This November we are going on a fossil hunt! Our regular monthly event will run on Saturday the 9th of November between 3 and 5 pm. We will be exploring a local field (private, to which we have been granted access permission for this event) where fossils from marine animals are known to occur. What are marine animals doing here in Tisbury? Well, come and find out! Here is a little example of what may be found. The landowner may show us some of the fossils in his collection afterwards!  We will be looking for abandoned harvest mouse nests - No experience required, training provided!  We hope you'll join us at Teffont Fishing Club for a fun morning with fishing nets, to see what we can find in the river. Stay for a picnic afterwards! Please note that an error was thankfully spotted by Dick Budden for the what3words location and it's now been updated to mixer.coconuts.endearing. The entrance is opposite the road sign pictured below. Let us know via email if you'd like to come along. Further details can be found in the blog below.  A date for your diary! On Sunday Sept 15th 10am-12pm, Young Nature Watch will be going down to the Nadder near Teffont for a morning of river sampling with the River Keeper Harry Hodgson and David Holroyd of the Teffont Fishing Club. Some of you may have met Harry at Woodlands Alive this year where he ran the pond dipping activity. Both Harry and David are involved in conservation projects to improve the biodiversity and health of our local waterways and are looking forward to showing you some of the aquatic life in our river. They will go out the night before to catch some of the bigger fish to show you and these will be released back into the river after our visit.
What to bring Bring jelly shoes or wetsuit booties (not wellies) so that you can wade in the shallow part of the river for your own sampling activities. If you have a small net and bucket at home, please bring them with you. At the site there’s a hut and a large grassy area where you are welcome to have a picnic afterwards. Parents might want to bring folding chairs. Please note that there are no toilet facilities. Parking Parking for this event is on private land. Harry will put a sign on the field gate, please allow time to leave your car at the top of the field and walk down to the river (5 mins) for the 10am start. The field is on the right if you’re coming from Lower Chicksgrove, shortly before the turn to Teffont Magna and the lake on the bend. What3words: mixer.coconuts.endearing (updated 03/09/24) As with all Young Nature Watch activities, members of the Tisbury Natural History Society and children come free. Bring your friends. We ask for a small donation of £2 from each non-member adult. If you would like to join us, please let us know either by the contact page or the Young Nature Watch email. On the 10th of August we have an owl dissection marathon between 10 and 1 pm at the Hinton Hall. This is a joint event between Young Nature Watch (Tisbury and District Natural History Society) and the Wiltshire Mammal Group and is a suitable activity for all ages and levels of experience. We will provide all equipment and necessary guidance for those who need it. The aim will be to dissect as many pellets as possible, to obtain information about the prey items of barn owls in the local area and assist the Mammal Society in finding out the spread the Greater White-Toothed Shrew, a species of invasive shrew that has been recently found in Eastern England for the first time. No bookings required, just drop by at any time and stay as long as you feel like! This is a free activity for children, members of our society and the Wiltshire Mammal Group, a small fee of £2 for non-members is welcome! If you would like to have more information, please get in touch!  Andrew Graham will be setting up some moth traps the night before and will carefully bring the moths to the Hinton Hall on Sunday 14th July. Come for a 10am start and find out about the beauty and diversity of night-flying moths (they will be released unharmed afterwards). If you would like to join us, please let us know either by the contact page or the Young Nature Watch email.
Come and join us for a Midsummer Meadow Safari on Saturday June 22nd, 2pm at Tisbury Community Meadow (beside the George V playing field).
Please bring something to sit on (the grass may be damp!) and a phone or tablet that you can use to take photos rather than touching the flora and fauna – take only photos, leave nothing behind, make special memories. Contact us to book your place! 10th August 2024 Owl pellet dissection marathon - Hinton Hall, Tisbury
Do you know what is an owl pellet? Join aficionados to owl pellet dissection to find out (in practice!) about barn owls diets, how to identify small mammals and help discover if we have a new species of shrew in Wiltshire. 12th October 2024 Harvest mouse nest survey - field near Tisbury Did you know that the harvest mouse is the smallest rodent and also the only rodent with a prehensile tail in the UK? Help us find out more about the distribution of this possibly endangered mammal, and find out about its habits, how to find the nests where it sleeps and breeds in summer, and how to tell their nests from those of other animals. |
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. Download our annual programme below! 
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