Nature Walk – Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve
When: Saturday 11th June 2011 - 10am - 1pm
Where: Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve
After the long cold winter we had it was wonderful to see the flowers emerging and hear the birds beginning to sing. But do you know what the flowers are called? Which bird was that? And did you know that there is a nature reserve in the heart of Bradley Stoke, home to an astonishing variety of wildlife and right on your doorstep?
The Three Brooks Nature Conservation Group would like to invite local residents to join them on a walk round the Three Brooks Local Nature Reserve on Saturday 11 June, as part of the Bradley Stoke Community Festival celebrations. The walk will be led by a professional ecologist who will introduce you to the different habitats on the reserve and to the wildlife that depends on them. By the end of it you will be able to tell your cinnabar caterpillars from a cabbage white, learn why teasels are important to both goldfinches and billiard tables, and know why you shouldn’t eat anything with purple spots. We can’t predict in advance exactly what we will see (or hear) but we can promise you a fascinating insight into the natural world.
The walk will commence from outside the Leisure Centre at 10 am and will finish by 1 pm, in plenty of time for you to join in the Festival fun!
The walk is FREE and open to all the community. The walk will be at a fairly leisurely pace and will mainly take place on surfaced paths, but please be aware that we will also take in the reserve’s woodlands and grasslands so terrain will be uneven and suitable footwear should be worn.
If it is a nice day you may like to bring a picnic!
This community walk is made possible by our Service Level Agreement with Bradley Stoke Town Council and the conservation group gratefully acknowledges their support.
