SCOTTISH WILDLIFE TRUST: FIFE
AND KINROSS MEMBERS CENTRE
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS. Please
also see the latest FAWN
for details.
Non-members will be made very
welcome at all events.
We advise
sturdy footwear and suitable clothing for outdoor events. There will
be a £2 admission
charge for indoor events
unless stated otherwise.
2010
MARCH
Thu 18 March—The
Natural History of Chile
Illustrated Talk by Niall
Corbet, SNH, 7.30 pm Kinross Church Centre, joint with Kinross Camera
Club.
APRIL
Wed 21 April - Eden
Estuary Present and Future
Ranald Strachan, Fife
Coast & Countryside Ranger will give an illustrated talk on the
wildlife of the Eden Estuary and the sustainable coastal
development project (SUSCOD).
7.30 pm, Supper Room, Town
Hall, St Andrews.
MAY
Sun 2 May -
International Dawn Chorus Day
Join the reserve convener
for an early morning walk to enjoy and identify birdsong.
6.00 am to 8.00 am,
Cullaloe Reserve (NT 186 878). Contact Janie McNeil 07590 590382.
Sun 2 May - Creatures
of the Intertidal Zone
Search for molluscs with
William Penrice. Warm clothes, wellies preferable, small buckets or
sandwich type boxes so that specimens can be kept,
identified and then released. Field guides if you have them.
10.00 am, Kilminning
Reserve, Crail (NO 631 087).Contact Gordon Corbet 01333 340634.
Sat 8 May - Kilminning
towards Fife Ness
Enjoy a walk along the
coastal path to see the spring flowers, birds and sea views. Led by
Jean Stewart and Margaret Carstairs.
2.00 pm, Kilminning
Reserve, Crail (NO 631 087). Contact Margaret Carstairs, Reserve
Convener 01333 450697.
Sat 15 May National
Moth Day at Cullaloe
A moth and bat detecting
evening on the reserve.
8.30 pm, meet at reserve
car park on B9157, 1.5 miles north of Aberdour (NT 186 878). Contact
Tim Brain 01577 840317.
JUNE
Sat 5 June - Coffee
Morning
Supper Room, Town Hall, St
Andrews
Please attend and support
our fund raising and enjoy meeting other members over coffee.
10.00 am to 12 noon. All
contributions of plants, baking, produce, books, bric-a brac and
raffle prizes are welcome. Offers of help and donations to Elizabeth
Adams 01333 450267. Admission £1.50.
Sat 12 June - Botanical
Training Day with Ben Averis
An opportunity to learn
simple botanical monitoring techniques. No experience necessary. The
volunteers who come along to the day will have the
opportunity to use the skills learned to assist with the monitoring
of wildflowers on our reserves in Fife.
Kilminning Reserve, Crail.
(NO 631 087). Booking necessary as places limited, time tbc. Contact
Jean Stewart 01334 475763.
Sat 19 June - Visit to
Pittarthie Farm, Elie
Patrick Bowden Smith will
show us his wildlife friendly farm and talk about the conservation
work and water management that has been carried out there.
2.00 pm, meet at the farm
on B940 (NO 515 081).Contact Jack Matthews 01577 861066.
Sun 27 June - Discover
Pond Dipping (part of National Insect Week)
Book your place for a one
hour session at Cullaloe reserve.
Contact Janie McNeil 07590
590382 (Children must be accompanied).
JULY
Sun 11 July - An
Afternoon Walk at Auchtermuchty Common
Kate Morison and Gordon
Corbet will lead this outing to look at the flowers, birds,
butterflies and other insects.
2.00 pm, car park east
side of B936, 1 mile north of Auchtermuchty (NO 236 135). Contact
Kate Morison 07950 786245.
Sat 24 July - A Visit
to Three SWT Reserves in Fife
A day’s outing to
Barnyards Marsh, Fleecefaulds Meadow and Bankhead Moss by coach or
cars. If numbers are sufficient, a coach will start in Kinross.
Break for lunch (BYO or Buy) in Ceres.
To book a place and pay,
contact Jack Matthews matthews.oban@tiscali.co.uk or 01577 861066 by
15 June.
AUGUST
Sun 8 August - Cullaloe
Open Day
Guided walks, nature
trail, pond dipping and much more!
10.30 am to 3.00 pm meet
at Reserve Car Park on B9157 1.5 miles north of Aberdour(NT 186 878).
Contact Janie McNeil 07590 590382 or
reservewarden.cullaloe@googlemail.com
Fri 13 August - Moths
and Bats at Bankhead Moss
Tim Brain will lead an
outing to trap and identify moths. We will also try to identify bats
using a detector. This will be weather dependent so phone if in
doubt about the conditions.
8.30 pm, meet at Bankhead
car park, Peat Inn (NO 447 103). Bring a torch. Contact Tim Brain
01577 840317.
Sun 15 August - Walk at
Holl Reservoir in the Lomond Hills
Alison Irvine will lead
this walk to explore the area around the reservoir.
2.00 pm, meet at reservoir
car park(NO 225 034). Contact Alison Irvine 01337 830366.
Sat 28 August -
Cullaloe Bat Detecting
7.00 pm – 8.30 pm, meet
at Cullaloe Reserve (NT 186 878). Contact Janie McNeil 07590 590382.
If
you have
suggestions for future meetings, or can offer to lead a walk or give
a talk, please contact Daphne
Eadington and/or Biddy Gray
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