Above the Wye at Brockhampton 23/05/12

Walk

A scenic level walk exploring the past history of Brockhampton looking at the arts and crafts church,Court and cottages.

Leader: Heather Hurley, author and historian
Distance: 4.5 miles / 7 km
Location: Brockhampton, Herefordshire
Time: 2pm
Booking: Essential
Contact: Sarah Sawyer, Wye Valley AONB Community Links Officer
Tel: 01600 710844 email: community@wyevalleyaonb.org.uk

Grassland Restoration 25/05/12

Training Day

A training day held for members of the Countryside Management Association looking at GWT’s work on grassland restoration on Wyeswood Common and the ongoing management of Pentwyn Farm.

Leader: Tim Green, Farm & Wildlife Development Officer
Location: Pentwyn Farm and Wyeswood Common, Penallt nr Monmouth
Time: 10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Booking: Essential
Cost: CMA Members Free, non CMA members £30
Contact: Tim Green, Gwent Wildlife Trust
tel: 01600 740600
 

Bumblebees for Beginners 09/06/12

Workshop

A chance to learn the basics of bumblebee identification, and then observe them in their natural habitat in the flowery meadows of the reserve.
Did you know that there are 24 species of bumblebees in the UK?  Although some are very rare, others are thriving, including one species recently arrived from the continent.  Learn about their lifestyle and how to identify the commoner species, which can be overlooked or confused with other kinds of bees. (NB this course does not cover honeybees.)

Leader: Marc Carlton
Location: Pentwyn Farm, Penallt nr Monmouth
Time: 10:30 am
Booking: Essential
Cost: Members £12.00, non members £16
Contact: Gwent Wildlife Trust
tel: 01600 740600
 

Pentwyn Farm National Gardens Scheme Open Day 10/06/12

Family Event

Pentwyn Farm is a wild garden as beautiful as anything under cultivation. View the wildflowers of Pentwyn Farm, famous for its orchids, teeming with butterflies and with spectacular views across the Wye Valley and visit the neighboring reserve, Wyeswood Common, a 40 hectare grassland and woodland restoration project and home to the trust's flocks of sheep and lambs.
GWT’s Chepstow Local Group will be hosting a plant stall (offers of help to Hilary Lee on 01291 689326).

Host: Annette Murray
Location: Pentwyn Farm, Penallt nr Monmouth
Time: 10:00 am
Guided Walks: 11am, 1pm and 3pm
Cost: Adults £3, children free (tea & coffee available)
Contact: Gwent Wildlife Trust
tel: 01600 740600
 

Meadow Plant Identification for Beginners 14/06/12

Family Event

A gentle stroll around the species-rich meadows of Pentwyn Farm looking at how to identify some of our more common meadow wildflowers and grasses, as well as some of the less common plants the site supports. (Check whether event still on if inclement weather is anticipated.) 

Leader: Rebecca Price
Location: Pentwyn Farm, Penallt nr Monmouth
Time: 10:00 am
Booking: Essential
Cost: Members £6.00, non members £9 
Contact: Gwent Wildlife Trust
tel: 01600 740600
 

Gardening for bugs, bumblebees and butterflies 14/06/12

Event

This event will look at the needs of pollinating insects, and ways in which gardens can be planted to attrach a wide range of pollinators.  How bumblebees, butterflies, moths, hoverflies and beetles use flowers as a food source will be discussed.  There will a visit to a local private garden which has been planted to encourage pollinating insects.

Leader: Marc Carlton
Location: Chepstow
Time: 9:45 - 4:00pm
Booking: Essential
Cost: £40 Concession for Buglife/Butterfly Conservation members £25
Contact: Flora locale, Postern Hill Lodge, Salisbury Road, Marlborough, SN8 4ND tel: 01672 515723
Email: Info@floralocale.org, please mark your email subject as: 'Training Booking'   or access Website 

Bookings received 28 days before the event are eligible for 10% discount and full details will be sent 2 weeks before the event date. 

Tidenham guided walk 16/06/12

Walk

Come and enjoy the delights of the Wye Valley; this walk will take in 3 Trust reserves (Lippetts Grove, East Wood and Ridley Bottom) and a wealth of wonderful habitats in between.

The walk is on uneven terrain, with some hilly sections. There are stiles and kissing gates and it may be muddy in places.  Bring sturdy walking boots or shoes, walking stick or poles if usually used, water proofs, drink and packed lunch. 

Leader: Gloucesterhire Wildlife Trust
Location: Tidenham Chase, Tidenham,  Grid reference ST559993
Time: 11:00am - 3:00pm
Booking: Essential (Suitable for adults and older children.)
Cost: Adult £3, child £2
Contact: Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
tel: 01452 383333
Web-site: Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust

Have A Go Archery 17/06/12

Family Event

Archery for all ages.  Dads go free with paying child!

Leader: John Sterry
Location: The Old Station Tintern
Time: 11:00 am
Booking: Essential
Cost: £3.00 per child, one adult free with each child
Contact: John Sterry
tel: 07725789889    email: johnsterry@monmouthshire.gov.uk

Open Farm Sunday 17/06/12

Family Event

This event will give you a wonderful opportunity to discover woodland and farmland wildlife at the award winning Herefordshire farm of Mark O'Brien and Liz Vice, as well as having the chance to meet farm animals and take part in family activities.

A guided tour of this unique farm will start at 2:00pm, led by the farm manager Mark O’Brien and assisted by the Wye Valley AONB Youth Ranger team.  View the woodland walk, where a wealth of wildlife flourishes. Learn about woodland management; coppicing and charcoal production on site. Meet the animals, Longhorn Cattle and Wiltshire Horned sheep high quality rare breeds.

Families welcome, wellies essential, tea and cake at the woodland camp.

Leader: Sarah Sawyer
Location: Mabley Farm, Woolhope, Herefordshire
Time: 10:30am
Cost: Free
Booking: Not essential
For further information contact: Sarah Sawyer, Wye Valley AONB Community Links Officer
Tel: 01600 01600 710844 email: community@wyevalleyaonb.org.uk

Download a map to the event here

In the Footsteps of Tom Spring 20/06/12

Walk

Join Heather Hurley on a varied walk exploring sites associated with Tom Spring, ‘Bare-Knuckle Champion of All England’ in 1823.  Capture the flavour of Fownhope during the early 1800s before enjoying a cheese ploughman’s for lunch. Part of the Herefordshire Walking Festival

Organiser: Wye Valley AONB as part of Herefordshire Walking Festival
Leader: Heather Hurley local author and historian
Distance: 4.5 miles
Location: Fownhope
Time: 10am - 1pm
Booking: Essential
Cost: Adults £10.50, Children £6.50
Contact: Herefordshire Walking Festival    
Tel: 01432 268430 email: walking@walkingfestival.co.uk