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URGENT Save our Curlews 2024 appeal – more donations needed please
To date, the appeal has raised far less than we hoped, and we are still well short of what we need to implement the project, due to start at the end of next month. Please read on …
Bird Walk – Saturday 8th April 2023
Bird Walk Saturday 8th April 9.30am. (Leader: Leo Smith) Meet at Cleeton St Mary Church, opposite the entrance. (OS Grid ref. SO611786). A walk around the local pasture fields (good chance of seeing and / or hearing Curlew), and then onto the common (good chance of...
Get involved with our bird survey!
Last year we found 12 pairs of curlew but no lapwing, you can read the full report HERE. We need more helpers for this years' survey. Please come along to our Bird Group meeting on 21st March at 7.30pm in Minsterley Parish Hall. Full details HERE. The survey involves...
SACWG Annual Public Meeting 2023
The Annual Public Meeting of the Strettons Area Community Wildlife Group (SACWG) will be held in All Stretton Village Hall on Wednesday 15th March 2023. All are welcome to attend. Doors will open at 19:00 and the meeting will start at 19:30. You can download the...
Nature in The Strettons Website
The Nature in the Strettons website provides a simple way of finding out about all the different wildlife groups in the area and their activities. It hosts links to their websites or emails so you can easily find out about all the amazing work that happens in our local area. Please take a look and use the site to include events and news items relating to wildlife in the Strettons…
2023 Bird Survey – new helpers wanted
New helpers are wanted to take part in the annual bird survey in the Strettons Area. The main target species are Lapwing and Curlew but participants are also encouraged to record other target species such as kestrel and cuckoo. For background and more details of the...
Red Grouse survey 2023
The annual survey of Red Grouse on the Long Mynd will be getting underway in spring starting with a Project Briefing & Methodology session starting at 19:30 on Thursday 23rd March at the Carding Mill Valley NT Tea Room. The meeting is mainly intended for new...
Wildlife and Wonder from the Shropshire Borders and Beyond – a talk by Andrew Fusek Peters
Interested in wildlife on your doorstep? Then come along to the Annual Meeting of the Rea Valley Community Wildlife Group is on Thursday 16th February 7pm at Minsterley Parish Hall. The evening will feature an entertaining and informative talk from top photographer...
Stepping Stones tree planting sessions
Tree planting is a great activity – it’s social (or not, depending on how you’re feeling!), good exercise, it gives you that feel-good factor, and at the end of the day you can see that you’ve achieved something tangible. You know that with each tree you plant you’re creating a potential nest site, food resource, or shelter for birds, bats, mammals and invertebrates – and also storing carbon of course.
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...