Midland Style
PRESS RELEASE
8 January 2010...For Immediate Release
Midland Style
On Saturday 23 and Sunday 24 January 2010
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust invites you to join in with our
hedge-laying workshop on Sunday January 24, or to one of their
regular weekend work parties.
On Sunday 24 January at 10.00 am
Traditional
Hedge-Laying with an Expert
Come and improve your hedge-laying skills
under the guidance of expert Steve Boswell.
The venue is yet to be confirmed - check
when you book in.
COST: £25 per person, payable on
booking, which is essential.
The number of places is limited to twenty
and participants must be over 16
On Saturday 23 January at 10.00 am
Join the
volunteer team at Snitterfield Bushes Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Snitterfield, for a practical woodland work party.
Please meet at the nature reserve car park off the Bearley Road at
grid reference SP200603.
On Sunday 24 January at 10.00 am
Join volunteer
warden Ron Hill for a woodland work party at Clowes Wood and New
Fallings Coppice Site of Special Scientific Interest. Please meet
at the woodland entrance off Wood Lane, Earlswood at grid reference
SP101744.
Join volunteer
warden Jon Holmes for a woodland workparty at Crackley Wood Local
Nature Reserve, Kenilworth. Please meet at the entrance to the wood
off Crackley Lane at grid reference SP289738.
Join volunteer
warden Dave Solliss at Hampton Wood, Barford to work in this
beautiful ancient woodland and its associated water meadows
alongside the River Avon. Meet at the entrance [grid reference
SP254600] on the Sherbourne to Hampton Lucy road.
Join volunteer
warden Val Kendrick at Rough Hill Wood Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Studley to assist in the management of this wonderful old
woodland. Please meet at the car park off The Slough (the A448) at
grid reference SP 052637.
Join volunteer
warden Mike Slater at Ryton Wood Site of Special Scientific
Interest, Ryton-on-Dunsmore for a work party in the largest wood in
Warwickshire. Please meet at the car park, which can be accessed
via an access track off the A423 near the Bull and Butcher pub at
grid reference SP 384726.
Join volunteer
warden David Morphew to assist in the management of Ufton Fields
SSSI and LNR, Ufton, to assist in the management of this lovely
mixed-habitat reserve. Meet in the car park at grid reference
SP378615. [Please bring a packed lunch].
COST: These events are free and full
training will be given.
For ALL the events listed, please bring
appropriate weatherproof clothing and strong footwear.
Michael Drummond, Living Landscapes
Volunteering Officer says, "Hedges need to be maintained
efficiently if they are to do the job they are designed for; to
make an impenetrable barrier to livestock as well as providing them
with shelter. As well as being utilitarian, hedges are also
important for our wildlife and for their scenic value, so laying
the hedge not only makes it look good, it also encourages the
shrubs to regenerate keeping the hedge bushy and healthy.
Importantly, once a hedge has been laid regular trimming will keep
it in good order for up to 50 years. Our Warwickshire hedges tend
to be laid in the Midland Style, which suits the species growing in
them and the job they are required to do. Learning to lay a hedge
is not a mysterious dark art, but the acquisition of a tremendously
fulfilling skill, so why not come and give it a try? Book your
place now to avoid disappointment."
For further information, please contact
Michael Drummond on 024 7630 8998
ENDS
Press contact: Michael Drummond on 024 7630
8998
Notes to Editor
Warwickshire Wildlife Trust is the leading
local charity for wildlife and the environment. The Trust currently
cares for over 55 nature reserves throughout Warwickshire, Coventry
and Solihull, and has a wide range of conservation activities
taking place throughout the year. For further details or to
get a copy of our leaflet "Wild Events and Activities" please
contact the Trust on 024 7630 8999, drop into the Trust's Visitor
Centres at Brandon Marsh Nature Centre and Parkridge Centre in
Brueton Park, Solihull, pick up a leaflet in your local library or
visit our website on www.warwickshire-wildlife-trust.org.uk