Neil Pryce-Jones

Gloucestershire Site Guide

Nov 162011

Following a meeting with the Wildlife WATCH leaders from around the county last year I worked with a number of recorders to compile a guide to some of the best wildlife sites in the county for children. I thought it might be of interest to the wider membership.
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Control of Urban Nesting Gulls

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Nov 162011

John Sanders has sent me a report into the control measures that have been introduced to control the numbers of gulls using the three main landfill sites in the county.

The County Council, supported by the Environment Agency, have invited Falconers to operate on the three main sites at Hempstead, Stoke Orchard and Bishops Cleeve.

The immediate result has been dramatic but as John says the birds are highly adaptable and the true impact will only be known in the months and years to come.

Read the full report here.(This is a large pdf file and may take a few moments to load. You will also need Acrobat Reader installed to read the file).

2011 Schools Photographic Competition

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Nov 162011

For the third year running we have organised a photographic competition for the primary schools of Gloucestershire. The competition encourages children to look more closely at the wildlife around them and introduces them to the Society.
Once again the standard of entries was very high. The ten shortlisted photographers were all offered free membership for a year and the three winners were presented with photographic gift vouchers at an awards ceremony held at the Conservation Centre, Robinswood Hill, Gloucester.
The shortlisted entries and winners can be viewed here.

Closure of the Wilderness Centre

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Nov 152011

As you may have read in the local press the County Council has closed the Wilderness Centre and other environmental education centres in the county and plans to sell them to raise money.

A campaign group was set up to fight the closure and come up with an alternative solution, see Friends of the Wilderness Centre.

The group attempted to block the sale by legal means but the High Court has rules that they do not have a legal argument to stop the closure. See this report from the BBC.

The executive committee have contacted the Friends of the Wilderness Centre to offer our support in principle and discuss possible ways of supporting the campaign.