The Following Urban Naturalist events, held at The Manchester Museum are available:
Urban Naturalist: Pond Life Sat 29 Mar, 2-4pm Join Rick Parker, chairman of Bolton Conservation Volunteers and find out more about amphibians and other animals which live in ponds, their needs and requirements and how you can develop an attractive pondlife environment for these animals. Rick has been Chairman of Bolton Conservation Volunteers for over 30 years, the group manages habitats for wildlife, in particular ponds and their surroundings, to encourage Great Crested Newts and rare dragonflies. Urban Naturalist is a series of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists. Book on 0161 275 2648, free.
Urban Naturalist: Urban Wildlife Sat 26 April, 2-4pm Join the RSPB to find out more about your local wildlife and how to encourage and give nature a home. We are living in an increasingly urbanised world, which has huge implications for our wildlife, some is thriving, such as our charismatic Peregrine Falcon, whilst other well loved species are slowly disappearing from our lives, without us even noticing, do you still get that hedgehog visiting your garden? Come along to our workshop and find out what is happening to our urban wildlife, and take part in exploring ideas and tips to give nature a home in your urban space, no matter how big or small. Please come armed with any questions or suggestions about how you want to develop, or have developed your outdoor space for wildlife. Urban Naturalist is a series of friendly, practical workshops run by leading naturalists Book on 0161 275 2648, free.
