All talks start at 7.30 pm at
The Beacon Community Centre,
Prospect Road, Market Drayton, TF9 3BN
Wildlife Trust members £3,
Non-members £4.
Please book for all events using the contact details below.
Wednesday, 20th April
Talk: Water Voles, Past, Present and Future
Our short AGM will be followed by a talk by Malcolm Monie.
Surveys in 2006 showed that Whitchurch and Whixall were a hotspot for water voles. The Whitchurch Water Vole Project was set up to do conservation work to encourage these delightful creatures. Malcolm Monie will tell us about this project and his involvement in it.
Wednesday, 4th May. 6.50 for 7pm
Walk: Burleydam Farm-Another Way of Farming
Richard Tomlinson takes us around his farm. He produces commercial arable crops using the “no till” method. This increases soil invertebrates and encourages biodiversity.
Friday, 24th June. 9.30am
Outdoor talk: Moths and Moth Trapping
Barry Probin talks about moth trapping and the moths caught over the previous night in the moth traps at the Manor House, Natural England’s Whixall Moss base.
Monthly working parties at
Old Church Farm or Quarry Wood, Hinstock
These are usually on the second Saturday of the month. If you want further details or are interested in helping and can come along at any time between 10.30am and 3.00 pm, then please contact Clive Dyer on 01630 654546 or
marketdrayton@shropshirewildlifetrust.org.uk
We would particularly welcome new volunteers from the Hinstock area.
