Wanstead Wildlife Weekend
June 20th-22nd
See us at our gazebo by the tea hut in Wanstead Park for all the information and updates from 10am each day. There will also be stalls from City of London (Epping Forest conservators), London Wildlife Trust, Friends of Wanstead Parklands (Sat. only), and Transition Leytonstone (Sat. only). Just make your way to the events listed below. No need to book. Have fun.
Friday 20th June
9.15 pm Bat Walk meet at the Tea Hut Wanstead Park
Saturday 21st June
06-30 am Moth reveal – Tim will show the moths trapped overnight – meet at the Temple
10am Invertebrate Walk – Meet up at Wren Gazebo near tea hut
1pm Butterfly Transect Walk – Meet up at Wren Gazebo
2.30 pm Wildflower Walk – Meet up at Wren Gazebo
3pm Minibeast Storytime – Temple Enclosure, Wanstead Park, 100 yards from gazebo
Sunday 22nd June
10am Pond Dipping – Meet up at Wren Gazebo
10am Bee & Wasp Walk – Meet up at Wren Gazebo
12 Noon Family Picnic – location to be confirmed, check at Gazebo
1pm Spider Survey – Meet up at Centre Road Car Park, Wanstead Flats (what3words went.feel.mile)
3.30 pm Lichen Walk – Meet up at Wren Gazebo
Most activities suitable for children if accompanied by adults.
Wren AGM
For those unable to attend the Zoom Meeting the excellent talk from Tanith Cook on the Conservation Strategy for Epping Forest is available here:
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Butterfly Conservation
Volunteers needed to help Wren survey the butterfly populations in Wanstead Park this spring and summer.
A weekly walk over the same path (when good weather) to count each species of butterfly, help with butterfly identification will be available.
Contact: Lucindaculpin1@yahoo.co.