Abbreviated Action Points
Mike ..to arrange Kettlestone meeting, and to send the vision statement to relevant landowners, other interested parties?
To shear grass around the bug hotel outside RTA premises. To provide cowslips for planting in woodland. To ring Fergus, Steve has his phone number.
Neil, to retry contact with Stuart Sands.
Barley.. to raise possible planting along right hand strip of playing field with Hall committee meeting on Thursday.
Ian/Barley to prepare information/ flyer about the Ryburgh Nature Watch and info about no mow suggestions for garden lawns, to distribute/ talk to, at the Spring Show, April 27 th 2-3.30 ish. Possibly to arrange special Guest Appearance of harvest mice?
Nature Watch – to run from Saturday 15 th June until Thursday 20 th ( Nick Acheson’s talk at 7.00). A series of mini events, family focussed over the weekend, involving community woodland, with crib sheets? On weekday evenings, bat watch, moth hunt? Wildlife identification to be mapped at a meeting in Hall to precede Nicks talk, 6pm. Prizes…most extraordinary sighting, photography exhibition, prizes for best, children/ adult. Possible hide opening for designated periods with RWG member present. Ian to ask Steve.
David to confirm Dawn chorus date and time 5 th May 4 am, and to publicise Nature Watch.
Gill to contact NWT re meeting and to discuss mapping and identifications.
To confirm with John Savory June 1st 10 am. And to identify bug hotel placement with Anne Prentis and inform Ian/Mike/Neil .
And lastly, but by no means least…the River Heroes will be putting in a star appearance sometime in the next little while. They know who they are! Ordinary mortals may catch a glimpse of their death defying stunts if they are lucky.