Legacies

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Protect local wildlife

  • The Work of Vine House Farm (Event)

    Farmer and conservationist Nicholas Watts is due to give a presentation about how he enticed birds back to his land by improving the habitat. Mr Watts, a RSPB 'Nature of Farming' Award Winner 2013, will talk about how he managed to bring birds back onto his land by changing the way he farms - replacing lost habitat,fighting the local Water Authority, building towers, growing his own bird seed, and much more.

  • Understanding how nature benefits society (Event)

    Jeff Ollerton from University of Northampton by using everyday examples, will provide an overview of how a basic understanding of natural history helps us to appreciate the importance of nature in providing the ecosystem services on which we all depend. Talk organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Waggle Dance: How animals find the way (Event)

    A talk by Colette Jeffrey, Designer, Researcher and Lecturer. After fifteen years of designing signage systems for airports, hospitals, museums, and libraries Colette has started to look at animal wayfinding behaviour to find new ideas for helping people find their way. Talk organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Hands on Hawking (Event)

    Tony Fitzpatrick will be displaying and talking about some of the birds of prey he keeps and flys. Talk and demonstration organised by Towcester Local Group

  • The work of the Algernon Trust Animal Rescue Charity (Event)

    Jane Shepherd from the Algernon Trust will be talking about the activities of the Whittlebury based Charity that provides rescue for all types of domestic pets, together with rehabilitation of wild animals, including foxes.

  • Kingfishers (Event)

    Barrie Mason will be presenting an illustrated talk following a twelve year study into the life and ecology of the Kingfisher organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Moths in Hazleborough Woods (Event)

    Guided walk led by Sharon Hearle of Butterfly Conservation who will talk us through the different moth species caught in a moth trap set up in the woods. Organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Hares and the Work of the Hare Preservation Trust (Event)

    Jane Russ, Chairman of the Hare Preservation Trust will talk about the plight of this most icon of British mammals and the work of The Trust to promote and support it. Organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Illustrated talk by Brian Eversham, Chief Executive of BCN Wildlife Trust (Event)

    Talk organised by Towcester Local Group

  • Tanzania Virtual Safari (Event)

    Illustrated talk by Bob Brind Such from the Towcester Photo Club based on his travels in Tanzania organised by Towcester Local Group