WildAid Sponsors Nature Awareness Event for Young People
In October 2010, February 2011 and July 2011 WildAid provided a bursaries to Wild Woods ‘n’ Willow, an organisation who aims to inspire wonder and respect for nature in young people through practical, sensory and playful activities outdoors. The following is a short report on one of the events, however, for more information on what they do please visit:
http://www.wildwoodswillow.org.uk/
“We would like to thank WildAid for kindly donating the 8 bursary places that made it possible for many of the children to participate on the Wild Woods n' Willow Halloween special.
The event went very well with places fully booked and the weather was kind being mild and dry.
The children had the rare opportunity to see and hear bats with our special frequency converter on a night walk. As we went deeper into the woods we tracked a pair of juvenile tawny owls squabbling over territory. We cooked pumpkin and honey bread over the fire, made miniature broom sticks using traditional techniques and materials grown at Epona (our Wild Woods n' Willow site) To finish we all enjoyed stalking through the under growth in the dark. Much fun was had by all.”
BioBlitz
In line with the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity, WildAid also gets involved with BioBlitz, click image to the right to find out more. These are events that are coming together in a National Partnership, the aim being to uncover what wildlife you have in your area and promote ways to get involved with your local community, environment and your wildlife species. WildAid will be facilitating these events at schools and community areas so let us know if you are interested! More information on BioBlitz and details of a recent event run at Exeter University can be found at this link:
http://www.bnhc.org.uk/home/bioblitz/national-bioblitz/universities/exeter.html
WildAid was kindly supported by the Chagstock festival 22nd to 24th July!
This amazing festival takes place in the stunning natural environment of Dartmoor, Devon, and has fast become “The best little festival in the South West” Ade Edmondson – The Bad Shepherds
WildAid was there with loads of information, activities and magical woodland grotto...what a great weekend thanks to our volunteers and supporters!
This year Dick Twinney was also supporting WildAid at Chagstock and he raised £116 by holding a raffle for the very limited edition Westcountry Wildlife picture to the left. Thanks Dick!
More information on the event can be found at http://www.chagstock.info/
Embercome Summer Fair
Embercombe Summer gathering was held on the 18th June and WildAid were thrilled to have a stall there. The day was great fun and the whole fair was filled with really interesting people and organisation!
Check out all the amazing things that go on at Embercombe by following www.embercombe.co.uk/
WILD TOWN - Exeter
A Huge Success!
WildAid launched an exciting Wildlife Action Week programme during the May half-term holiday!
The link below tells you all about it in words and pictures!
WildAid has made a donation to the Seal Sanctuary in Mablethorpe, Lincs, to help them set up an interactive computer in their amazing Education Room. The folk there are doing a really good job with providing great information on local wildlife in the area today and way back over a massive timeline.
If you are in the area this centre is well worth a visit!
August 16th found WildAid at Canonteign Falls, Devon!
We were generously invited to run a wildlife event at this great venue. Our naturalist patron Nick Baker was there leading nature trails, bug hunts and even a little pond dipping! We will also ran craft activities, games and provided information on our charity and the work we do. Home to England’s highest waterfall, descending a staggering 220 ft, Canonteign Falls is a breath taking Devon attraction, and a wonderful day out for all the family.
The day was a huge success and we continued to gather handprints for our campaign to save Britains environmental laws!
WildAid Weekend - Up North!
August 20th : Wakefield Wildlife Event.
WildAid's very own Charlie Pass, our Northern leader, was out spreading the word on nature at this great new event outside Wakefield Cathedral.
August 21st: Wyre Estuary Country Park - Lancashire
The WildAid stall also be attended the Wyre Estuary Country Park Open Day and a great day was had by all!
If you would like to see what else Charlie has been up to in our northern parts then click on the image to the left!
Biodiversity Surveys at Broadclyst Community Farm!
WildAid are involved in an on going project to provide this great community venture with baseline surveys of their land. On the farm there are several habitats that are listed with Natural England as Priority for Conservation such as lowland grassland, orchards and hedgerows.
On the 15th September we teamed up with Open Air Laboratories (OPAL) to conduct grassland and hedgerow surveys with the help of the farms own volunteers and 15 A level Biology students from the community college adjoining the site. It was a great day and the data will be part of national surveys as well as for Broadclyst Community Farm's own land management!
October was quite a month for WildAid and so the following is a brief outline of events.
Please click our ‘Thoughts of the Month’ button on the bar above for more details!
WildAid in Town with Nick Baker!
Wildlife Xpo at Alexandra Palace, London.
14th – 15th October.
20th October – Wildlife Champions Network Conference
Devon Wildlife Trust invited WildAid to run a habitat creation workshop at the launch of this fantastic initiative. What a great event...
WildAid has been providing monthly wildlife activities this year at an amazing community volunteer project for adults with mental health issues at West Town Farm, Exeter. The volunteers are supported by Organic Arts and EcoMind and we provide education on the link between wildlife and food production. Please click on the image above for more information on this project.
