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MEETINGS: Once or twice a month on various days to minimise recurrent clashes with members' other commitments.

We are always happy to welcome new members. None of us claim to be experts but try to puzzle our way to the names of the organisms we find. If you are interested in joining us or want more information please contact us.

We usually meet at the Co-op car park, Church Road, New Mills at 10 am. The number on walks is limited only by having enough seats in cars. Attendance varies with members’ diaries, inclinations and the weather (we are sensible people, not masochists).

Come and join us. There's no limit to the number on the mailing list.

NEXT VISIT
Pennington Flash Country Park
Tuesday 3 September 2024

Pennington Flash Country Park, near Wigan, is a National Nature Reserve that we haven't visited for a few years. The marshes and lake were formed by the collapse of former mine workings and the area then flooding.The main nature reserve features a number of hides and viewing areas for nature lovers and there is a network of paths around the lake enabling visitors to enjoy the varying scenery. With its rich biodiversity, it has a good range of birds and on past visits we have seen water rail and long-tailed duck. It is also home to the rare willow tit. There should still be some wildflowers in bloom

Meet 10.00 am New Mills Coop car park to car share.

2024 Meetings
Wednesday 14 February	Strines (morning walk)
Tuesday 12 March	Parkgate High Tide Watch and Burton Mere
Tuesday 26 March	Carsington Water
Monday 15 April	Upper Goyt Valley (cancelled because of awful weather)
Wednesday 8 May	Stanage Edge and Padley Gorge
Tuesday 4 June	Hartington Meadows
Wednesday 26 June	Lathkill Dale
July	Nightjar Safari (evening) Date to be arranged depending on reports of activity.
Thursday 11 July	Millers Dale and Priestcliffe Lees
Wednesday 14 August	Tittesworth Water
Tuesday 3 September	Pennington Flash
Monday 23 September	Old Moor RSPB
Further visits to be arranged.

TITTESWORTH WATER

We had a good day at Tittesworth Water and we were fortunate with the weather for a change. There were a lot more wildflowers than birds. However, the lack of numbers was made up for by fine performances from three kingfishers from the small hide. It was entrancing as they flew circuits from their perches in the reservoir. We must have sat watching for a quarter of an hour.

Miller's Dale	The group braved a very damp day in a search for Grass of Parnassus and bee orchids. This was unsuccessful but we did find over 70 other flower species. <click on images to enlarge>