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Action for Wildlife
The newsletter for the Worcestershire Biodiversity Partnership
If you would like to be added to the mailing list please send your name and address, and email address if you have one, to: Biodiversity Action Plan Manager, Environmental Services, PO Box 373, County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, WR5 2XG. Tel: 01905 766852, email: biodiversity@worcestershire.gov.uk
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Other News
Worcestershire Bat Group 28.07.07
The Worcestershire Bat Group have launched a new website at www.worcestershirebats.btik.com providing information and advice on bats in Worcestershire.
Living with mammals survey 13.03.07Past Issues
For the last five years Mammals Trust UK has been running a volunteer-based survey called Living with Mammals through April, May and June. Participants are asked to choose a site in their nearby built environment (such as their garden, allotments, a playing field, golf course or churchyard) and to record sightings and field signs of mammals for eight or more weeks in the survey period.
For further information about taking part in the survey please see:
http://www.spacefornature.co.uk/default.asp?ftr=Features\Wildlife\living-with-mammals-070306.xml
or take a look at the report on the 2006 survey (1.20 MB) by following the link to the downloadable pdf file.
Traditional Orchard Project 06.03.07
The People's Trust for Endangered Species have chosen Worcestershire as one of the counties to take part in a project to map our traditional orchards, important for a huge number of wildlife species from beetles to birds. PTES are looking for local volunteers willing to help with the survey, which involves filling in a simple form to record the current condition of the orchards near you. A survey pack available from PTES gives full details of the project and all the help you will need to assist with the conservation of this nationally important habitat. For more details cantact Anita Burrough, Orchard Project Officer, on 0207 498 4533 or anita@ptes.org.
Biodiversity Vision Maps 14.02.07
The culmination of the Vision Mapping Project in February 2007 was the production of a county Biodiversity Vision Map and five maps for the Forest of Feckenham project area for woodland, wetland, grassland, orchard and arable habitats. More information about the Vision Mapping project is available here. The Vision Maps can be seen by following this link. A final report and project leaflet have been produced which can be downloaded as pdf files from the Leaflets and Reports page.
Breathing Places 06.07.06
The BBC have recently announced the start of their 3-year Breathing Places campaign - to involve 1 million people in helping to create and manage 50,000 open green spaces across the UK. The BBC have secured £5 million from the Big Lottery Fund, available to community groups, schools, parish and town councils, to transform areas of land into havens for wildlife and people. Worcestershire Wildlife Trust is working in partnership with the BBC to help promote Breathing Places within Worcestershire and to help groups apply for the grants. For more details contact Sara McGourty on 01905 754919 or sara@worcestershirewildlifetrust.org. The current round of funding has now closed but see www.bbc.co.uk/breathingplaces for details of how you can get involved in the campaign.
Hedgehog Watch 08.05.06
The People's Trust for Endangered Species and the British Hedgehog Preservation Society have joined forces to launch a research project into the current distribution and numbers of the UK's hedgehogs. There are indications that hedgehog numbers are declining and members of the public are being asked to report sightings via the website www.hogwatch.org.uk.
Past Issues of Action for Wildlife
Issue 15 Winter 2004/04 (41.77 KB)
