Past Events - 2020
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Wildlife Pub Quiz
Thanks to all of you who joined on Monday 3rd February! 10 teams raised £100 - amazing work. |
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Past Events - 2019
Our first year!
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Christmas on the Green
We met lots of new people at our first ever Christmas on the Green! |
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Nature Grotto at St Nicholas Fayre
Thanks so much to everyone who joined us in the Nature Grotto for some wildlife arts and crafts! |
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Woodland Clean Up
Our biggest turnout yet! Thanks so much to the families who came to help out with coppicing and removal of litter |
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Wildflower Meadow Creation
One of our toughest tasks yet - removing the top layer of grass and scattering our native wildflower mix. A great first wildflower trial at a mini wildflower meadow in the village! |
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Wild Talks Evening
A fantastic evening of wildlife talks and brilliant audience questions that sparked debates about renewable energy and climate change!
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Conservation Volunteering at Arthur Jacob Nature Reserve
Wild About Datchet teamed up with our friends at Groundwork South to help with conservation in the Colne Valley Regional Park. |
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Wild About Gardening Evening - October
We're so glad to hear that people learned many new things and went home with fresh ideas about how to create a more wildlife-friendly garden! Thank you all so much for coming to support us, including our friends at: - CESA - Climate Emergency Sunnings & Ascot - Wild Maidenhead (Wild Maidenhead) - Wild Cookham (WildCookham) - Swan Support - Windsor and Maidenhead Conservation Volunteers (wmcv.org) - Flowerz (floristwindsor.co.uk) - Volunteers from Berks, Bucks and Oxon Wildlife Trust - BBOWT - Datchet Village Society (www.datchetvillagesociety.org.uk) |
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Hedgehog House Building Day - September
Our first activity day was a big success! People of all ages turned up to build their own hedgehog house. All houses were made from wood repurposed from donated pallets. Thanks to all that donated! Did you know Datchet has a hedgehog rescue group - Huffyhogs Hedgehog Support? |
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Butterfly Survey (2 of 2)
Our final ecological survey of the summer was led by Brian and Liz Crathorne. Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies made an appearance in the Willowfields / Land at Mill Place despite the windy conditions. Wild About Datchet Volunteer Niamh Young submitted our data to the Big Butterfly Count! |
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Botany Walk
On Saturday 10 August, Natural England Warden Flo Cordner led a botanical survey. We looked at the diversity of flora along the stream that runs through the recreation ground before moving on to survey the Land at Mill Place. |
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Bee Walk & Talk
On Sunday 21 July, Royal Holloway PhD student Ed Straw came to speak to us about bees! We learned lots about their life cycle, wild bee biology and how they are affected by chemicals used in agriculture and gardening. |
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Wildlife Pub Quiz
On Wednesday 17 July we raised £71 at our wildlife-themed pub quiz at The Royal Stag Datchet. This will go towards a hedgehog house-building event in the autumn! |
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Datchet Village Fete
On Saturday 6 July 2019 we made our first public appearance as Wild About Datchet. It was fantastic to meet so many new people. We spoke to quite a few parents who were keen to get involved with volunteering opportunities for local children. Thank you to the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust (BBOWT) for lending us the gazebo etc, and to BBOWT volunteers Trish and Francesca for helping on the day. We would also like to thank the Barker Bridge House Trust for their support which enabled us to put together our 'wild' stall! |
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Butterfly & Dragonfly Survey
On Monday 1 July, Brian and Liz Crathorne returned to Datchet to help us with a butterfly survey at the Willowfields and the Land at Mill Place. Overall, it seems that we have a good mix of species! |
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Bird Survey
On Saturday 25 May, Brian and Liz Crathorne came to Datchet to undertake a bird survey at the Willowfields and the Land at Mill Place. |
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