Events, Courses and Field Days

Regular Events, Courses and Field Days

Every 2nd Sunday of the month, SW run a Wildlife Field Day. Please email Ivan Wright if you would like to receive regular email notification of the meeting point and topic for the day. Check below for details.

Every year in November SW run the SW Mosses Course which is held in Oxford. It is a 3-day course of microscope sessions and field visits. Course tutor: Jacqueline Wright, County Recorder of Bryophytes for Oxfordshire & Berkshire. See The Oxford Mossing Group for further details. Check below for details.

Every year during the summer months, 4-6 Invertebrate Identification Workshops are held at Hill End Field Studies Centre (Farmour, Oxford). The workshops are aimed at enthusiastic, adult beginners and provide a basic introduction to the identification of the different invertebrate groups. Microscopes are used where appropriate, but experience in microscope use is NOT ESSENTIAL. Equipment is supplied but, if possible, you should bring a hand lens. Workshops normally run from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm. Check below for details or contact Lawrence Bee for further details and to book a place: lawrence.bee@oxfordshire.gov.uk, tel: 01865 863510, Hill End Field Study Centre, Eynsham Road, Farmoor, Oxford OX2 9NJ.

Upcoming Events, Courses and Field Days Events, Courses and Field Days Dates & Times Meet at Details SW Wildlife Field Day Sunday 8th January 9.30am to 1pm Contact Ivan Wright for meeting place. Collecting data for newly nominated veteran trees. Winter Tree Identification Workshop Sunday 22nd January 2012 9.30am to approx 3pm Horspath Village Hall and Shotover Book your place now! An introduction to identifying trees without their leaves. A 1-day workshop suitable for complete beginners. Indoor session using a simple key to identify bud and twig samples, followed by outdoor identification on Shotover. Fee: £15 Tutor: Jacqueline Wright To book a place, contact Jacqueline: 01865 874423, jawright@shotover-wildlife.org.uk Oxford Mossing Group Saturday 4th February 10am to 3pm Contact Jacqueline Wright for meeting place. Microscope session after field visit. Contact Jacqueline Wright for details. SW Wildlife Field Day Sunday 12th February 9.30am to 1pm Location to be confirmed. Atlas Project trees. Oxford Mossing Group Saturday 3rd March 10am to 1pm Contact Jacqueline Wright for meeting place. Contact Jacqueline Wright for details. SW Wildlife Field Day Sunday 11th March 9.30am to 1pm Location to be confirmed. Atlas Project trees. Invertebrate Identification Workshops Diptera (Flies) Tutors: John & Barbara Ismay of the Dipterists Forum Saturday & Sunday 24th & 25th March 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Hill End Field Studies Centre, Farmoor, Oxford. £70. Booking essential. Contact Lawrence Bee for further details and to book a place. lawrence.bee@oxfordshire.gov.uk Invertebrate Identification Workshops Solitary Bees Tutor: Ivan Wright (Shotover Wildlife) Sunday 22nd April 9:30 am to 3:30 pm Hill End Field Studies Centre, Farmoor, Oxford. £40. Booking essential. Contact Lawrence Bee for further details and to book a place. lawrence.bee@oxfordshire.gov.uk