Cheshire and Peak District Branch Events 2009The Cheshire & Peak District Branch events for 2009 |
23rd May, Saturday, Teggs Nose Country Park The walking distance is fairly short on footpaths, but it is slow going in the hilly terrain. This should prove to be a popular event, as, once you have found this little butterfly it obligingly hangs around for a while. It is not as skittish as other species, but the trick is in spotting it in the first place as it is cleverly disguised in the bilberry. The site also supports a very small colony of the Wall Brown, which we may be fortunate enough to find. There should also be a chance of spotting up to nine other species including Small Copper, Comma & Holly Blue. ============================================================ 24th May, Sunday. Butterfly Talk & Walk Booking essential: - 01625 504505 – Bring packed lunch. A one-hour talk followed by a break for lunch and an easy mostly flat walk round Poynton Coppice to look at the variety of butterflies in this semi-ancient woodland. The Middlewood way is an 11-mile traffic free route running between Marple & Macclesfield following the line of a former railway, which closed in 1970. It is within easy reach of Jacksons’ Brickworks nature reserve. This is a partnership event with Macclesfield Ranger Service. ============================================================= 27th June, Saturday, Drinking for Butterflies (changed from 20th June) We will start with a morning coffee, or something stronger as there is a wonderful selection of real ale at this establishment. At about 12.00 we will start the walk of about 2 ½ miles going out and just short of 2 miles on the way back. Initially along the road and then into a field where we follow the hedge then into a wooded area with a stream and out onto farmland again. A short stretch on a country lane brings us to a wide canopied path and once more out onto farmland, where we will probably have to walk the field boundary. Here we will come into Kennelwood and we will be able to explore the area and have use of a barn and toilet kindly made available by Richard who has been our host on previous visits. On our return we shall walk by a south facing field hedge and out onto the country road, which will return us to the cars. The date change should give us a better chance of seeing the Ringlet. You will need stout footwear as the fields have been ploughed and some are very rutted. Bring a change of shoes as the pub has floors you could eat off. There are six to eight stiles in good condition. The pub is open all day from 11.30 for food and drinks. Sandwiches start at £5.00, light bites from £7.00 and main courses from £9.00. Very nice coffee from £2.00 and tea at £1.60 (as we go to press) ============================================================= 12th July, Sunday, Swettenham Meadows Rachael will walk us over her transect in this nature reserve, part of which is an ancient semi-natural wet woodland. Wet being the operative word here so wellingtons should be the footwear of the day and as there are steep slopes and stiles to negotiate a walking stick for added balance would not go amiss. You have the opportunity to see this Grade A Site of Biological Importance and if there is time afterwards there is Sir Bernard Lovell’s Quinta arboretum to be explored. ============================================================ 18th July, Saturday, Long Dale, near Newhaven This is a new area, to me, for a field trip and I have it on good authority it never rains in Newhaven. We shall be looking out for the above Dark Green Fritillary and the Brown Argus but also present in 2008 were Small Skipper and Common Blue. We should also see Wall Brown, Hedge Brown (Gatekeeper) and Large & Green Veined Whites. The site is also renown for its abundance of Dwarf Thistle. ============================================================ 25th July, Saturday, Handforth Fields – Dragonflies & Butterflies This popular walk soon takes us by a long tall hedge, which never fails to have a variety of butterflies seeking shelter there. We will probably lunch by a pond that abounds with dragonflies and while we partake of our victuals Stu will gallantly wade round the pond to catch, and show us, the best specimens. He also has some unusual fact about dragonflies to pass on to us. ============================================================ 18th or 19th September, Friday or Saturday, Moth Night |
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