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Annual General Meeting

This year’s Annual General Meeting was held on Thursday 13th February at 7.30pm in Churchstoke Village Hall.  

For those who were unable to attend, click through to our 2024 annual report.

 

Stepping Stones News

MMCLT events

Middle Marches Community Land Trust are planning a number of fantastic sounding fundraising events.  Details below.  To book onto any of these events email MMCLT.

Shropshire Agro-Forestry Project – Saturday 23rd August
12 noon – 4pm

An on-farm workshop in Wem, north Shropshire, focused on exploring the benefits of agro-forestry (where trees and shrubs are combined with livestock grazing in the farm system).  This system produces animal products alongside plant-derived products such as wood, fruits or nuts.  The trees and plants can also be used to supplement the diet of the grazing animals.
For more details see the MMCLT event page.

Visit to Robert Lee Wildflower Seeds Ltd – Wednesday 23rd July
10am – 1pm
A visit to this wildflower seed and plant nursery near Hadnall to see native wildflowers blooming and learn about how the seeds and harvested and processed to provide seed for nature restoration projects.  This is also the plant nursery who provided the 20,000 marsh violet plugs for our recent planting, to support small pearl-bordered fritillary caterpillars.
For more details see the MMCLT event page.

Festival of Archaeology

July brings the annual Festival of Archaeology, with a series of fascinating events around the Longmynd.  These include various guided walks, with themes such as ‘Who were the bodies buried at Bodbury?’ and ‘Ancient Settlements across the Longmynd’.  There are also archaeology-themed family fun days in Carding Mill Valley throughout the week.

Festival dates: 20th – 31st July

Booking essential for all walks – more details here.

 

 

Welcome

About us

The Camlad Valley Community Wildlife Group (CVCWG) was set up to help local people help local wildlife. The group provides a chance to learn and get that little bit closer to some of our most fascinating plants and animals.

Participating in the group provides an opportunity to find out about the distinctive wildlife of the Camlad Valley and the area surrounding Corndon Hill and to share your local wildlife knowledge. You will receive free expert training and a chance to engage in local opportunities to perform valuable conservation work and have fun at the same time.

An annual report is issued each year, summarising the activities and accomplishments of the past twelve months and laying out plans for the forthcoming period. You can read our reports here.

Alongside other local wildlife groups, we participate in an annual survey of Curlew and Lapwing, and there are projects to protect and enhance diversity of the local flora.

Area of Interest

The geographical extent of the CVCWG’s activities is shown on the map adjacent (please click to enlarge), expressed in terms of tetrads (the 2 km x 2 km squares used in surveying many types of wildlife). 

The area includes Churchstoke, Hyssington, Priest Weston and Chirbury, so lies partly in England and partly in Wales. As a result, we have ties not only with the other Shropshire Wildlife Groups but also Powys-based bodies such as the Montgomeryshire Wildlife Trust.

More information

To join the Camlad Valley CWG or to get more information, please contact:

Sandy Scott (Secretary) or Peter Fenner (Website Minder) at camladvalley@shropscwgs.org.uk

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Area of Interest

What we do

Barn owl

BARN OWL SIGHTINGS

We want to hear of any Barn Owl sightings so that we can erect nesting boxes where they will be most likely to be used. Find out more about how you can help.

Curlew Surveys

Are curlew numbers continuing to decline?  The only way we can tell is by surveying them.  These means boots on the ground – will you add yours?

Reports

Click through to view or download our annual reports from 2014 -2023.

Here you can find out about our findings during the year and what we hope to achieve in future.

See what we’ve been up to

Past Events

Becoming Nature Detectives

Sam Devine-Turner hosted a really enjoyable session for us at Churchstoke Community Hall, showing an enthusiastic audience how to spot and interpret the different signs that mammals leave behind them.  She made sure everyone was thoroughly engaged and involved and...

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Russian bears on the Finnish Line

On Monday, 13th February, our AGM was followed by a return visit from Ric Morris, this time presenting his photos from "the trip of a lifetime" to see European brown bears on the Finland/Russia border. The bears literally crossed the 'Finnish Line' as they invariably...

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Confessions of a Teenage Skull Collector

On Monday, 14th November, we were treated to a highly entertaining talk at Churchstoke Community Hall by Ric Morris, describing how he first got into his passion for collecting animal skulls and some interesting episodes subsequently. One of the results of having this...

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Interested in joining?

Anyone who lives or works in the area, or has an interest in its wildlife, and who wants to actively contribute to local knowledge and conservation, is welcome. Membership is free.

Enthusiasm and interest in the area are far more important than specialist knowledge. Group members are assisted by experts in the relevant fields: they provide training to anyone who wants it on such topics as species identification, how to carry out a simple surveys and how to record the results. Survey work is easy and enjoyable, and members will learn new skills.

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Support

The Camlad Valley Community Wildlife Group received financial support from the Stiperstones & Corndon Hill Country Landscape Partnership Scheme, which is funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund. The lead organisation for the Scheme is the Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) Partnership, and the Scheme is hosted by Shropshire Council. Please see www.stiperstonesandcorndon.co.uk