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SUMMARY:AGM / Garden Party
DESCRIPTION:All members are invited – entry will be a contribution of £5.
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/agm-garden-party/
LOCATION:Repentance Cottage\, Drapers Corner\, Greensted\, Ongar\, Essex\, CM5 9LS
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SUMMARY:The 54 Acre Outdoor Wildlife Classroom
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon with Rob Gayler
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/the-54-acre-outdoor-wildlife-classroom/
LOCATION:Toot Hill Village Hall\, 2 Toot Hill Road\, Toot Hill\, Ongar\, Essex\, CM5 9LR
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Garden Wildlife Week
DESCRIPTION:The Spring Bank Holiday falls on the last Monday in May. It’s also known as the late May bank holiday\, Pentecost or Whitsun. This makes it the perfect time to kick off National Garden Wildlife Week\, as most schools and work places are closed\, allowing more of us to get outside and enjoy our gardens. The week serves as a reminder that gardens are not only spaces for human enjoyment\, but also crucial habitats for a variety of creatures. \n  \nDuring National Garden Wildlife Week\, conservation organisations\, community groups\, schools\, local authorities and voluntary groups are encouraged to organise various activities. Events include creating wildlife-friendly habitats\, planting native trees and wildflowers\, and building bird nest boxes\, bee hotels\, bat boxes\, and ponds. Gardeners are encouraged to offer open days\, guided walks\, talks\, and hands-on sessions that provide practical tips and ideas for transforming their outdoor spaces into havens for wildlife. \n  \nOne of the central themes of National Garden Wildlife Week is biodiversity. In a world dominated by mono-culture agricultural practices\, gardens offer a much needed refuge. Parks and gardens can provide opportunities to plant different and diverse plants. These support wider eco-systems\, attracting more wildlife. They offer food and habitat for a multitude of mini beast\, birds\, hedgehogs and other animals. We have lost over 90% of natural wild meadows in the UK and birds and animals are all in steep decline. By choosing a diverse range of plants that flower over many months\, we start improving the environment and help nature recover. \n  \n  \nTop 10 idea for the week ; \n\nMake a wildlife garden quiz. Here’s some ideas to get you started:\na) How many different birds can you hear?\nb) Collect as many different leaves as you can.\nc) Can you find a tree with flowers?\nd) Try and identify as many flowers in the garden as you can.\ne) Can you find an ants nest?\nTake sheets of paper and crayons outside and take as many bark rubbings as you can.\nWith an adult’s help design and build your very own bird nest box.\nMake home made bird food. Try different ingredients and watch and learn which birds like which type of food. Some eat seeds\, others fruit and even more eat insects and fat.\nCreate a water feature for wildlife. It can be as small as a bowl or as large as a pond. Make sure there is a shallow end (for birds to bathe\, animals to escape and mini beasts to come and go). It will need plants and native British water plants are best. Choose plants that grow under water (oxygenators)\, plants that grow on the surface\, like water lilies and plants that like roots in the water but grow out and upward. These are called marginal plants.\nCreate a bug house or mini beast habitat. Collect lots of sticks\, logs\, stones\, bricks and other items. Broken short lengths of bamboo shoots (and other hollow stemmed plants) are ideal. These can be made into a simple heap in a quiet spot\, or bundled together and hung from trees. Many people make a stack of pallets and insert all the assembled goodies in the gaps. Try to have one side facing south in full sun\, and the other facing north in shade. Notice the different animals attracted to the different habitats.\nMake a gap for hedgehogs. Modern gardens often have strong impenetrable fences and hedgehogs need lots of gardens for their habitat. By creating a ‘gap’ (about 13cm x 13cm is ideal) in your fence and encouraging neighbours to do the same\, helps hedgehogs travel and flourish.\nPlant a tree. There is something wonderful about planting a small seed\, such as an acorn and watching it grow throughout your life. Try collecting different seeds and nuts and see what grows. Plant an acorn in a pot and grow it until it is 60cm tall and then plant it in a place where it can grow to 30m or more!\nGo for a night walk. These days we tend to retreat indoors or live under artificial lights. Look for a place\, like a wood\, and go out after dark. No torches! You’ll be amazed at how well your eyes adjust and your hearing becomes even more attuned to all the night creatures roaming. Please do not go alone and children should always be accompanied by an adult during night walks.\nNature is proven to be beneficial for our mental\, emotional and physical health. Simply get outdoors and do as much as you are able or happy to do. Stand\, sit or lay quietly and simply absorb all the wonder of the natural world we all share.
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/garden-wildlife-week/
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SUMMARY:Farming and Wildlife
DESCRIPTION:A talk by local farmer\, Ann Padfield\, on the relationship between farming and wildlife.
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/farming-and-wildlife/
LOCATION:Toot Hill Village Hall\, 2 Toot Hill Road\, Toot Hill\, Ongar\, Essex\, CM5 9LR
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Solar Panels and the environment
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon with Tricia Moxey
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/solar-panels-and-the-environment/
LOCATION:Toot Hill Village Hall\, 2 Toot Hill Road\, Toot Hill\, Ongar\, Essex\, CM5 9LR
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:A Taste of Africa
DESCRIPTION:An afternoon with Lynn Rix and her amazing photography
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/a-taste-of-africa/
LOCATION:Toot Hill Village Hall\, 2 Toot Hill Road\, Toot Hill\, Ongar\, Essex\, CM5 9LR
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:World Wildlife Day
DESCRIPTION:United Nations World Wildlife Day (WWD) is celebrated every year on 3 March to celebrate wild animals and plants. Every year\, we recognize the unique roles and contributions of wildlife to people and the planet. \nThe WWD 2024 Theme is ‘Connecting People and Planet: Exploring Digital Innovation in Wildlife Conservation.’ \n  \nYou can find more information here.
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/world-wildlife-day/
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SUMMARY:National Nest Box Week
DESCRIPTION:As the days start to lengthen and the breeding season approaches\, it’s time to think about how we can provide a safe home for our favourite garden visitors. \nEach year\, Valentine’s Day marks the start of National Nest Box Week. Mid February is when many birds will start to pair up and seek out territories for the breeding season ahead so now is a great time to put up new nest boxes\, says the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO). \nLoss of suitable habitat\, changes in land-use and other factors have impacted negatively on many of the UK’s breeding bird species\, resulting in many well-known species\, such as House Sparrow and Starling\, being placed on the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List. As a consequence\, gardens and public green spaces are ever more vital for declining birds. It is increasingly important that these feathered neighbours find a safe place to raise their broods. By providing nest boxes near our homes\, we can help many of our garden visitors thrive. \nThere is a staggeringly wide variety of boxes\, each designed to suit different species. Some birds are secretive and like to nest away from others while others choose to form small colonies. Also\, access to the box will determine which birds may use it. Robins\, Wrens and Spotted Flycatchers for example\, prefer open-fronted boxes while sparrows and tits will use ones with holes. Whether you build your nest box or buy one ready-made\, consider which birds you hope to attract. The box should be located where the entrance is sheltered from prevailing wind\, rain and strong sunlight. \nA bird that also takes readily to artificial nesting sites is the Swift. These astonishing aerial acrobats have suffered major population declines in recent decades and many homeowners are now providing special boxes for these dynamic travellers\, whose distinctive screaming calls were once a familiar summer sound in our cities and towns. With a fondness for nesting on tall buildings and under house eaves\, Swifts have suffered as a result of widespread home improvements and the restoration and repurposing of old industrial buildings. These incredible birds spend most of their lives on the wing\, only landing when they come to nest with us. Now\, thanks to the popularity of Swift nest boxes\, people all around the UK are creating new homes for these birds with considerable success. \nThe BTO website has a dedicated nest box page providing information and advice on the building\, buying and positioning of nest boxes and the different birds that can be attracted.\nFor details visit: bto.org/how-you-can-help/providing-birds/putting-nest-boxes-birds \nAs well as providing an invaluable home for our garden birds\, nest boxes can also help supply important data. The BTO’s nest monitoring schemes offer a way for people to monitor the health of our nesting bird populations by sending in their records\, contributing vital information to the understanding of birds’ breeding success. To find out more\, go to: bto.org/how-you-can-help/providing-birds/putting-nest-boxes-birds/monitoring-nests \nThe BTO’s Nesting Neighbours survey organiser Hazel McCambridge\, said “It really benefits our garden birds to put up boxes to provide them spaces to nest\, particularly in urban and suburban areas where nest sites are very limited; by collecting information on nesting attempts we are able to keep track of how successful bird breeding is each year and how this is affecting populations. This provides an important puzzle piece in understanding how habitat and climate change is impacting Britain’s birds.”
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/national-nest-box-week/
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SUMMARY:Big Garden Birdwatch
DESCRIPTION:Big Garden Birdwatch is the UK’s biggest citizen science wildlife survey. By taking part\, you can help us understand how our garden birds are doing right now
URL:https://ongarwildlifesociety.com/event/big-garden-birdwatch/
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