Stoke Climsland

The Mid-Tamar Group are an existing wildlife group based in Stoke Climsland and are very active, with meetings based at the Old School, Stoke Climsland (SX360 745).

Regular meetings for a local walk or coffee & a chat take place on the first Tuesday in each month at 10am. And in addition, specific events are run, often in conjunction with other local or focus groups ~ these will usually be featured on the events listings on the home page of this web site as well as forming part of the Cornwall Wildlife Trust programme.

ALL ARE WELCOME, most meetings are free of charge although occasionally there is a small admission charge or request for donations.

There is great interest in local habitats and the diversity of wildlife around the area but as a Parish, their species records do not form part of our LAPWG database. Individual recorders send to the Records Centre at Allet or use ERICA.

Plants, moths and local landscape history, ecology & conservation are the main interests. 

Programme for the remaining months of 2012:

Cornwall Wildlife Trust – Mid-Tamar Local Group ~~ 50th Anniversary Year

All are welcome to all of our events – you don’t have to be a member !

This year we are arranging many of our events to be in conjunction with other wildlife-linked organisations in our area, to help us celebrate our first 50 years !
Find them in the programme below, and if you would like a copy of the full list of the year’s local events, please phone Caroline to request one – 01579 370411

April to August – Open gardens for CWT 50th Anniversary – more gardens welcome !
For these and all special Anniversary events, see Natural World magazine or follow this link:
http://www.cornwallwildlifetrust.org.uk/aboutus/50th_anniversary/Our_50th_Anniversary_events_and_activities
 
June 9th Saturday   Greenscombe Woods – Butterflies.    
1.00pm     A walk to see this year’s results from reintroduction of the Heath Fritillaries; 
     In conjunction with Butterfly Conservation – 10th anniversary of their Cornwall Branch, and of their first visit – to
     Greenscombe Woods ! Meet at car park in Luckett village (SX 389 737)

June 12th Tuesday     local walk 
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745) for a wildlife walk in the local area.

July 3rd   Tuesday   coffee
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745), for coffee and a chat

July 7th – 8th Saturday – Sunday Cawsand Bay Bioblitz.
1.00pm Sat to 3.00pm Sun  ‘Base camp’ will the Institute in Kingsand (http://g.co/maps/fgvfb). 
July 13th   Friday   Mothing evening - with Bill Burkett.
9.00pm     at Tutwell– meet The Old School, Stoke Climsland (provisional venue) SX 360 745 to share cars.

July 24th   Tuesday      Fox Club event for children and parents 
12.00-4.00pm     Rock pooling at Kingsand – looking for wildlife, beach treasures and rock pool life
     – wear suitable beachware, non-slip footwear, sunscreen if wanted, lunch. For 5 -11 yrs, with an adult.
     Enquiries about parking – 01822 832267 (Sylvia)  Meet on the most northerly beach at Kingsand SX 435 506
     
August 5th   Sunday   CWT 50th Anniversary Party / Picnic heathy walk and children's kite flying competition 
2.00 – 5.00pm    Prizes for your best home-made animal kites.
     Our own local celebration, to which all the neighbouring wildlife organisations are invited.
     Meet Kit Hill summit  SX  375 714
     Please bring a picnic, or a plateful to share. We’ll have spare kites if you don’t have one !!

August 7th   Tuesday    local walk 
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745) for a wildlife walk in the local area.

September 4th    Tuesday  coffee
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745), for coffee and a chat.

September 15th   Saturday  Apple Identification – please bring any apples to identify
9.00 – 3.00pm    (and your apples to juice).
Refreshments - breakfast onwards ! Join in the Community apple-pressing day, orchards photos and apple varieties displays, organised by Tamar Valley Orchards Group  at The Old School, Stoke Climsland.

October  2nd   Tuesday    local walk 
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745) for a wildlife walk in the local area.

October 14th Sunday  CWT 50th Anniversary Fungus Foray day
11.00am    Organised by Cornwall Fungus Recording Group Nature at morning - Sylvia’s Meadow Reserve, St Ann’s Chapel
     Meet at the Donkey Park – SX 410 717 then later on to :
2.00pm     afternoon - Kit Hill
     Meet by the Rangers’ office – SX 375724  Led by Richard Vulliamy

October 14th Sunday  Autumn survey of Bat & Dormouse boxes
2.00pm     at Armstrong’s Wood Nature Reserve led by Tony Atkinson & Steve Robbins. In conjunction with  Launceston Area Parish Wildlife Group.  Meet reserve entrance – SX 321 773
     
November  6th Tuesday  coffee
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745), for coffee and a chat

November 11th Sunday  CWT 50th Anniversary Fungus Foray  
10.00am    at Armstrongs Wood Nature Reserve.  Led by Richard Vulliamy in conjunction with Cornwall Fungus Recording Group
     Meet reserve entrance – SX 321 773, or the Old School, Stoke Climsland to share cars.
     For more info, phone Pauline Penna on 01209 210281
 
November 16th  Friday  A talk ‘A Birdwatcher’s Year in Cornwall‘
7.30pm (£2 to non-members)  by Gary Lewis, manager of the Environmental Records Centre for Cornwall at The Old School, Stoke Climsland.

December  4th   Tuesday  local walk 
10.00am    Meet at The Old School in Stoke Climsland (SX 360 745) for a wildlife walk in the local area.
      
December  8th Saturday  Christmas Social and Quiz – bring a friend or a whole team !
7.30 pm    at The Old School, Stoke Climsland. Please bring refreshments to share. There will be a Raffle to boost our funds.

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