Wildlife Trust Information

To receive information and updates from the Wildlfie Trust in the form of a monthly email letter please send your email address to Lyndsey Maiden at L.maiden@welshwildlife.org. as soon as possible

A hard copy of the e-newsletter will be available at our local groups meeting for those who do not have access to the internet.

Pembrokeshire Bird Group Conference

The Pembrokeshire Bird Group would like to thank everyone who took part or came to our annual conference on the 21st November 2009. We had a full programme of varied and very interesting speakers.

Special thanks to Chevron Ltd, Pembroke for hosting the event and for providing excellent food and facilities.

The ‘Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pembrokeshire 2003-2007’ was very successfully launched on the day and credit was given to those involved.

The Pembrokeshire Breeding Birds Atlas is published

After 5 years of fieldwork by some 127 observers, visiting 492 tetrads and collecting some 30,000 records, the Atlas of Breeding Birds in Pembrokeshire 2003-2007 is now a reality. This latest important audit (dare we say health-check) of our breeding birds will be formally launched at this weekends Bird Conference being hosted by Chevron.The book covers more than 100 breeding species, with maps for most showing changes in distribution between the first breeding birds survey (1984-88) and 2003-07. Initially it will be on sale at the conference (price £10-00) and at future Bird Group meetings.
Info via Bob and Annie

Autumn Events - Pembs bird Group and Mid Pembs Sections of the Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales

Pembrokeshire Bird Group – The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Autumn Programme for 2009

All the in door events below will be held at the Furzy Park Community Centre, Furzy Park, Haverfordwest starting at 7.30pm For further information please phone 01834 860175 or 01437 721859

Tuesday 6 October 2009
Pembrokeshire Bird Group AGM
Tuesday 3 November 2009
‘Mind the Gap’ – a presentation by Bob Haycock
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Christmas meeting and with ‘Byron’s beastly Quiz’
Please bring raffle prizes and plates of food

The Bird Conference will be held this year on Saturday 21st November 2009 at the Chevron Oil Refinery. Many thanks to them for hosting the event. Further details and booking etc via Wendy Barnes-Jones at the Wildlife Centre Cilgerran.

Now a plea – the two main fund raising events for the Bird Group are the raffles at both the Conference and the Christmas meeting. If you can supply something suitable we would be most grateful.

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The Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales
Mid Pembrokeshire Branch
Programme for Sept to Dec 2009

Indoor meetings are held at the Furzy Park Community Centre, The Patch, Haverfordwest at 7.30pm.Contact Programme Secretary Robin Taylor , Maesteg, Hayscastle, Haverfordwest, Pembs. SA62 5NY. Telephone 01348 840617

Saturday Sept 19th
Outdoor – The Wildlife of Tycanol Woods – Meet 11.00amat Tycanol Farm – SN092369 The leader is David Wheeler of CCW – Bring a packed lunch
Saturday Oct 10th
Outdoor – A visit Ramsey Island. Buy your tickets from The Thousand Islands office in St Davids and meet at The St Justinians lifeboat station for the 10am sailing – Leader Robin Taylor. Bring a packed lunch
Tuesday Oct 20th
Indoor – 7.30 pm – Annual General Meeting followed by a talk by Nathan Walton - `World Wildlife Encounters` - his life before Pembrokeshire
Tuesday Nov 17th
Indoor – 7.30 pm - `The Beaver and its Re-introduction` - A talk by Rob Parry
Tuesday Dec 15th
Indoor – 7.30 pm – Christmas get together. Quiz kindly arranged by Peter Brown. Bring slides, raffle prizes and plates of Christmas fare

Scallop Fishing Wales - Dedging

As many of you are aware there has for some time being much concern voiced by many over the fishing technique of Dredging to harvest Scallops. Within Cardiganshire a number of Groups have been very actively involved with discussions at the highest level. I have represented the Pembrokeshire Bird Group at some meetings in relation to the potential impact upon the environment and Sea Birds
The Fisheries Unit of The Welsh Assembly Government have issued a consultative document which enables you all to have a say if you wish to do so. The document and relative details can be found by clicking here.