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Dragons, Damsels & Nature for Wellbeing, with David Chandler
POSTPONED
We have unfortunately had to postpone this event, but we will be rearranging a new date ASAP. Please keep an eye on this page for further updates.
Come and discover dragonflies, damselflies & how the power of nature can improve your mental health
4th June, 11.00am to 1.00pm at RSPB Ouse Fen Nature Reserve
The evidence that getting out into nature is good for your wellbeing is ever growing.
Don’t believe us? Then come and find out for yourself!
Join local wildlife guide David Chandler for a wander through one of the UK’s largest wetland nature reserves in search of the dragonflies and damselflies found in our local landscape, and find out about the benefits of spending time in natural green spaces with our very own Karen MacKelvie.
No experience or expertise required – just bring your sense of adventure and enthusiasm.
This event is suitable for people of all ages, including families. We recommend sturdy footwear and to dress for the weather on the day.
We hope to see you there!
#newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens #wildlifewalks #greenmentalhealth #livewild #powerofnature
Well-kept, but wild: Nature & your graveyard
Join us for a workshop on managing graveyards for nature
21st May, 10.00am to 15.00pm at Haddenham Closed Cemetery
Graveyards and burial grounds can be havens for a remarkable array of plant and animal life, often providing a refuge for species otherwise pushed out of surrounding areas. As awareness of the importance of these spaces to nature increases, many custodians of graveyards are seeking to adopt management practices that support and enhance ecological value.
This event provides a chance to learn from our invited specialists, and to chat and share ideas with other custodians in the local area.
Hear from:
- Nigel Cooper – Ely Diocesan’s environmental officer on trees, rules & regs and net-zero churchyards
- Diana Cook – from the Wildlife Trust’s Churchyard Conservation Scheme
- David Chandler – a wildlife guide and nature writer on wildlife ID and eco-church information
- Jeni Cairns – an award winning garden designer on planting for wildlife
- Sarah Martin – for the Little Thetford church pond story
Bring your own picnic lunch and dress for the weather on the day!
Location:
Haddenham Closed Cemetery, Church Lane, Haddenham, CB6 3TB
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#newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens #biodiversity #graveyardwildlife #nature
Introduction to identifying aquatic plants
Get to grips with identifying plants in and around water
9th July, 9.30am to 3.00pm at Greenwillows Associates, Warboys
Do you know your Hornwort from your Spearwort? Or your Frogbit from your Waterlily? Not sure? Then this is the event for you!
Join us for an introduction to identifying aquatic plants with expert ecologists from ecological consultants Greenwillows Associates. Getting hands on and up close, you will learn to recognise some common aquatic plant species whilst you are out and about in nature. With these skills under your belt, you’ll also be able to help us monitor the aquatic environments in the NLOW area by submitting your identification records to us. What’s not to love?!
All equipment will be provided on the day, but please do dress for the weather as you will be spending time outside, and you will need to bring your own lunch.
This event is suitable for adults only.
#waterforwildlife #botany #livewild #nature #newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens
Track & sign, with David Wege
Learn to read the ground…
16th July, 10.00am to 12.00pm at Kingfisher Bridge Nature Reserve,
Recognised as the very first human language, following signs and tracks to find animals or avoid predators is what humanity has done since our beginnings. It has enabled us to understand and communicate with the wild.
Join us for a free workshop where we relearn the wild language of track and sign with local expert David Wege and learn how to identify wildlife from what they leave behind. From footprints to feeding signs, you will learn skills to help you discover what is living in and moving across the land.
“When we track we feel alive, we feel present, we feel useful, we reignite something that has blazed inside of us since the beginning of time.”
Craig Foster maker of the film ‘My Octopus Teacher’ and author of Amphibious Soul.
Kingfisher Bridge nature reserve is privately owned and managed, and relies on the generosity of visitors to allow its ongoing conservation work. As such, a donation to the nature reserve is kindly requested which can be made upon arrival by cash or card (online).
#newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens #trackandsign #livewild #nature
Volunteers and stakeholders meeting
Join us for a project update and social on 18 March, 6.30 to 8pm at Over Community & Conference Centre
In celebration of the extension of the NLOW project, join us to look back at the achievements of the project so far, and what to look forward to in the coming months. It will be a great opportunity to meet other volunteers and stakeholders, discuss your ideas, share your feedback and get inspired.
We will also be joined by staff from the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Environmental Records Centre (CPERC) who will be sharing some insight into what is done with survey records collected by our volunteers and their critical importance for environmental monitoring.
We hope to see you there!
#newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens #conservation #citizenscience #wildcommunities #biodiversity
Wildlife Discovery Walk, with David Chandler
Join us for a wild walk to discover what is living on your doorstep in the Cambridgeshire Fens!
3rd August, 9.00 to 11.00am at RSPB Ouse Fen Nature Reserve
Have you ever wondered what fantastic wildlife might be living in your local landscape? What that bird is? Or what that plant is called?
If your answer is “yes”, then this is the event for you!
Join local wildlife guide David Chandler for a wander through one of the UK’s largest wetland nature reserves to see what you can find. No experience or expertise required – just bring your sense of adventure and enthusiasm.
This event is suitable for people of all ages, including families.
We recommend sturdy footwear and to dress for the weather on the day. A pair of binoculars will be useful if you have them.
We hope to see you there!
#newlifeoldwest #cambridgeshirefens #wildlifewalks #livewild #nature
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