North Somerset Parish

      Wildlife Wardens -

are people who care about the future of our wildlife and want

to improve local habitats and biodiversity - in our gardens,

in our parishes and in North Somerset as a whole.

Our Objectives

To promote wildlife issues

 

·         Recording, monitoring and identifying areas of wildlife interest.

·         Acting as a link between the community and relevant

     bodies on wildlife issues.

·         Promoting habitat creation and conservation in North Somerset.

·         Encouraging sustainable

     lifestyles.

What we do

 

We record the local wildlife,

flowers, trees and hedges, we 

monitor bat and bird populations, thereby helping to protect our

local habitats.    

Training

There are free training sessions

 for all wardens who would like to increase their own identification

and monitoring skills 

The Newsletter for August 2008 can be seen by clicking on the icons at the bottom of this page

See note on the right ->

above - Beef Steak fungus

               in Towerhouse Wood

above - Young hedgehog found in a compost heap

Take a look -

New sustainability group

Greener Footprints set up in Clevedon.

Click here to see the website for Nailsea Environment Trust.

Banded Agrion damselfly

Calopteryx spendens

above - inspecting the bat roost at Redding Pits

below - Eyed Hawkmoth

Membership is open to

anyone wishing to support

the aims of the North

Somerset Parish Wildlife

group - the commitment

and degree of involvement

is up to you.

There is a charge of £3

per an. for individuals and

£5 for families.

Judith Tranter   

Rhynel Court,

Rickford,

Burrington,

Somerset,

BS40 7AH

Email judith.tranter@virgin.net 

Tel  01761 462276

Or                                                                                                              

Terry Smith   

8 Friendship Road,

Nailsea,

Bristol,

BS48 1AE

Email t.a.smith@blueyonder.co.uk      

Tel  01275 854317

It may take a while to download

so please be patient !

above - Musk Mallow

above

 

The Natural History of Nailsea 

-  price £5 with proceeds to the

Wildlife Wardens.

   This booklet has over 80

colour plates showing the

kinds of wildlife that can

be found around Nailsea,

with 48 pages of text.

   Printed with the financial

assistance of The Heritage

Lottery Fund, it may be

purchased from the Nailsea

Book Shop, Let’s Walk or

‘TheOffice.Shop’

 

 below  - pond dipping

at Backwell Lake

above - pair of Mallard ducks 

below -

       bee on Purple Loosestrife

  Click on the icons below

to  see the constitution

and to see the links to

other sites.