhouse Farm to look at the hay meadows and enjoy the flora and discuss the management. For more information contact Dave on david.tayler@ydmt.org |
| Sat 27 June 10.30 | Winder flushes and Howgill Lane - VC65 botanical recording Note this is a "recording" meeting for people with some experience of botany, not a guided walk for complete beginners. Also the terrain could be quite steep. |
| Wed 1 July 19.00 |
Himalayan Balsam Bash - Join Adam from the Ribble Rivers Trust controlling this alien invasive plant on Wigglesworth Beck which threatens to move down on to the Ribble SSSI. Wear wellies and protective clothing (for nettles). Meet at Settle swimming pool at 18.45 to share transport or at Wigglesworth Hall Farm at 19.00. |
| Sat 11 July 10.30 |
Jubilee Wood and Settlebeck Gill - VC65 botanical recording Join Mike Canaway and Linda Robinson to record the flora of this delightful gill and also to see the “flute casts” from a geological perspective. Once in the gill it is uphill over some difficult terrain with stream crossings required. Escape on to the open fell makes for an easier decent. Height gain will be about 250m depending on progress made. Parking and directions as per 9th May meeting. For additional information call Mike Canaway on 01729 823808. |
| Wed 19 Aug 10.30 |
Aye Gill Pike from Garsdale – VC65 botanical recording -
Join Mike Canaway and Linda Robinson to record an area with no previous Note this is a "recording" meeting for people with some experience of botany, not a guided walk for complete beginners. Also the terrain could be quite steep. |
| Thurs 10 Sept 19.30 |
Planning Meeting -
All members are welcome to come along to the Meeting Room at the Friends Meeting House, Settle. |
| Mon 28 Sept 19.30 |
The Geology of the Dent Marble Industry Illustrated presentation by Bill Fraser. - At Townhead Court (across the road from Townhead Surgery) in Settle, entrance. £3 for non-members and £1 for members. All welcome. |
| Thurs 22 Oct 19.30 |
Planning Meeting – 2015/16 Committee All members are welcome to come along to the Friends Meeting House, Settle. |
| Mon 26 Oct 19.30 |
A brief glimpse of Greenland Illustrated presentation by Royanne Wilding. At Townhead Court (across the road from Townhead Surgery) in Settle, entrance. £3 for non-members and £1 for members. All welcome. |
| Wed 28 Oct 10.00 |
Fungus Foray Join Archie McAdam and Jane Rushworth for a morning foray and afternoon indoor workshop at the Natural England base at Colt Park, to identify specimens. Moderate to easy walk depending on fungi at the time. Please bring packed lunch. Meet at Settle Swimming Pool at 10.00 to share lifts due to limited parking. |
| Mon 9 Nov 19.30 |
Biodynamics - Ultimate Organics Illustrated presentation by Melanie Fryer. At Townhead Court (across the road from Townhead Surgery) in Settle, entrance - £3 for non-members and £1 for members. All welcome. |
| Thurs 19 Nov 19.30 |
Annual General Meeting All members are welcome to come along to the Meeting Room at the Friends Meeting House, Settle. |
Wed 13 Jan 19.00 |
Curry night at the Rushee Restaurant, Settle Curry night at the Rushee Restaurant, Settle It’s bargain curry evening, bring a bottle and a friend. Please confirm with Pat Higginson by Monday 11 Jan on 01524 251083 |
CRAVEN CONSERVATION GROUP EVENTS Google Calendar - Events Jan-Dec 2015 (Also please see list below)
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Please Note:
- Waterproof clothing and stout boots are strongly recommended for all outdoor events
- For all practical events, participants are advised to ensure their tetanus vaccination is up to date
EVENTS OF OTHER GROUPS
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Now you can find out about events run by the Yorkshire Naturalists Union (YNU) at their website and by some of the forty or so other natural history societies throughout Yorkshire which are affiliated to the YNU
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Conservation working parties in Craven Conservation Group local area: |
| Contact John Osborne 07967 971523 for details | Volunteering for Natural England
The Natural England team at Ingleborough National Nature Reserve are welcoming
volunteers on certain dates. Practical activities will include
vegetation management, tree planting, dry stone walling and fencing.
Meet at Colt Park Barn at 9.00 am or contact John Osborne if you need collecting
from Settle swimming pool or Ribblehead Station. Please note you must be registered
with Natural England for insurance purposes and that travel expenses will be paid to
volunteers. Please Contact John Osborne 07967 971523 beforehand for any of the meetings.
By PRIOR ARRANGEMENT ONLY It is also possible to meet at Settle Swimming Pool Car Park half an hour earlier than the stated times If you have not been on a conservation work day before, it is doubly necessary that you contact John beforehand for insurance purposes. Contact John Osborne 07967 971523 for details. Bring waterproofs, boots, packed lunch, and make sure your tetanus vaccination is up to date. . |
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust Meet at 9.30am New Volunteers welcome. Please first contact: For more detail of working party activities, contact: 01756 753056 |
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The YWT Grass Wood Management committee is also looking to add a few names to the list of volunteers who warden the wood during summer weekends. If you are interested, please contact Chris Alder For all the dates shown please meet at 09.30 at the Quarry Car Park off Grass Wood Lane (NGR 985652), unless directed otherwise. The location of the work site will be shown on the reverse side of the YWT notice board for those that arrive later in the day. Regular volunteers are reminded to bring the tools with which they were issued. A limited range of tools can be loaned to irregulars. Robust working clothes, and lunch for a full day (weather permitting), are also required. The exact nature of the work will depend on conditions, the number of volunteers present, and the results of contractor's activities. More than one working party may be formed on the day, depending upon priorities and opportunities. All volunteers are asked to be mindful of health and safety issues and our collective responsibility to each other when working. Do not hesitate to ask questions if there are aspects of our work that you would like explained further or that concern you. | |
| Yorkshire Dales National Park Guided Walks and guided walks of other organisations. Guided Walks in the the Yorkshire Dales, on various natural history topics. Run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park. Although aimed primarily for tourists, These are very good value for money for locals too. and we don't have to travel far to get to the walks. |
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Natural History and other courses at Malham Tarn Field Centre.(e.g. Grasses, algae, mosses, moths, and many others). Malham is 7 miles from Settle. It is usually possible to attend these courses as a day student. Highly Recommended as a holiday. Also see Grasses courses led by J.A. Also Courses at Kindrogan Field Centre in Scotland |
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Fungi Links See also the websites of The Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group The North West Fungus Group (Includes Cumbria Lancashire, Cheshire and Clwyd) Information on fungi |
Weblinks you may like
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Weblinks you may like Rainforest-save.blogspot.com - Judith (webeditors) blog on raising money to save wildlife habitats North Craven Herigate Trust - Good articles in past issues. North Craven Historical Research Group - Giggleswick Scar Project Tony Dilger Photography - TG is a CCG member. Good photos Craven Speakers Club, Skipton - Identifying molluscs- eay online key to garden slugs and snails Yorkshire Dales National Park Biodiversity Action Plan Craven District Council Local Biodiversity Action Plan (outside YDNP) Corio Raptor Care - Providing Care for Sick and Injured Birds of Prey Harlequin ladybird survey - News- A new ladybird has arrived in Britain . But not just any ladybird: this is the harlequin ladybird, Harmonia axyridis , the most invasive ladybird on Earth.- Look out for sightings in Craven as it comes north.
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| CCg members: Have you filled in your Parish Mapping Forms yet? Download a form here. Even if those of us on email send in just three records each, that would give well over 100 records. There are forms for flowers, birds, mammals and habitats: bluebells, ivy covered walls, short eared owls... Terry Whitaker would like to receive butterfly and moth records for this part of Yorkshire VC64 and VC65. Non members are very welcome to contribute results too. See the Yorkshire butterfly distribution map that the records contribute to. |
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