Online events during lockdown
Our usual walk and talk events programme is currently on hold, but we have an exciting and diverse range of online events planned for the summer.
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Chicken of the woods
Chicken of the woods is a sulphur-yellow bracket fungus of trees in woods, parks and gardens. It can often be found in tiered clusters on oak, but also likes beech, chestnut, cherry and even yew…
Bracken
Our most familiar fern, bracken can be found growing in dense stands on hillsides, moorland, heathland and in woodlands. It is very large and dies back in winter, turning the landscape orangey-…
Autumn Foraging: Members' Event
A guided exploration of Melverley Meadows reserve, investigating the Autumn bounty offered by our wild places.
Field Pharmacy: Members' Event
A walk around Melverley Meadows reserve to learn about the curative properties of wild plants.
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Hear the drummers in the woods
Wander through a woodland in late winter or early spring and you’re likely to hear bursts of rapid, resonant tapping echoing through the trees. This is the sound of a woodpecker on a mission. Each…
Market Drayton Branch
Market Drayton branch actively manage local wildlife areas and organise monthly nature talks
Work in the Woods at the Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale
Volunteer, Charlotte Murray, reflects on her recent work days at the Green Wood Centre, Coalbrookdale.
Owl Pellet Dissection Workshop: Members' Event
Learn the techniques of owl pellet dissection and the identification of prey remains found in them. Dissect your own pellet, work out what the owl had eaten, and what the investigation can tell us…
Warty venus
This bumpy shell lives up to its name and lives partly buried in the seabed along the west coast of Great Britain.
Wood avens
Look for wood avens along hedgerows and in woodlands. Its yellow flowers appear in spring and provide nectar for insects; later, they turn to red, hooked seedheads that can easily stick to a…