Joint Wycombe Wildlife Group and BBOWT (South Bucks)

Monday 19th September 7.45-9.45pm
Barn owls and their habitat.
Dave Short, Barn Owl Project Officer for Aylesbury Vale District Council, will give a talk on owls and the Barn Owl Project.
Venue: Trinity United Reformed Church, London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ (opposite Pann Mill). Car park at rear of building(free after 7pm).
Admission £3 (includes refreshments).
For further information contact 01494 529484



Friday 23rd September 7-10pm
Moth magic at Long Grove Wood.
Observe moths attracted to a light trap which will be set up in the wood. A moth expert will be present to identify the species seen. Meet at entrance to Long Grove Wood Nature Reserve in Farmer’s Way, Seer Green, HP9 2XQ (OS map reference SU 961915). Admission free.
For further information contact 01494 676091.

Saturday 24th September 10am-1pm
Open Day at Long Grove Wood.
Activities include a search for bugs, beetles and other beasts, plus craft activities. There will be opportunity to see some of the moths caught the previous night.
Meet at entrance to Long Grove Wood Nature Reserve in Farmer’s Way, Seer
Green, HP9 2XQ (OS map reference SU 961915). Admission free.
For further information contact 01494 676091.

Friday 14th October 8-10pm
Fascinating insight into British butterflies.
A talk by Jim Asher of Butterfly Conservation.
Venue: St Thomas’ Church Hall, Mayflower Way, Holtspur, HP9 1UF. Admission £3 (refreshments included).
Contact 01494 676091.

Sunday 16th October 10.30am-4pm
Priestfield Arboretum Open Day.
An opportunity to visit this privately-owned tree collection in Little Kingshill. Entry via gate in Stony Lane, off Windsor Lane, HP16 0DS (OS map reference SU 900992). Admission £1. Guided tours available. For further information contact the Hon. Curator on 01494 564019. (This is not a Wycombe Wildlife Group or BBOWT event).

Saturday 22nd October 10am-4pm
Chalk grassland restoration at Gomm’s Wood.
Earthworks Conservation Volunteers will be helping us again, cutting and burning scrub to encourage the spread of chalk grassland flowers. Meet at 10am in Cock Lane cemetery car park (OS map reference SU 898934).
For further information contact 01494 438374.

Monday 14th November 7.45-9.45pm
The geology of Bucks and the Thames Valley.
A talk by Graham Hickman, a geologist working for a major oil company and a member of Bucks Earth Heritage Group.
Venue: Trinity United Reformed Church, London Road, High Wycombe, HP11 1BJ (opposite Pann Mill). Car park at rear of building (free after 7pm). Admission £3 (includes refreshments).
For further information contact 01494 529484.

Friday 9th December 8-10pm
The honey bee and its relations.
A talk by John Catton, who is president of both his local beekeepers association and the Bucks County Beekeepers Association. The speaker took up beekeeping 27 years ago as a keen gardener with an interest in the relationship between bees and particular flowering plants.
Venue: St Thomas’ Church Hall, Mayflower Way, Holtspur, HP9 1UF.
Admission £3 (includes refreshments).
For further information contact 01494 676091.