2017
Sat 14th Jan: Conservation work
Meet: 10am Cwm Clydach Reserve Car Park, Craig Cefn Parc.
Sat 11th Feb: Zoological Museum Tour
Meet: 10am Swansea University Car park
Sat 11th Mar: Making Nest Boxes
Meet: 10am Welfare Hall, Craig Cefn Parc
Sat 8th Apr: Nest Finding and Recording
Meet: 10am Welfare Hall, Craig Cefn Parc
Sat 13th May: Fundraising Bike Ride on the LLanelli Coastal Path
Meet: TBA
Sat 10th June: Big Wild Sleep out
Meet: 1pm Cwm Clydach car park
Sat 8th July: Pond Dipping and Dragonfly Talk
Meet: TBA
Sat 9th Sept: Explore Worms Head
Meet: 11am National Trust car park, Rhosilli
Sat 14th Oct: Autumn Walk and Make a Nature Book
Meet: 10am Cwm Clydach reserve car park
Sat 11th Nov: All Out Squirrels
Meet: 10am Welfare Hall, Craig Cefn Parc
Sat 9th Dec : Xmas party, Nature Crafts and poster competition
Meet: 10am Welfare Hall, Craig Cefn Parc
2016
31st January 2016. RSPB Blackpill. 10am-12pm.
Blackpill sea watch and beach explore.
13th February 2016. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Nature Reserve Work.
12th March 2016. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm.
Hedgehogs. Hog Houses.
9th April 2016. TBC.
Evening Badger Watching.
14th May 2016. Craig-Y-Nos Country Park. Times to be confirmed.
Bats & Moths. Kites & Dippers 5th Birthday Party & Barbecue.
18th June 2016. Cwmclydach Reserve. Times to be confirmed.
Bushcraft and Wild Sleep-out.
9th July 2016. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm
Photography, drawing and sketching wild things in the woods.
August 2016 – No Meeting – Happy Holidays!
10th September 2016. Bracelet Bay. Times to be confirmed.
Night time seaside safari.
8th October 2016. Neath Valley. Times to be confirmed.
Waterfall Walk.
12th November 2016. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
Wild Art.
10th December 2016. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
Christmas Party.
2015
10th January 2015. WWT. 10am-1pm.
Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
14th February 2015. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Nature Reserve Work.
14th March 2015. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm.
Rabbits and Spring. Bird egg Identification.
11th April 2015.Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
Reptiles and amphibians
9th May 2015. Garth Farm. 6am-8am
Dawn Chorus
13th June. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
Bees and Bee keeping
11th July. Pembrokeshire
SUMMER CAMP!
12th September. Port Eynon. 10am-12pm
Rock pooling and Beach
10th October. Cwm Clydach Reserve. 10am-12pm
Fungi and Woodland activities
14th November. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
All about Otters
12th December. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. 10am-12pm
Christmas Party and Willow Crafts
2014
11th January 2014. Blackpill. 10am-12pm.
Blackpill Visitor Centre.
8th February 2014. Craig Cefn Parc Hall. 10am-12pm.
Baggy Birds and Recycling.
8th March 2014. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Coservation work on the reserve.
12th April 2014. Craig Cefn Parc Hall. 10am-12pm.
Making Bug/Bee Hotel.
10th May 2014. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Bug Hunt and Opal Survey.
14th June 2014. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Trees,Brak, Leaves, Buds and fruit.
18-19th July 2014. Parkmill.
Summer Camp.
9th August 2014. Cwmclydach Reserve. 10am-12pm.
Pond dipping and Dragonflies.
13th September 2014. Craig Cefn Parc Hall. 10am-12pm.
Beaks and Feet Adaptations.
11th October 2014. GarthFarm. 10am-12pm.
Autumn Colour.
8th November 2014. Craig Cefn Parc Hall. 10am-12pm.
All About Foxes.
13th Dec 2014. Craig Cefn Parc Hall. 10am-12pm.
Christmas Party and Willow Crafts
2013
14th December 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Gower bird hospital visit to tell us all about their work.
Quiz about years events and xmas party.
9th November 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Phoenix group to report on nest boxes and organise games and craft activities
12th October 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 5pm-7pm
Spooky stuff, nightsky and BBQ
14th September 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Animal tracking and fungi
10th August 2013 RSPB Cwmclydach Reserve Car park 10am-12pm
All about wild flowers and all about bee’s
8th June 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Batty about bats
13th April 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Build a bug hotel and take part in a bug hunt
11th May 2013 RSPB Cwmclydach Reserve Car park 7am-9am
Dawn chorus walk across the fields to the base of Gellionnen mountain and then breakfast
16th March 2013 Craig Cefn Parc Hall 10am-12pm
Learn about and disect owl pellets
9th February 2013 RSPB Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
Conservation on the reserve
19th January 2013. Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
Big garden bird watch and making bird feeders.
2012
8th December 2012 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
Christmas Party and Willow Crafts
10th November 2012 WWT Llanelli 10am-1pm
We are learning all about migration.
13th October 2012 Mond Clydach car park 10am- 12pm
We will be exploring the new nature trail and looking for signs of autumn.
8th September 2012 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
Art using natural materials and hazel cookies.
11th August 2012 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
Pond dipping, Wildflowers and Butterflies
6th July 2012- 8th July 2012
Skomer Island Trip and Camp
9th June 2012 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
Den Building and mud monsters
12th May 2012 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 7am-9am
Dawn Chorus and breakfast
28th April 2012 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
All about Badgers and 1st birthday party
10th March 2012 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
New spring life, Wild Art Competition and Games
11th February 2012 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
Conservation in reserve. Planting Hawthorn and Blackthorn in area by car park which we cleared in the Autumn.
14th January 2012 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
Big garden bird watch
2011
10th December 2011 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
CHRISTMAS CRAFTS AND PARTY
12th November 2011 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
MAKING BIRD BOXES AND BIRD FEEDERS
8th October 2011 Cwmclydach Car Park 10am-12pm
WHAT FUNGI CAN WE FIND
10th September 2011 Cwmclydach Car Park 10am-12pm
Conservation work on the reserve.
We will be coppicing some hazel trees and clearing the vegetation from behind the entrance gate at the car park. The materials cut from the hazels will be weaved and used to build the walls of a habitat pile that will store the cut vegetation. Hopefully some animals like hedgehogs, snakes and insects will find this a nice place to spend the winter. We will have a break for squash and biscuits.
If your child has gardening gloves please bring them (we have a limited amount if not), also they need to wear wellies or sensible footware, trousers and long sleeved tops.
20th/21st August 2011 Cwmclydach
SUMMER CAMP AND BAT WATCH INFORMATION
Please park in lay-by opposite New Inn. Follow sign posts by bridge for bat watch and camp. All children have to be accompanied by an adult.
6-6.30pm campers arrive and pitch tent.
7pm BBQ (non campers welcome)
8.30pm Bat Watch
10.30pm Campers only
BBQ
We will supply:- BBQ’s, Tomato sauce, bread rolls, paper plates, squash and plastic cups , tea/coffee.
You need to bring:- Mugs for tea/coffee, food for BBQ
Campers to bring
Tent (small), sleeping bags etc, Torches, Warm clothing/waterproofs, change of clothes, wash kit (very basic facilities) food for breakfast and any medication needed.
We will not cancel even if raining 😛
11th June 2011 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 10am-12pm
THE THREE “B”s
What are the three “B”s? Bugs, Bees and Butterflies. Come and join us on a bug hunt when we will be looking out for the three “B”s. There will be bug catchers and nets to use, magnifying glasses or microscopes to examine captured specimens. (all will be released unharmed.)
21st May 2011 Cwmclydach Reserve Car Park 7am-9am
DAWN CHORUS
Listening to the dawn chorus is one of the joys of spring. Can you match the different songs up to the birds that are singing? This will be followed by a light breakfast back at the car park.
7th May 2011 Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall 10am-12pm
WHO LIVES IN THE POND
We will be holding our first session at Craig Cefn Parc Welfare Hall. “Who lives in the pond?” How many creatures can you identify? Come along and find out and join in with the fun, games and activities.