Saturday 30th August / Sunday 31st August
Fundraising at Royden Park coach house
Wirral Wildlife members will be serving refreshments, selling our own sales goods and plants, as well as publicising the group. If you would like to help, phone Ruth on 625 5570.
Sunday 31st August
Heathland Walk
Start Cleaver Heath Nature Reserve, Oldfield Road, Heswall. Meet 10 a.m.
Join members of Wirral Wildlife and Wirral Rangers for a morning stroll through some of Wirral’s best heathlands, and learn about their wildlife and management. For details email Mike Maher.
Sunday 7th September
Cleaver Heath Workday
Meet Oldfield Road, Heswall at 10 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed lunch if staying for the whole session, which ends between 3pm and 4pm. Further details and directions from Mike Maher, email Mike
Friday 12th September
From Seed To Sapling; Janet Thorning.
Room B, Heswall Hall, 7.30 p.m. £2 (£1 concessions).
The co-
Sunday 14th September
New Ferry Butterfly Park Workday Meet at 9.30 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed
lunch if staying for the whole day. Further details and directions from Paul Loughnane,
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Saturday 4th October
Apple Day. Brimstage Hall. 2 -
Sunday 5th October
Apple Day. Eastham Country Park 2 -
Our highly popular apple days. Come and try the apple peel competition or simply sample the juices.
Sunday 5th October
Cleaver Heath Workday
Meet Oldfield Road, Heswall at 10 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed lunch if staying for the whole session, which ends between 3pm and 4pm. Further details and directions from Mike Maher, email Mike
Friday 10th October
The Hedge Layer’s Tale; Jack Dunning.
Room B, Heswall Hall, 7.30 p.m. £2 (£1 concessions).
Jack worked on the Grosvenor Estate for over twenty years where he learned his craft.
Seven times winner of the Cheshire and North Wales Hedge-
Sunday 12th October
New Ferry Butterfly Park Workday Meet at 9.30 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed
lunch if staying for the whole day. Further details and directions from Paul Loughnane,
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Saturday 1st November
Members’ Open Day.
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Please make a note in your diary of this most enjoyable afternoon.
Sunday 2nd November
Hazel Coppicing at Heavy Oak Coppice, Thornton Wood.
Meet at 9.30 a.m. at the bridge over the M53 on Thornton Common Road
A variety of woodland skills will be in use, for we will be cutting a six year old
hazel coppice for hedging stakes and other uses. The coppicing will benefit the spring
perennials e.g. bluebells and violets. Further details and directions from Paul Loughnane,
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Sunday 2nd November
Cleaver Heath Workday
Meet Oldfield Road, Heswall at 10 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed lunch if staying for the whole session, which ends between 3pm and 4pm. Further details and directions from Mike Maher, email Mike
Sunday 9th November
New Ferry Butterfly Park Workday Meet at 9.30 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed
lunch if staying for the whole day. Further details and directions from Paul Loughnane,
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Friday 14th November
The Naturalist’s Year; Jeff Clarke.
Room B, Heswall Hall, 7.30 p.m. £2 (£1 concessions).
Previously a Ranger at Wirral Country Park Thurstaston, Jeff is currently the Wildspace Officer for Halton Borough Council, managing local reserves and being involved with the educational and promotional aspects of the natural environment. He also guides wildlife holidays and is a keen photographer. He is an enthusiastic and popular speaker.
Sunday 7th December
Cleaver Heath Workday
Meet Oldfield Road, Heswall at 10 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed lunch if staying for the whole session, which ends between 3pm and 4pm. Further details and directions from Mike Maher, email Mike
Friday 12th December
Turning of the Tide; Rob Smith.
Room B, Heswall Hall, 7.30 p.m. £2 (£1 concessions).
Rob is a Ranger with Halton Borough Council, responsible for managing several sites in west Widnes including Pickering’s Pasture Nature Reserve, Hale Duck Decoy and other satellite sites. He has over thirty years experience in ecology, conservation and reserve menagement. His talk will be a short history of the Mersey and its Estuary from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, with the emphasis very much on modern times.
Sunday 14th December
New Ferry Butterfly Park Workday Meet at 9.30 a.m.
Stout footwear and waterproofs recommended, and volunteers should bring a packed
lunch if staying for the whole day. Further details and directions from Paul Loughnane,
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Events Programme 2008