C.C.G. NEWSLETTER 50 SPRING 1999

CRAVEN CONSERVATION GROUP
NEWSLETTER 50 - SPRING 1999

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EVENTS MARCH - MAY 1999

Friday 26th March
7.30 p.m.
Books and Social Evening. at St John's Methodist Church Hall, Settle (small room). Bring your favourite natural history books to show to other members of the group. We will also be preparing the display of "Books and Articles written by Craven Conservation Group members" for the Arts and Crafts event

Saturday 27th March
9.30 a.m.
Mosses Morning, or "Bryophytes for Beginners". Borrins Farm, Selside. Meet at Settle Swimming Pool car park, or at Borrins Farm at 10 a.m. Please phone 01729 860379 or email if you are coming.

Saturday 3rd April
10 a.m.
Ingleton Waterfalls Walk. with Kirkby Lonsdale and District Watch Group and Liz Neale. Bring packed lunch and wear strong, gripping footwear. Meet at Waterfalls entrance. For further details contact 015242 41155.

Saturday 10th April
9.30 a.m.
Birdwatching at Attermire and Winskill Morning walk 9.30 a.m. to look for early summer migrants. Meet at Lancliffe Institute car park. Contact Gerald Light 01729 825973.

Saturday 1st May
9.30 a.m.
Bird watching at Stock's Reservoir. Gerald Light will take members on an informative walk to see and identify the many birds that frequent the Reservoir. Please bring hot drinks (and lunch too if you would like to stay till the afternoon). Don't forget your binoculars. Meet in Settle Swimming Pool Car Park. For more details phone 01729 825973

Sunday 2nd May
5 a.m.
Dawn Chorus. Celebrate National Dawn Chorus Day with Liz Neale and the Kirkby Lonsdale and District Watch Group. Meet Bank House, Westhouse, near Ingleton, and bring breakfast. Contact 015242 41155 for directions.

Tuesday 4th May
8 pm
Planning Meeting for summer events and newsletter. at 7 Barrel Sykes, Langcliffe Road, Settle.

EVENTS ORGANISED BY OTHER GROUPS FOR SPRING 1999

Yorkshire Wildlife Trust

Grass Woods Nature Reserve

Saturday 27th March Wednesday 31st March The last two Grass Wood working parties of this winter. Meet at 9.30 a.m. in the quarry car park off Grass Wood Lane(NGR985652). Please bring a packed lunch and tools if you have them (axe, bow saw, secateurs, bill hook). For more details phone 01756 752939.

Cumbria Wildlife Trust

Sunday 9th May
All day Demonstration of coppicing and other woodland management techniques, in S.Lakes. Meet Colin Simpson at Dorothy Farrar's Spring Wood. Landranger 97 GR 485 983. Phone 015242 41155 for further details.

Austwick Field and Local History Society

Wed 21 April

Walk in woods near Austwick. For Members of Austwick Field Society only. Contact Joan Butler 015242 51445 for details

Yorkshire Dales Conservation Volunteers -affiliated to BTCV For details of non residential tasks, please phone Russ Turner on the Thursday evening prior to the task of your choice. Contact Russ - 274 Moorview Way, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2TW (01756) 798203.

Craven Conservation Group Home Page .

Friday 26th March 7.30 p.m.	Books and Social Evening. at St John's Methodist Church Hall, Settle (small room). Bring your favourite natural history books to show to other members of the group. We will also be preparing the display of "Books and Articles written by Craven Conservation Group members" for the Arts and Crafts event
Saturday 27th March 9.30 a.m.	Mosses Morning, or "Bryophytes for Beginners". Borrins Farm, Selside. Meet at Settle Swimming Pool car park, or at Borrins Farm at 10 a.m. Please phone 01729 860379 or email if you are coming.
Saturday 3rd April 10 a.m.	Ingleton Waterfalls Walk. with Kirkby Lonsdale and District Watch Group and Liz Neale. Bring packed lunch and wear strong, gripping footwear. Meet at Waterfalls entrance. For further details contact 015242 41155.
Saturday 10th April 9.30 a.m.	Birdwatching at Attermire and Winskill Morning walk 9.30 a.m. to look for early summer migrants. Meet at Lancliffe Institute car park. Contact Gerald Light 01729 825973.
Saturday 1st May 9.30 a.m.	Bird watching at Stock's Reservoir. Gerald Light will take members on an informative walk to see and identify the many birds that frequent the Reservoir. Please bring hot drinks (and lunch too if you would like to stay till the afternoon). Don't forget your binoculars. Meet in Settle Swimming Pool Car Park. For more details phone 01729 825973
Sunday 2nd May 5 a.m.	Dawn Chorus. Celebrate National Dawn Chorus Day with Liz Neale and the Kirkby Lonsdale and District Watch Group. Meet Bank House, Westhouse, near Ingleton, and bring breakfast. Contact 015242 41155 for directions.
Tuesday 4th May 8 pm	Planning Meeting for summer events and newsletter. at 7 Barrel Sykes, Langcliffe Road, Settle.