October 2008 Newsletter
Recent activities have included Who’s Been Out & About While You’ve Been Sleeping? from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at Thurstaston Visitor Centre, and a Hunt for Minibeasts at Eastham Country Park at the more civilised time of 1.30 p.m. Both proved rewarding and enjoyable.
Hunting for minibeasts with the WATCH group
Margaret Sixsmith and her husband John have just returned from leading a course at the Kindrogan Field Centre, “Nature Taster Autumn”.
Both Margaret and John now hold the photographic qualifications ARPS and E(uropean) SIAP.
Margaret has for several years been a member of Wirral Wildlife’s recording/surveying team, and has long combined her photographic expertise with her enthusiasm for wildlife, as a number of local exhibitions and last year’s calendar have shown.
The couple return by invitation to Kindrogan in a few weeks to replace a leader now unwell, who was due to give a course entitled “Landscape”. That should be no great problem for them!
Next Spring they will be leading another course on appreciating the natural wildlife and environment – Spring at Kindrogan, Margaret feels, is the season when it’s all at its richest and most rewarding.
Kindrogan is “Scotland’s National Centre for Excellence in Field Work and Biodiversity Training”. If you might be interested in its short courses you can find the details at
www.field-
or by telephoning 01250 870 150
Kindrogan Field Centre
Photo: Field Studies Council