Bird identification course
If you’re interested in improving you bird ID skills, or would just like a series of guided walks around Shropshire’s best birding sites, we strongly recommend this course. The leaders are two of the county’s most experienced and talented birders, and good teachers.
See the information on this course for the details and dates. Spaces are limited.
If you know anyone who might be interested, please pass this on.
Local Nature Recovery Strategy surveys
Work is underway developing a Local Nature Recovery Strategy for Shropshire, one of about 50 across England. It is important that local people are involved in, and own, the strategy. There is a general public survey and a farmers’ and landowners’ version so choose which is most applicable to you and have your say. The surveys are open until 1st October 2024.
The appeal has been featured on BBC
Event related to the appeal
Barn Owl Talk, Tuesday 17th September , 7-9pm
Minsterley Parish Hall – Callow room
Come and hear the Shropshire Barn Owl Group talk about how Barn Owls are faring in the county.
Shropshire Barn Owl Group over the last 22 years have installed 530 nest boxes around the county.
Please come along and see if their nestboxes have made a difference.
We will learn about the main reason for Barn Owl decline and what we can do to help these beautiful birds increase and thrive.
Plant Group events 2024
The new programme of Plant Group events for the upcoming year is now out. From trees to rare species and fungi, there is something for everyone!
Check out the programme here.
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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 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
Fungi walk at Roundton
On Sunday 16th October, the group returned once again to the beautiful Roundton Nature Reserve near Churchstoke. This time, we were on the hunt for fungi. The remarkably dry year so far had meant some fungi species were quite late in their usual development, but...
Plant walk at Roundton
The Group was recently able to host its first event since the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a walk exploring the plant life on the Roundton Nature Reserve near Churchstoke. Numbers on the walk were limited to minimise the Covid risk, but the small group who...
2020 AGM
We held our AGM at Churchstoke Community Hall on 12th February. After the requisite AGM admin covered the Group’s Chair, Mary Napper, we had reports from Leo Smith and Rob Rowe on the respective activities of the Bird and Plant Groups. After a refreshment break, we...
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
