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Outdoor events:
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.
EVENTS CALENDAR 2019
Items in coloured boxes (green yellow or grey) are not CCG events but CCG members generally welcome.
Members of CCG are elligible to attend YNU meetings.
1 Jan
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BSBI New Year Plant Hunt.
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3 Members contributed at Settle, Gargarave, Ingleton (and Ripon). 29 species seen at Settle. See https://nyph.bsbi.org/ and Settle Report |
| Sat 19 Jan | Event organised by Friends of the Dales: Inspirational Water : Walk to see Hellifield Flashes. Meet 10:30 am at Hellifield Institute, 1 Main Rd, Hellifield, BD23 4HT - open for coffee morning (& toilets) prior to walk A morning walk (c2 miles) led by Marion Temple exploring Hellifield village and the Flashes – natural ephemeral ponds offering a haven for birds. This open space is at risk from a proposed complex of holiday chalets to which many, including Friends of the Dales, are opposed. Local campaigners from Save our Craven Countryside will join us. Bring binoculars/camera. Wellingtons or boots/gaiters advisable. Regret no dogs except RAD. After a break for lunch (pub/cafe) immerse yourself in Streams of Wonder – a beautiful slow-paced film by The Moonbeam Collective. (Small charge for non Friends of the Dales members for the afternoon) |
Five CCG members formed part of a group of over 60 Friends of the Dales who visited the flashes - see Judith's pictures of the walk to the flashes |
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At St John's Methodist Church, Church Street, Settle. BD24 9JH
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44 people enjoyed a fascinating talk |
| Feb | Natural Sciences Forum of YNU - St Chads, Leeds, 10.30-12.30 | |
Date to be confirmed. Sometime between Feb and April 10:00 – 15:00 |
Practical Conservation at Cleatop Park Wood Local Nature Reserve |
This did not take place |
| Sometime in February | Introductory Practical Indoor Session near Settle using "Poland and Clement- A Vegetative Key to the British Flora" led by Judith Allinson - Contact Webeditor for details and time. With Cheese and Biscuits. If there is demand, more sessions may be held in a following week. | This did not take place |
| Sometime in Spring | Introductory Moss Sessions - Sharing Keying out together - Please contact Royanne. | Several successful meetings have already been held with c 4 people |
Thur 21 Feb |
Diane Rollin, C&RT, Daubenton Bats on our Waterways. The talk will cover the life cycle of bats/physiology/echolocation and At St John's Methodist Church, Church Street, Settle. BD24 9JH (You can park in the car park beside the petrol garage, walk under the viaduct, ignore the first road on the left, continue straight ahead to the red brick bungalow on the left, turn left and you will see it.), |
36 people enjoyed learning about bats, especially Daubenton's Bats and the work done to protect them on our Canals. There was lively discussion both before and after the talk. A big Thank you to Diane. |
Thur 21 Mar |
Bob Cartwright from Westmorland Red Squirrel Conservation. Red Squirrel Conservation – how can you help? At St John's Methodist Church, Church Street, Settle. BD24 9JH (You can park in the car park beside the petrol garage, walk under the viaduct, ignore the first road on the left, continue straight ahead to the red brick bungalow on the left, turn left and you will see it.), |
27 people attended the talk and learned the great contribution made by volunteers in enabling Red squirrels to survive andindeed, come back, by reducing the competition from Grey squirrels. If you see a red squirrel around Settle or anywhere in the north of England send your results to www.rsne.co.uk A big thank you to Bob. |
| 23 March. Start at 10.30am | Spring tidy up at Bank Newton Meadow Project: This is a project which CCG supports. All Volunteers welcome There are loads of sticks to bag up and some old hedging needs to go on NOTE - Alhough orignially scheduled for the whole weekend, the work will now all be done on the Saturday. There will be No SUNDAY meeting |
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| Sat 6 April | The next YNU conference is being organised in partnership with the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre (NEYEDC). The conference will take place on Saturday 6th April 2019 in the Ron Cooke Hub, University of York, on the topic of new tools and technology for biological recording and conservation. | Judith and Terry attended the YNU meeting. |
| 22 April 10.30am | Spring tidy up at Bank Newton Meadow Project: This is a project which CCG supports. All Volunteers welcome The work party at Bank Newton Meadow is Bank Newton Meadow Work Party: from 10.00 am onwards. Please contact Melanie Fryer .-to say you are going and to ask fo directions. |
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| 27 April 13.45pm | Event: Litter Pick to clear plastic and other rubbish from the Long Preston Floodplain, focused on the River Ribble between Runley Bridge and Settle Junction For more info, and to volunteer to help please contact Bjorn Blanchard bjorn.blanchard@btinternet.com or admin@ribbletrust https://justicepeacesettle.wordpress.com/ |
25 people incl. 3 from CCG. |
| Follow up visit to Ashes Pasture with Graham Standring | Was not arranged with CCG but Judith visited Ashes Pasture with BSBI | |
| Thursday 6 June 10:00 - 16:00 | Walk with Roger Neale, Landscape and Wildlife of Upper Kingsdale. Three miles, moderate, steep incline- meet at Bank House for coffee and Car sharing. need lunch, good footwear (plus wellies and torch and hard hat if you have one if entering Yordas Cave) Booking essential; phone Roger on 015242 41155 | 9 people |
| Wed 3 July | Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group morning visit to Bolton Strid Woods. (membership of the MYFG is still £10). http://www.myfg.org.uk/. If you are interested in going, leaving Settle at 9am please contact Judith Allinson for more details | Most MidYorkshire Fungus Groups - Craven Branch are attended by about 10 people including about 3 CCG members |
July 10 Morning walk, then meet at 2pm |
Meet at 9.00am at Settle Swimming Pool Car Park to share transport (01729 822138) or 11am at Latterbarrow Cumbria Wildlife Trust Reserve with limestone flowers for a walk and picnic LA11 6RH – (SD 440 827) Then meet at 2pm for guided walk at Foulshaw Moss, LA11 6SN (SD 458 837) Reserve Car Park where we hope to see Ospreys with Nature Reserve Officer Paul Waterhouse.
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c. 11 people |
| 7 July | Meadow Connection with Tom Lord. Northern Scything Festival | |
| 21 July | Wildflower and natural history walk along the Leeds Liverpool Canal let by Malanie Fryer. Recording plants bees and butterflies,:Melanie Fryer who says: "This time we will start from the Bank Newton Meadow Car Park at 10.30 am. The walk is on level ground and will take 2-3 hours looking at wild flowers, bees and butterflies. Last week I was talking to a boater who has done most of the canals in the UK. He only discovered this spot last year and he says it is his favourite place in the world! "emailMelanie for directions
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6 people |
| Sat 27 July | Yorkshire Naturalists Union Field Meeting - VC65 Excursion to Semerwater - to Semerwater, Yorkshire Dales, grid reference SD918866. Meeting time 10.30am. If you would like a lift from Settle contact Judith Allinson Thre will be people there studying a variety of ornganisms - |
Several people went early to open the moth trap. For the main day it Rained EXTERMELY hard. T.W. J.A and D.M waded through the dripping wet sedge swamp and had a good morning. |
| 29-30-31 July | Eco Explorers: For families At Lower Winskill Farm, BD24 9PZMon 29, Tue 30, Wed 31 July: 9.30am-1pm includes picnic lunch
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14 families attended over the three days |
| Aug 7 10am | . Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group Craven Section - meeting at Cliff Castle | SEE Picture Report by Judith A. 10 people attended, and we are all v grateful to Archie's reports on the finds. |
| August 7 | Bat Talk and walk at Clapham with Rich Flight. Clapham Village Hall Talk 7.30pm, followed by Walk. Below -photo of the evening
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c 35 people attended this excellent talk and walk |
| 28-29-30 Aug | Eco Explorers: For families At Lower Winskill Farm, BD24 9PZ |
c. 12 more families attended plus 3 returnee families. Judith set up the CCG moth trap which was popular. She tweeted pics of captured adult Caddis to Sharon 3 CCG members hlped run the event and 1 of the families attending was a CCG family.. |
| 6 Sept | Mid Yorks Fungus Group visit to Austwick Hall | MYFG event not CCG - but see pictures |
Sun 8 Sept from 10am |
Work party at Bank Newton meadow. The main work will be raking off the cut grass and moving some plants. There will be another work party the last weekend in October 26/27 on both days. This will be to remove the last of the Blackthorn and make the meadow area clear for hay-time next year. I shall send a reminder for this one. Bring a rake if you have one, a spade, loppers, gloves. The main work will be raking off the cut grass and moving some plants. Bring a rake if you have one, a spade, loppers, gloves. |
4 people |
Thurs 19 Sept. 7.30pm |
Members Slides Evening. 15 slides maximum each. (preferably 12). Please contact Judith if you would like to show a set. .. Slides relative to Local Effects of Biodiversity Loss and Local Climate Change as well as world biodiverstiy Loss and World Climate change especially welcome .. Since 20 Sept is Youth Climate Strike Day. |
Only c. 16 attended. But those who stayed for coffee afterwards had a lively chat. |
| 22 Sept | World Car Free Day | |
17 Oct 7.30pm |
Craven Conservation Group Talk: Held at St John's Church Settle BD24 9JH |
c. 23 attended. It was a fascinating talk |
| October 26/27 | There will be another work party the last weekend in October 26/27 on both days. This will be to remove the last of the Blackthorn and make the meadow area clear for hay-time next year. Bring a rake if you have one, a spade, loppers, gloves. | This was cancelled due to bad weather |
| 6 Nov | Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group visit to Black Park/Hill, near Embsay. See report and pictures |
Not a CCG event, but attended by 3 CCG members plus 8 others |
21 Nov CCG Talk |
CCG Talk by Tom Lord: Caring for Wildlife in an Upland Dales Farm - preceded by very short AGM
Held at St John's Church, Settle, BD24 9JH
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| Interested in Lichens AND live in or near Settle? Judith Allinson has offered to run a limited number of short introductory lichens sessions for anyone interested at or near their house/garden. Contact Judith if interested. (Only two more offers left for this year) |
Diana and Judith Session 1 at Ingleton in Nov. Session 2 will be at Austwick. |
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| 4 Dec 10am | Mid Yorkshire Fungus Group visit to Swinsty Reservoir | |
| Thur 5 Dec | CCG Committee and Planning Meeting at 7.30pm at Bill and Royanne's House | |
| 2020 | ||
| 1,2,3,4 Jan | New Year Plant Hunt: It is likely that Judith will lead a CCG walk on 1 Jan - but - you can take part in this national event on any 3 hour walk within these four days. BSBI website for 2020 and Past CCG NYPH events: 2019 , 2018 , 2017, 2016, 2015. It is easy to send in results using an app on a mobile phone. | |
| 16 Jan |
CCG Talk | |
| 20 Feb | David Hodgson: Farming:Changes in patterns in Malhamdale/Craven over the last 80 years | |
| 19 Mar | CCG Talk: Tony Serjeant “A week in the life of a Wildlife Conservation Officer in the Yorkshire Dales National Park” |
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| 28 March | The YNU conference will take place on Saturday 28th March 2020 at the Ron Cooke Hub, University of York. It will be a joint conference with the North and East Yorkshire Ecological Data Centre. The theme will be using biological records for conservation management, with a focus on adaptive management and examples from across Yorkshire. Further information and booking will appear on the YNU website in due course. |
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| 10 Oct 2020 | YNU Event and YNU AGM -hosted by Craven Conservation Group, St John's Church Settle BD24 9JH | |
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.
CRAVEN CONSERVATION GROUP EVENTS Google Calendar - Events Jan-Dec 2019 - still begin written
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EVENTS OF OTHER GROUPS
Kirkby Lonsdale Supporters Branch of Cumbria Wildlife Trust Click for events - details from 015242 41155 |
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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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Natural England Conservation working parties in Craven Conservation Group local area: |
Volunteering for Natural England At Colt Park Barn - usually on Thursdays. Please contact Natural England |
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Yorkshire Wildlife Trust See Volvox Calendar for details of work at Salt Lake, Southerscales, and and other YWT Reserves Work parties at Grass Wood (grid ref. SD 985652) Meet at the reserve car park. Bring
gloves and a flask of coffee. We will be doing general maintenance
jobs. Please first contact: For more detail of working party activities, contact: Gordon Jackson gordon39@btinternet.com 01756 796967 |
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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 Gprdon Jackson 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 instructions below were given several years ago and may or may not still be relevant:- (Get more details from Gordon) 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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Plantlife |
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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- easy 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.
Sites that link to us: |
| 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. |
Craven Conservation Group Home Page . email CCG Secretary email CCG WebEditor