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| Further information |
| All events listed are open to all and are free unless otherwise stated.
Listed events are colour coded depending on what kind of an event it is. Contacts are listed below. |
| Lectures, Walks & Learning Events |
| For booking or further information contact the Trust office: Tel: 01874 625708 |
| Kids & Watch Club |
| For further details and to book a place contact Alexa Farley, Education Officer, at the Trust. Tel: 01874 625708 Visit our Kids Page |
| Reserves Work Party |
| For further details contact Phil Sutton, Reserves Officer, at the Trust. Tel: 01874 625708 |
| Reserves Work Party (UTV) |
| These work parties are for our Upper Tawe Valley Project. For further details contact Ben Mullen, Upper Tawe Valley Project Officer, at the Trust. Tel: 01874 625708 Look at our Reserves Work Party Page |
| Special Interest Group |
| Contact the person listed or look at our Special Interest Groups page. |
The running of these events is supported by a grant from the Countryside Council for Wales Additionally the provision of opportunities to help make a difference for wildlife are supported by a grant from The Dulverton Trust Fund, administered by the Community Foundation in Wales.  |
FEBRUARY
Sunday 5th
Reserves Work Party (UTV): Ystradfawr, Ystradgynlais - Scrub clearance to make way for new livestock fencing. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Thursday 9th
The Wildlife Year: The Gallery, Wyeside Arts Centre, Builth Wells, LD2 3BN - An evening with Trust Chairman, Keith Noble. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 7pm - 9pm.
Tuesday 14th
Wacky Wildlife Games and Natty Nest Boxes: Llangors Village Hall (Grid ref: SN 796 108. ) - Wildlife games and trails, make a nest box (there will be a charge of £3 for bird boxes going home). Watch members £3, non-watch £4, under 5's free. Under 8's must be accompanied by an adult. 1pm - 4pm.
Tuesday 14th
Reserves Work Party (UTV): Ystradfawr, Ystradgynlais - Scrub clearance to make way for new livestock fencing. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 21st
Reserves Work Party: Vicarage Meadows, Abergwesyn (Grid ref SN 850 526) - Scrub clearance to benefit wildflower meadows. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Thursday 23rd
The Wildlife Year: Lesser Hall, The Welfare, Brecon Road, Ystradgynlais, SA9 1JJ - An evening with Trust Chairman, Keith Noble. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 7pm - 9pm.
Tuesday 28th
Reserves Work Party (UTV): Ystradfawr, Ystradgynlais - Scrub clearance to make way for new livestock fencing. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
MARCH
Sunday 4th
Reserves Work Party (UTV): Ystradfawr, Ystradgynlais - Scrub clearance to make way for new livestock fencing. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 13th NEW DATE
Reserves Work Party (UTV): Wern Plemys, Ystradgynlais - Scrub clearance to benefit the wildflower meadows. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 20th
Reserves Work Party: Cae Eglwys, Sarnau (grid ref: SO 025 333) - Installing fencing to create a scrub belt around edge of wildflower meadow. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
APRIL
Tuesday 3rd
Reserves Work Party: Darren Fawr, Merthyr Tydfil - Installing new visitor signs on our highest nature reserve. Meet at car park for Merthyr Tydfil Golf Club, Cefn Coed (grid ref: SO 022 102). 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Wednesday 11th
Easter Eggstravaganza and Woodland Safari: Llangasty Village Hall - Learn about nature's babies, play seasonal games, art and craft and eggy fun, plus a look at what's stirring in nearby woodland. Bring lunch, coat and wellies. Grid ref: SO 124 259. Watch members £3, non-watch £4, under 5's free. Under 8's must be accompanied by an adult. 10.30am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 17th
Reserves Work Party: Cae Eglwys, Sarnau (grid ref: SO 025 333) - Installing fencing to create a scrub belt around edge of wildflower meadow. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Sunday 22nd
Private Nature Reserve Walk: Derwendoppa (grid ref: SO 072 351) - Come and join us to explore this smallholding where the owners have created five new ponds. In keeping with the season we will be mainly looking at the amphibian life in these ponds with a short talk to illustrate Derwendoppa's wildlife and how it is managed. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 10am - 1pm.
MAY
Saturday 5th
Know your bird song: Pwll y Wrach nature reserve, Talgarth (grid ref: SO 173 236) - An entertaining and informed walk through the nature reserve to listen to the dawn chorus, led by Andrew King. Meet at Arosfa (GR SO 173 326) where parking is available, above Pwll y Wrach reserve for a 2-3 hour walk. Cost £5 includes a bacon butty. 7am - 10am.
Tuesday 15th
Reserves Work Party: Wern Plemys, Ystradgynlais - Kissing gate and bench installation to improve access and enjoyment of this reserve. Meet at Diamond Park car park, grid ref: SN 788 092. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Sunday 20th
Butterfly Walk in association with Butterfly Conservation: Ystradfawr, Ystradgynlais - Join us for a wander around the reserve looking for the rare marsh fritillary butterfly. Learn about its lifecycle and habitat requirements and how the site is being managed to protect the populations here. Meet Hendreladus SA9 1SE (grid ref: SN 796 108). Suggested donation £3 per adult. 1pm - 3pm.
Saturday 26th
Flora Walk: Henallt Common and Cadwgan Farm - Looking at the flora on Henallt SSSI common and the Cadwgan Farm wildlife sites. Open to anyone with an interest in botany, volunteers or potential volunteers for the Road Verge Nature Reserve surveys or other botanical recording. Led by Stephanie Coates and John Crellin of Hay U3A botany group. This event is weather dependent. Meet at 10am at Hay main car park (pay & display) (grid ref: SO 229 422). We will then car share to take the minimum number of cars to the starting point. Bring a packed lunch and suitable clothing. Walk about 3 km with some steep slopes. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 10am - 3pm.
JUNE
Friday 1st
Cairns and Ferns on Cefn Cil-sanws: Merthyr Tydfil - A joint Fforest Fawr Geopark Festival event. Join archaeologist Edith Evans and wildlife expert Phil Sutton on a 5.5 mile (9km) exploration of a rocky mini-mountain with several extraordinary stories to tell. From Bronze Age burial sites to Britain's rarest tree and some fossil ones thrown in too for good measure. Total ascent: 250m. Meet: Merthyr Tydfil golf club car park, Cefn Coedycymer (SO 030 084). Please wear appropriate outdoor clothing as this site is very exposed. Please do not bring dogs. Suggested donation £5 per adult. 10am - 4pm.
Wednesday 6th
Reserves Work Party: Cae Pwll y Bo, nr Abergwesyn (grid ref: SN 854 512) - Monitoring the fantastic display of globeflowers at this site in the lovely Irfon valley. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Friday 8th
The geology of the Upper Swansea Valley: Craig - y - Nos Country Park - A joint Fforest Fawr Geopark Festival event looking at the geology of the Upper Swansea Valley and how it affects biodiversity. Meet at Craig-y-Nos country park car park (pay and display) (SA9 1GL, grid ref: SN 840 155). Bring lunch and appropriate outdoor clothing. Please do not bring dogs. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 10am - 3pm.
Tuesday 12th
Reserves Work Party: Allt Rhongyr, Penwyllt, SA9 1GE (grid ref: SN 852 156) - Bracken cutting to promote wildflower growth. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 19th
Reserves Work Party: Cae Eglwys, Sarnau (grid ref: SO 025 333) - Clearing bracken to benefit the many wildflowers that get better each year. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Saturday 16th
Mini Beast Safari: Vicarage Meadows nature reserve, Abergwesyn - As part of National Insect Week, come and discover the many different creepy crawlies that live in this reserve and the important role they play. Meet at 10am by road bridge over the river Irfon in Abergwesyn (gird ref: SN 850 526) for a leisurely amble led by Phil Sutton, Reserves Manager. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 10am - 12pm.
Tuesday 26th
Reserves Work Party: Allt Rhongyr, Penwyllt, SA9 1GE (grid ref: SN 852 156) - Bracken cutting to promote wildflower growth. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
JULY
Tuesday 17th
Reserves Work Party: Vicarage Meadows and Cae Pwll y Bo, Abergwesyn (grid ref: SN 850 526) - Clearing bracken in these nationally important wildflower meadows. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Monday 23rd - Thursday 25th
Royal Welsh Show: Llanelwedd - Come and visit the Wildlife Trust Wales stand and find out what we are up to.
Tuesday 31st
Reserves Work Party: Cae Eglwys, Sarnau (grid ref: SO 025 333) - Bracken cutting to benefit the wildflower meadow. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
AUGUST
Tuesday 21st
Reserves Work Party: Cae Eglwys, Sarnau (grid ref: SO 025 333) - Bracken cutting to benefit the wildflower meadow. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Reserves Work Party - Volunteer Barbeque
Bat and moth night walk: Ystradfawr
SEPTEMBER
Saturday 1st
Mammal Detectives: Pwll y Wrach, Talgarth (Grid ref SO 162 328) – Come and help us discover which mammals live in this ancient woodland reserve. Develop your skills in how to spot the clues and evidence different mammal species leave behind. We may even be lucky and see some live creatures up close. Led by Phil Sutton, Reserves Manager and keen mammal spotter. Wellies advisable for crossing the river. Meet at the main reserve car park for 10am. Suggested donation £3 per adult. 10am – 12noon.
Tuesday 4th
Reserves Work Party: Vicarage Meadows & Cae Pwll y Bo, Abergwesyn (Grid ref SN 850 526) - Hay cut and rake of these magnificent wildflower meadows. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Tuesday 25th
Reserves Work Party: The Byddwn & Pen y Waun, Llanwern (Grid ref SO 087 277) - Hay cut and rake to benefit these wildflower rich grasslands. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Really Wild Ceilidh
OCTOBER
Tuesday 16th
Reserves Work Party: Glasbury Cutting, Glasbury on Wye (Grid ref SO 185 394) - Cut and rake of wildflower rich bank and install new access gate. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Fungal Foray
NOVEMBER
Tuesday 13th
Reserves Work Party: Pwll y Wrach, Talgarth (Grid ref SO 162 328) - Woodland coppicing to benefit the resident dormice and other wildlife of this ancient woodland. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Trust AGM and presentations
DECEMBER
Tuesday 11th
Reserves Work Party: Pwll y Wrach, Talgarth (Grid ref SO 162 328) - Woodland coppicing to benefit the resident dormice and other wildlife of this ancient woodland. 10.15am - 3.30pm.
Christmas Meal
