Telford West Wildlife Group (TWWiG)

Work Party Programme 2018

•  Based on second and fourth Sundays in every month (with a few exceptions!)

•  All events run from 1000hrs until 1400hrs unless otherwise stated

•  Full details of where to meet and what to bring will be sent out by TWWiG TREASURER (Joerg Niehoegen - ) in the week leading up to the event

Month / Second Sunday / Fourth Sunday
January / Date: 14th
Activity: Site Clearance work
Bottom pond area and bank
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor / Date: 28nd
Activity: Building Bird Boxes
Event Lead: Tom (Ricoh)
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: New Work (Bird hide)
February / Date: 11th
Activity: Coppicing
Event Lead: Mark Ecclestone
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Hem Wood, Halesfield / Date: 25th
Activity: Site Clearance Path/Hedgerow + Tool maintenance
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Smalley Hill
March / Date: 10 & 11h
Activity: Newt Survey
Event Lead: Phil Playford
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Smalley Hill / Date: 25th
Activity: Site work
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor
April / Date: 8th
Activity: Bird Survey
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Ben (TWWiG)?
Notes: Coalmoor / Date: 22nd
Activity: Reptile Survey & Playscape Clearance
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Lightmoor
May / Date: 13th
Activity: Site Work
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor / Date: 26th & 27th
Activity: Small Mammal Survey
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor top field
June / Date: 10th
Activity: Visit to Whixall Moss
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Whixall Moss / Date: 23rd evening
Activity: Bat Survey TBC
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: TBC
Notes: Coalmoor
July / Date:8th
Activity: Bioblitz (Butterfly, Dragonflies and others)
Event Lead: Sam (SMG)
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor / Date: 20th , 21st & 22th
Activity: Mammal Survey
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Coalmoor to field
August / Summerbreak / Summerbreak
September / Date: 9th
Activity: Site Clearance work
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Clearing of saplings from Coalmoor / Date: 23rd
Activity: Visit to TBC
Event Lead: TBC
TWWiG Lead: TBC
Notes:
October / Date: 14th
Activity: Dormice survey/ Nut hunt.
Event Lead:
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Survey & replace present boxes on Lightmoor. / Date: 28th
Activity: Dormice survey
Event Lead: Sam (SMG)
TWWiG Lead: Carl/ Joerg
Notes: Hope Valley
November / Date: 11h
Activity: TBC
Event Lead: TBC
TWWiG Lead: TBC
Notes: TBC / Date: 25h
Activity: Bramble clearance
Event Lead: TBC
TWWiG Lead: TBC
Notes: Reserves management work at Lightmoor
December / Date: 9th
Activity: Site clearance
Event Lead: TBC
TWWiG Lead: TBC
Notes: Reserves management work at Smalley Hill

Bats - there are no specialised bat surveys planned in 2018 for TWWiG. However, anyone interested in joining in with the Shropshire Bat Group (SBG), who run a number of local activities throughout the year, can find more details on their page on the Natural Shropshire website or via their FaceBook page.