On Saturday the 5th of July we will be checking the footprints in a number of small tunnels we will have set up some time in advance, to find out which small mammals are present. We hope to see evidence of hedgehogs, woodmice and dormice if we are lucky! We will be meeting at Old Wardour Castle at 10 am, and head on a walk to find the footprint tunnels. If it has rained recently, we will also check for any footprints in the mud in the tracks! Please let us know if you are coming in advance.

Our Young Nature Watch event for June is an opportunity to go birdwatching at Langford Lakes on Sunday June 22nd from 10 until 12. We will be with Andrew Graham, our expert birder, to help us to identify as many different species as possible. Langford Lakes is a Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserve in the Wylye Valley between Salisbury and Warminster (directions: https://www.wiltshirewildlife.org/langford-lakes).

There are four lakes and a wet scrape which provide a vital stopping off point and resident habitat for about 150 different bird species. The reserve has level paths and five hides overlooking the lakes. There is an on-site cafe, open until 3:30pm.

We will meet at 10 outside the cafe but please let us know if you are coming in advance.