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Join us on the 8th of February between 10 am and 12 pm to build dormouse nest boxes from a small number of ready-to-assemble kits we have ordered. Please note this is a very special event as dormice box kits are not easily available on the market and participants won't be able to take the boxes home because a license is required to check them!
We will deploy the boxes in spring in the hedgerow of a public area in Tisbury, where we would like to find out if there is dormice presence (there used to be more than 10 years ago). At the end of the survey season (19th of October, between 9.30 to 11 am), you will be able to help us carry out the box checks (under the supervision of license-holders). After this, we will remove the boxes and we will deploy them in 2026 in a National Dormouse Monitoring Programme local site. You can find out more about the boxes we will be building and the People's Trust for Endangered Species dormice monitoring on their website. Get in touch if you would like to join us! We are sorry to announce that the stargazing event has needed to be cancelled tonight due to the cloudy conditions. All participants have been sent an email.
 (c) NASA (composite image) Our Young Nature Watch offering for January 2025 is another attempt at stargazing at Dinton Park on Friday January 17th.
Meet in the Dinton Park car park near the church at 6.45pm. Wear suitable clothes and footwear for the weather - it will be muddy and slippery! Please email us to let us know if you are coming by Monday 13th January. This event will be led by Steve Tonkin from Chase and Chalke National Landscape and so we shall be in very knowledgeable hands to guide our gazing. Please bring binoculars and telescopes if you have them. Free to our members and anyone under 21. Guests please pay £2 in cash on the day. All children under 12 to be accompanied by an adult, please. In the event of the forecast of storms, we will email you before 6pm on the day. Emma Procter We've uploaded the programme for 2025 [see the link to the right of the blog] and please put the dates in your diary. We'd love to see if we can increase the number of children coming to the Young Nature Watch activities, so please help us to spread the word amongst your friends and at your schools.
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Young Nature Watch (YNW) is a branch of the Tisbury and District Natural History Society (T&DNHS).
YNW is free for under-21s! Young people always have priority at any of our activities but accompanying adults are required for under-12s. For adults, annual membership for the T&DNHS (£10) or a £2 fee per event (for non-members) is due. Join our mailing list to be the first to hear about our events! You can also follow us on:
YNW logo design by Izzy Fry.
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