GINA DOVER-JAQUES
PUBLISHED GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHER UK
nature & wildlife gatherings
Welcome & Introduction to ...
immersive gatherings with likeminded people that love green spaces
Because some gatherings will be outside the burough of Melton Mowbray, I have created this page separate to the Facebook group 'Melton Mowbray District Nature & Wildlife' in respect of the group's rules.
After taking daily jaunts with my camera in the countryside last year, I appreciate the joy that this simple pleasure brings. Then in July 2022, I joined the Facebook group 'Melton Mowbray District Nature & Wildlife' created by Carole Dent, a neighbour of mine. In the Autumn of 2022 I organised 'gatherings' for members to meet up and immerse in local nature & wildlife. They were slow-paced, tranquil and appreciated by the small number of people that joined in, and so I will be organising more this year.
Gina
proposed gatherings
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Wed 13 Apr - CLOSED
Thu 20 Apr 18.15 - 20.00
SWITHLAND WOOD & THE BRAND
80 Roecliffe Road
Swithland
LE12 8TN
This is apparently a gem of a place to visit.
Historical Site: Cambrian period/around 541 million years ago. The wood is Leicestershire’s most important ancient woodland for nature conservation. Quarries within the wood were a source of the distinctive Swithland Slate.
Sunset 8pm
Mon 17 Apr 18.30 - 20.00
FRISBY LAKES
Hoby Road, Melton Mowbray
LE14 3TL
Mon 24 Apr 18.15 - 20.00
STONESBY NATURE RESERVE
Bescaby Lane
Waltham-on-the-Wolds
LE14 4AB
Thu 27 Apr 18.15 - 20.00
DENTON RESERVOIR
Casthorpe Road
Denton
Thu 4 May 18.15 - 20.15
COSSINGTON MEADOWS
Rothley
LE7 4UZ
Mon 8 May 18.15 - 20.15
MOUNT SORREL & ROTHLEY MARSHES
Rowe Leyes Furlong
Rothley
LE7 7LS
Mon 14 May 18.30 - 20.00
PRIOR'S COPPICE
Braunston,
Oakham
LE15 8DB
Thu 11 May 18.30 - 20.30
BRADGATE PARK - MEDIEVAL DEER PARK
Newtown Linford
LE6 0HE
Featured Gathering - Skylarks Nature Reserve
Date Summertime - tbc
https://www.nottinghamshirewildlife.org/nature-reserves/skylarks
Adbolton lane
Holme Pierrepont
Nottinghamshire
NG12 2LU
30 mins drive from Melton Mowbray
ATTRIBUTES
Green Woodpecker
Cetti's Warbler
Lapwing
Barn Owl
Kingfisher
Snipe
Avocet
Cuckoo
Stonechat
Red Fox
Weasle
Stoat
Roe Deer
Harvest Mouse
Whirligig Beetle
Common Pond Skater
Common Frog
Water Stick Insect
Diving Bell Spider
Smooth Newt
Grass Snake
Bats
Four Footed Chaser
Lesser Celendene
Blackthorn
Garlic Mustard
Colts Foot
Hart's Tongue
Scarlet Pimpernel
Bee Orchid
Common Twayblade
Common Spotted Orchid
In the Woodland
Speckled Wood Butterfly
Common Hazel
Birch Polypore
Great Spotted Woodpecker
Lesser Stag Beetle
Tawny Owl
Buff-tip Moth
Mon 1 May 18.15 - 20.00
HOLWELL NATURE RESERVE
Main Street, Holwell
Melton Mowbray