NEWS RELEASE
10 June 04
Wild Week 12-20 June 2004
A week of free ‘wild’ events on Local Nature Reserves throughout the
area - see attachment
June is one of the best months of the year to see wildlife. With
wildflowers, butterflies, birds and bats all in abundance, it’s a
shame to stay indoors.
Choose from Minibeast Hunts, Bat Detecting Walks, Hedgehops,
Peregrine Falcon Watches and much more. There is something for
everyone, and all events are free.
Wild Week is your chance to find out more about your local wildlife.
Local Nature Reserves have been specially chosen as some of the most
exciting places to see wildlife in our region. We want to encourage
everyone to visit at least one Local Nature Reserve during Wild
Week, and we are organising a huge number of fun and fascinating
events to attract people.
To find out what is happening near you, go to
www.wildspaces.info or
call the relevant local authority office:
Bristol: 0117 922 44 29
South Gloucestershire: 01454 863 581
Bath and North East Somerset: 01225 477 526
North Somerset: 01275 888 551
Tuesday 15th June
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Create an outdoor classroom. Join BTCV at this practical session
at Kensington Meadows, Bath. Approx 10.30am start. Tel: 01225
477526
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Hedge Walk. A gentle walk exploring hedgerow and woodland plants
along an easy access route at Manor Road Community Woodland,
Keynsham. 7pm. Tel: 01225 477526
Editor’s notes:
Photo opportunities at many of the events (27 events are being run
in total). Please call relevant authority for details.
Local Nature Reserves are designated for their importance to local
people and to wildlife. They are designated by the local authority,
under the guidance of English Nature.
Wild Week is being organised by Wildlife Officers at Bath and North
East Somerset Council, South Gloucestershire Council, Bristol City
Council and North Somerset Council. With the exception of North
Somerset, these Officers are funded through English Nature’s
Wildspace! grant scheme.
Wildspace! involves local communities in the improvement, care and
enjoyment of their local environment. It is English Nature's
national grant scheme for Local Nature Reserves, with funding from
the New Opportunities Fund.
Further information about Wildspace:
Wildspace!, English Nature’s national grant scheme for Local Nature
Reserves involves local communities in the improvement, care and
enjoyment of their local environment. The Bath & North East Somerset
Wildspace Project falls under the umbrella of the Bath & North East
Somerset Wild Things Partnership - a unique partnership of local
organisations working together in the field of nature conservation.
Contact details: LNR Grants Management Team, English Nature,
Northminster House, Peterborough PE1 IUA. Tel: 01733 455415 email:enquiries@english–nature.org.uk
The New Opportunities Fund distributes National Lottery money to
health, education and environment projects across the UK. The Fund
works with national, regional and local partners from the public,
private and voluntary sectors to fund initiatives, with particular
focus on the needs of those who are most disadvantaged in society
The £125 million Green Spaces and Sustainable Communities programme
is funding projects designed to help urban and rural communities
throughout the UK understand, improve or care for their
environment. The Fund has appointed 12 Award Partners to distribute
funding through schemes designed to promote access to green spaces
of educational, recreational or environmental value to the
community.
New Opportunities Fund contact details: Press office: 020 72111888,
mobile: 07867 500 572. Public Enquiries Line: 0845 0000 121.
For comment please contact:
Councillor Rosemary Todd, Executive Member for Sustainability and
the Environment. Tel: 01225 837314 Mob 07980 998805
For more information, contact:
Deborah Jones or Lucy Corner, Wildspace Co-ordinators on Tel: 01225
477526 or e-mail:
lucy_corner@bathnes.gov.uk and
deborah_jones@bathnes.gov.uk
Otherwise, please contact:
Julia Dean, Press Officer, Guildhall, Bath. Tel: (01225) 477827
email:
pressoffice@bathnes.gov.uk |
