Ledbury Focus February 2020 Ledbury Focus February 2020 v1

Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Events February 2020 Fieldfare - photo courtesy of Margaret Holland How to help Herefordshire’s fieldfare Unfortunately, fieldfare are on the UK ‘red list’ meaning urgent action is required to halt the decline of the population. In Herefordshire, many landscapes are still good for fieldfare with orchards, thick hedgerows and old meadows all providing ideal feeding areas – it is important these features remain in our county. Including native berry-bearing trees and shrubs in your garden, will be great for fieldfare – along many other birds. Rowan is a pretty, smallish tree which is great in a garden and laden with berries in autumn. Holly is similarly decorative and can be grown as a tree or used for hedging. In a cold snap, fieldfares will also be very grateful for apples thrown onto a lawn. Event: Adventure Club Date: Tuesday 18th February Time: 10am to 2 pm Venue: Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY Cost: £12 per child Details: Winter inspired adventures in the woods, including campfire cooking, fire lighting, den building, using tools, games, seasonal crafts and more! Event: Get Crafty Date: Weds 19th February Time: 1.30 pm to 3.30pm Venue: Queenswood Country Park & Arboretum, Dinmore Hill, Nr Leominster, Herefordshire, HR6 0PY Cost: £2 per child from the visitor centre Details: Find out which animals and birds you might see in the winter by spotting their tracks. Event: Bodenham Lake Works Information Evening Date: Thursday 27th February Time: 7pm Venue: Bodenham Parish Hall, Bodenham, Hereford, HR1 3LB Cost: Free Details: This information evening is about the works to improve Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve for wildlife. The evening will include a presentation from Project Officer Sophie Cowling with updates about the newly created reedbed. There will be detailed plans about the works to create islands of reedbed, islands for ground nesting birds, sand martin nesting banks and feeding areas of wading birds. Ledbury Focus Fieldfare - photo courtesy of John Bridges 37

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