A new Wildlife WATCH group, the junior section of the Wildlife Trusts, is being set up in Morecambe Bay.
Wildlife WATCH groups are aimed at children between the ages of 8 and 13 years and children’s activities will be held at the Heysham Nature Reserve, close to the harbour and ferry port on Moneyclose Lane towards the Ocean Edge Morecambe Bay Leisure Park.
The first meeting will be at the nature reserve on Saturday 17th October from 10.00am to 12 noon. Adult volunteers who would like to help with the group will also be welcomed at this meeting, where details about the application process and forms will be available.
Lancashire’s Wildlife Trust hopes that by talking part in the group, children will get an insight into the many aspects of wildlife and their environment. They’ll be able to participate in fun activities such as pond dipping, minibeast hunts and making bird and insect feeders in order to gain experience in a number of skills and to increase their confidence in working with other people.
They will also be encouraged to act responsibly and to show a greater respect, knowledge and awareness of the area about them and into the wider world.
• More info on the work of the Lancashire Wildlife Trust at: www.lancswt.org.uk; there’s a full list of Lancashire Wildlife WATCH groups here on the same site
• Further details can be obtained by contacting either Emma Garston (egarston@lancswt.org.uk) or Nicola Estill (nestill@lancswt.org.uk) who are reserve officers based at Heysham and who will be two of the group’s registered leaders.
Additional information about this group and other Wildlife WATCH activities can be found on the Trust’s website www.lancswt.org.uk