This 3-month Embrace Cooperation Ltd project is based in Lesnes Abbey Wood the project will involve 8 FREE public & 6 tailor-made (for young people events). This project is funded by Big Lottery Community Wildlife grant and started October 2010.
Big Lottery Community Wildlife Website:
http://www.biglotteryfund.org.uk/prog_community_wildlife
Events open to the public
1pm to 4pm Saturday 30th October 2010 Nature Photography Walk
1pm to 4pm Saturday 6th November 2010 Glade Clearing / Protection of Moss Species
Click here for info on importance of woodland glades
1pm to 4pm Saturday 13th November 2010 Fungi ID Walk
1pm to 4pm Friday 26th November 2010 Nature Photography Walk
1pm to 4pm Saturday 4th December 2010 Tree Coppicing
Tree coppicing postponed to Saturday 11th December (due to bad weather conditions)
Click here for info on coppicing
1pm to 4pm Saturday 18th December 2010 Traditional Wooden Fence Making
Traditional fence making moved to Saturday 8th Januray due to weather conditions
Click here to see photos from last years fence making event
1pm to 4pm Saturday 15th January 2011 Traditional Wooden Fence Repair
Click here for info on the traditional wooden fencing in Lesnes Abbey Wood
1pm to 4pm Saturday 29th January 2011 Glade Clearing
The project will also run 6 FREE tailor-made events for young people will be run with local youth organizations &/or schools and will be run at suitable times/dates for the participating groups.
For more information, book on place on a event or organization an tailor-made event for your school &/or youth organization please contact:
Email: john.c@myembrace.org
Tel: +044(0) – 020 727 49450 or +044(0) – 079846 629 96
Information from Lesnes Abbey Conservation Volunteers Website
Click here for Lesnes Abbey Wood Site Information
Click here for Lesnes Abbey Wood Location
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Project Poster
Photos from photography walk 30th October 2010
Photos by Embrace volunteer Harriet Yates-Smith
Photos from Fungi Foray 13th November
Photos by Embrace volunteer Isabel Sánchez de Ibargüen
Photos from photography walk 26th November 2010
Photos by photography walk participant Catherine Murphy
Photography Competition with Eltham Hill Technology College for Girls
Day 1
Winning photos by Dominika, Kimalie, Toria & Alba
Day 2
Winning photos by Indigo, Hanah, Sugita & Mercy
