WT ANCIENT TREE HUNT

The Woodland Trust has just launched a 5 year Ancient Tree Hunt campaign. For more details visit:

www.ancient-tree-hunt.org.uk

NATURAL KNOW-HOW

CWT are again running their 'Natural Know-How' training programme for 2007. Dates are below and full details can be found on our Diary page or the CWT website.

Otter survey workshop 14th April
Wild flower ID - Woodland in spring 28th April
Reptile Workshop 12th May
Butterfly ID 19th May
An Introduction to Sites of Biological Importance 26th May
Water voles survey workshop 9th June
Aquatic invertebrates 16th June
Grasses and sedges workshop 23rd June
Wild flower ID - summer meadows 30th June
Wildlife gardening workshop 7th July
Introduction to the bats of Cheshire 14th July
Dragonfly & damselfly ID 21st July
Crayfish ID 28th July
Ferns and fern allies 11th August
Bumblebee ID 18th August
Mosses and Liverworts 8th September
Wildlife photography workshop 29th Sept
Fungi foray 27th October
Planning for Wildlife & Wildlife Crime 3rd November

NATIONAL STAG BEETLE WORKSHOPS

The People's Trust foir Endangered Species (PTES) are running six one-day stag beetle workshops throughout May. The workshops are targeted at countryside & estate managers, park staff and tree wardens who have an interest in managing sites within the range of the greater stag beetle. Unfortunetly there is not a workshop near the Cheshire region but if anyone feels like travelling then you could go to Essex, Kent, Hampshire/Berkshire, Surrey, Sussex or Suffolk. If you would like to know more click here to read the flyer.

CRAYFISH LBAP UPDATE

Two training days on surveying for white-clawed crayfish are planned for 2007. One will be for members of the Cheshire region Biodiversity Partnership but the one on Saturday 28th July is open to all. It is being run as part of the CWT Natural Know-How training programme.

The Environment Agency has provided funds for traps and survey equipment for the crayfish LBAP.

The LBAP Group aim to survey still waters, canals and meres throughout 2007.

WHITE LETTER HAIRSTREAK BAP UPDATE

The white letter hairstreak LBAP has recevied agreement for funding and this was celebrated at a launch event held on 25th November 2006, where about 300 elm trees were planted. The launch was attended by 25 volunteers plus Mike Hall MP. A planting schedule has been drawn up with BTCV which will see 1500 trees being planted each year for the next two years. It is also hoped that 1000 seedlings will be produced by the end of the project.

NATURAL ENGLAND HEDGE CUTTING LEAFLET

Natural England have just published their new leaflet giving information and advice on hedge cutting. To read a copy, click here.

BBC RATE WIRRAL WEBCAM AS TOP!

The Wirral MBC Barn Owl webcam has been rated as one of the Top 6 webcam sites, according to the BBC.

'COUNTDOWN - A DECADE ON' - 2007 CONFERENCE

The 2007 conference was held on 24th February 2007. For more details click here.