SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST: FIFE AND KINROSS MEMBERS CENTRE
PROGRAMME FOR WINTER & SPRING 2005
Non-members are very welcome at all events.
Indoor meetings unless stated otherwise.
Thursday 20th, Inverkeithing Church Hall, 19.30
A lecture by ecologist David Bell, revealing his particular interest in amphibians. Joint meeting with the church Green Gang.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 22nd, Fleecefaulds Meadow, Ceres (NO 402 087), 10.00
Scrub cutting on Fleecefaulds Reserve. All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
Memories of the Western Med.
Thursday 27th, Kinross Church Centre, 19.30
An illustrated lecture by Norman Elkins, Fife representative of the British Trust for Ornithology and editor of Fife Bird Atlas. Joint meeting with Kinross Camera Club.
Tree Group Workout
Saturday 12th, meet Hill of Tarvit (NO 382 119) tree nursery in the Walled Garden, 10.00-12.00
Lift trees at the Hill of Tarvit. All helpers are welcome (especially if you can bring a spade), but the meeting is weather-dependent, with back-up dates of 13th or 19th February. Car parking is available in the main car park or near the cottage. Please contact Paul Blackburn, 01382 542826.
Beavers in Scotland
Wednesday 16th, Lomond Centre, Glenrothes, 19.30
Lisa Schneidau from SWT headquarters will describe the mixture of politics and conservation behind the current beaver reintroduction project.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 19th, Bankhead Moss, Peat Inn (NO 447 103), 10.00
Birch control on Bankhead Moss Reserve. All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
Tree Group Workout
Saturday 26th, Kinaldy Meadow (NO 501 108), 10.00-12.00
Tree planting at Kinaldy Meadow, Cameron. All helpers are welcome (especially if you can bring a spade), but the meeting is weather-dependent. Please contact Paul Blackburn, 01382 542826.
Scottish Butterfly Populations
Wednesday 2nd, Kirkcaldy Parkway Hotel 19.30
Richard Buckland of Butterfly Conservation Scotland will explain how recent survey work has revealed the impact of global warming on Scottish butterfly populations.
Tree Group Workout
Saturday 12th, meet Hill of Tarvit (NO 382 119) tree nursery in the Walled Garden, 10.00-12.00
Digging over the Tree Nursery at the Hill of Tarvit & lining out seedlings. All helpers are welcome (especially if you can bring a spade), but the meeting is weather-dependent. Please contact Paul Blackburn, 01382 542826.
Outdoor meeting: the Eden Estuary
Bird life of the Eden Estuary at the height of the spring tide. Led by Sue & Rob Armstrong. Contact Sue Armstrong, s.armstrong@chem.gla.ac.uk or 01334 838279.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 19th, Cullaloe, Aberdour (NT 186 878), 10.00
Water vole survey (including training). All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
Thursday 24th, Kinross Church Centre, 19.30
An illustrated lecture by plant experts Edith and Richard Cormack. Joint meeting with Kinross Camera Club.
Wednesday 6th, Craigrothie Village Hall, 19.30
Les Hatton of the North-East Fife Ranger Service, who manages the estuary reserve, will describe more aspects of its wildlife than we will have been able to encounter at our meeting in March.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 16th, Carlingnose Point, North Queensferry (NT 132 805), 10.00
Cotoneaster clearance on Carlingnose Point reserve. All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
Saturday 23rd. Meet at Birnie Loch car park (NO 283 125) at 9.30 am.
Jean and Donald Stewart will lead a morning walk round Birnie Loch looking for spring migrants. Contact Jean Stewart, 01334 475763.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 21st, Kilminning Coast, Crail (NO 631 087), 10.00
Litter pick in Kilminning Reserve. All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
Sunday 22nd, meet in the car park between Crail & Fife Ness (NO 631 088), 14.00
Sue Armstrong will lead a walk along the Fife Coastal Path and through the Kilminning reserve, looking at the birds but particularly also at the flowers abundant in the area in spring. Contact Sue Armstrong, s.armstrong@chem.gla.ac.uk or 01334 838279.
Join us to start Wildlife Week, June 4th-12th 2005
Saturday 4th, meet main entrance to Barnyards Marsh, 50 m on right of minor road by Kinneuchar Inn, Kilconquhar, 14.00. Car park is across the road from the inn (NO 484 021). The marsh is usually wet underfoot, so wear wellies!
Reserve convener Albert Lawrie, with Gordon Corbet, will lead a walk round the marsh, concentrating on plant life and invertebrates; then we will move on to look at the birds on the loch. Contact Albert Lawrie, 01333 330480.
Conservation Workday
Saturday 18th, Fleecefaulds Meadow, Ceres (NO 402 087), 10.00
Vegetation monitoring training & refresher day. All are welcome; please contact Stephen Blow on 01324 666654.
If you have suggestions for future meetings, or can offer to lead a walk or give a talk, please contact Sue Armstrong, Programme Co-ordinator, e-mail s.armstrong@chem.gla.ac.uk or phone 01334 838279.