Events

WINTER LECTURE SERIES
Thank you for all those who supported this series of lectures, we are half way through this season.  Welcome to 2020, next up: –

Please reserve tickets in advance by emailing info@abbotsleighwildlife.com.

Friday, 10^th January = PARTY WITH SUSTAINABUBBLES
This evening was hosted by Sustainabubbles and was basically a big party!  A number of people in the village took up the opportunities to make simple (no brainer) changes to our homes or lifestyles. If we all complete our actions we will save 20 tonnes of CO2 per year.
More info if you want to get involved: Sustainabubbles.com
CLICK HERE FOR FOLLOW UP ACTIONS!

Friday, 7^th February = POSTPONED – WHOLE DAY EVENT IN APRIL!
CELEBRATING OUR WILD COMMUNITY
Come and view and discuss the Neighbourhood Plan’s biodiversity survey of our Parish, and enjoy the photo exhibition of local wildlife.   Top tips on wildlife garden will be freely available as well as individual discussions about bespoke ideas for your garden…. please bring a photo of your garden!

Friday, 13^th March = FILM AND PIZZA NIGHT
Pizza, music, lots of short films….. and display of local wildlife with details you didn’t know!   Also planning a Wild Trick or Treating event the following Sunday

Sunday, 15th March = WILD TRICK OR TREATING
Children needed!  We want to bang on as many doors as possible, supported by a number of adults from the Wildlife Group.  We will offer Tricks: to make your garden more wildlife friendly (and maybe some special tricks too!) and the Treats: a chance to see our wildlife photography display, from around the village, right on their doorstep.

NITTY GRITTY: –

7pm for free glass of wine  /   7:30pm start in Village Hall.

Tickets are 4 pounds on the door (1 pound for U16s)

PLEASE REGISTER YOUR INTEREST HERE ASAP: Dates on doodle

ARCHIVE FOLLOWS: –

Links from previous lecture : WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FARMING – Some Success Stories from 8th November.
This was one of the business Winter Lectures yet, with a full house, and we were asked to put the links mentioned during the two talks online https://www.thecommunityfarm.co.uk  /  https://www.farmwilder.org/

Friday, 8^th November = WILDLIFE FRIENDLY FARMING – Some Success Stories

Two local residents, Sarah Pitt and Tim Martin, will perform a double bill!   Both spent decades making wildlife films for BBC Natural History Unit but have recently focused on building biodiversity through habitat creation.  Both have worked with farmers in North Somerset to help them protect butterflies, wild flowers, cuckoos and many other endangered species.  These practices also help restore the soil, reduce pollution and tackle climate change. They will also focus on our local parishes and talk about similar practices to make land and our gardens richer in biodiversity for the future.  HOT OFF THE PRESS: they will talk us through the new Ecology report commissioned for our Neighbourhood Plan.

NB if the village fireworks are moved to Fri 8th Nov we will still hold our event and just encourage more people to join us after the fireworks!

New Activities – Update!

• Alice Roberts book signing: ‘TAMED’ (until 12:30)
• Display with update on Neighbourhood Plan
• Exhibition of local wildlife pictures
• Natural Sparks  – hands on collection of artefacts (40 years / 40 countries)
• Selling bird boxes – 80% discount!
• Handing out wildflower seeds
• Wildlife gardening consultations
• Live moth trap and release
  
• Learn your lichen
• Building bat and bug boxes
• Cricket cookies
• Adding animals to landscape of habitats
• Bird species poster – which  species do we see locally
• Bird card game

Winter Wildlife Lecture Series

Thank you for all those who supported this series of lectures.  We will restart it in due course although our priority for 2017,18  winter is to deliver events for the young people of Abbots Leigh.

Please watch this page for some inspiring events this summer and speakers for next winter 2018,19.