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Marine
week!
7th-14th August 2005
- a watery wildlife-filled week of events
Programme of events (click
here to download a text version)
Sun 7 August
°°WALK:
8 mile circular walk to Lady Bay
from John Weir’s Garden Centre,
9:30am. Meet: John Weir's Garden Centre Car
Park on Clevedon Road (ST 436 716). Moderate with some climbs (Grade
2*). See: Tickenham and Gordano Valleys and lots of different
wildlife habitats. Please wear appropriate clothes and footwear,
and bring packed lunch and sufficient drinks. Book with:
Judy Hall on 01275 853627. Free event.
°°FAMILIES: Sand
Sculpture event on Weston Beach with the North Somerset
Council Rangers, 12-5pm. Meet:
south of the beach and First Aid office. Details from:
the Tourist Information Office 01934 888800. Free event.
°°ALL
AGES: Marine Fossil Hunt:
Join the Avon RIGS group and The South Gloucestershire Council Biodiversity
Officer to find out about Aust Cliff’s dramatic geology and
the biodiversity of the area, 2-4pm.
Suitable for families. Cliff location, wear suitable footwear. Meet:
Old Passage, near Aust 564 890 at top of track to Aust Cliff. Book
with: Alison Slade 01454 862215. Free event.
°°ALL
AGES: Boat trip
with guide around Bristol Docks, 3pm.
See: The fascinating and unexpected wildlife in this city-centre
part of the Severn Estuary. Meet: Jury’s steps (on
quayside behind Jury’s Hotel). Book with: The Avon
Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279. Cost: £5 per person.
Monday
8 August
°°ALL
AGES:
Butterflies, crickets and the wonderful wildlife of Walborough,
10am-1pm. There will be something for
children and for adults, with wildlife walks, close-up encounters
with some of the smaller inhabitants of this nature reserve and
the chance for kids to make and take home their own butterfly. Meet:
main entrance to the reserve, by the sluice gates on Uphill
Way GR314585. Book with: The Avon Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279.
Cost: £5 per person, £4 for watch members.
Tuesday 9th
August
°°WALK:
A birding walk at Severnside,
catch the tide for a chance to see smashing waders at this internationally
important site, 9am. Meet:
Severn Beach. Take binoculars and a telescope if you have one. There
will be a telescope set up for those who don’t have their
own. Book with: The Avon Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279. Maximum
10 people so book soon to avoid disappointment. Free event.
°°WALK:
A walk with
the RSPB from Ashton to Sea Mills and back on the
south side of the river, 2– 5pm.
Meet: Outside police horse HQ on Clanage Rd at bottom of Rownham
Hill. ST565722. Book with: Mike Johnson, MICHAEL753@aol.com,
0117 9532545 or 07702 323129. Free event.
Wed 10th
August
°°KIDS:
Oceans of Fun! Kids
event at Willsbridge Mill, The Wildlife Trust's education centre.
Choose from two sessions: 10.30am-12.30pm
or 2-4pm. Meet: Willsbridge Mill. Book with:
The Avon Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279. Cost: £5 per child
& £4 for watch members. °°WALK:
3-4
mile wildlife walk along coast from Woodspring to Sand Point
1.30pm-5pm. See:
Coastal habitats and associated wildlife along the coast from
St. Thomas Head to Middle Hope and Sand Point. Wear stout footwear
and appropriate clothes. Includes cliff top walks and some short
steep climbs and slopes. Meet: Car park near Woodspring
Priory in Collum Lane (ST347662). Book with: Susan Stangroom
on 01275 888551. Free event.
Thursday
11th August
°°WALK:
A walk with
the RSPB on the Bristol Channel coast between the
mouths of the Rivers Kenn and Yeo, taking in Blakes Pool (AWT reserve),
10am-1pm. Meet: Channel View
Farm, Kingston Seymour ST 382678. Book with: Mike Johnson,
MICHAEL753@aol.com, 0117 9532545 or 07702 323129. Free event.
°°WALK:
Walk on the North Somerset Levels
and Moors. Find out how wildlife habitats were created
from the sea, 2pm. Book with: The Avon Wildlife
Trust 0117 9177279. Free event.
Friday 12th
August
°°FAMILIES:
Estuary antics! Children’s
event – games and model building at sand bay. Suitable for
eight years old and over (must be accompanied by an adult), 2-4pm.
Book with: The Avon Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279. Cost:
£5 per child & £4 for watch members
Saturday
13th August
°°ALL
AGES: Boat trip
with guide around Bristol Docks, 10am.
See: The fascinating and unexpected wildlife in this city-centre
part of the Severn Estuary. Meet: Jury’s steps (on
quayside behind Jury’s Hotel). Book with: The Avon
Wildlife Trust 0117 9177279. Cost: £5 per person
All week
°°FAMILIES:
Join a North Somerset Nature Treasure
Hunt as part of the
activities in the parks and on the beach, 12-4pm.
Details from: the Tourist Information Office 01934 888800.
Free event.
°°ALL
AGES: £1
off at the SeaQuarium at Weston-super-Mare
for anyone who mentions Marine week. There will also be a display
up all week. Details from: Seaquarium Weston-super-Mare
01934 613361, www.seaquarium.co.uk, weston@seaquarium.co.uk.
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