Family Event at Bardsey Fields – Small mammal trapping, October 19th & 20th

Posted on 03/10/2024 by committee

We will be joined by the Yorkshire Mammal Group to put out humane mammal traps on Saturday 19th October at 4.30pm. The following morning, Sunday 20th October we will meet at 9.30am to open the traps and record, weigh and release whatever we find. On both days we will be meeting outside Bardsey School on Woodacre Lane.

This event is suitable for all ages to attend one or both sessions – a great family event. Please bring stout footwear/wellies as the long grass will be wet. If you would like any more information, please email info@ekwt.org.uk.

We look forward to seeing you there.

Photographs from the Children’s Dragonfly Activity Morning

Posted on 25/06/2024 by committee

This event was very well attended and the children enjoyed making models of dragonflies, pond dipping, observing moths and drawing their own wildlife pictures.

Looking at some of the things we found in the pond, including newts

Children’s Dragonfly, Moth and Pond Dipping Morning – Sunday 9th June

Posted on 27/05/2024 by committee

We will be meeting at the woodstore in Elliker Wood at 10.30am. The entrance to Elliker is next to 21, The Paddock, East Keswick.

Activities will include making a dragonfly, looking at the wonderful world of moths, pond dipping and butterfly and wild flower identification. We expect to finish by 1pm. Please bring a drink and a snack.

Booking is required – please send an email with details of your party to info@ekwt.org.uk

We hope to see you there!

Wetherby U3A visit to Ox Close Wood

Posted on 08/05/2024 by committee

Wetherby U3A wildlife group visited Ox Close at the end of April. They were treated to the spring flowers and learnt about the management work undertaken in the wood.

Autumn Talk ‘Restoring a Walled Garden into a Community Garden’

Posted on 08/11/2023 by committee

Tuesday 28th November at East Keswick Village Hall, 7.30pm

Guest Speaker Andy Parkinson

Living Potential Care Farm are restoring an 1850s walled garden and transforming it into a community garden, an asset for all to enjoy. The aim is to start selling fresh organically grown fruit and vegetables by Summer 2024. Andy, the Head Grower, will give a talk on the site’s history and plans for the future.

All are very welcome

Bardsey Small Mammal Survey

Posted on 23/10/2023 by committee

This weekend we were joined by Ann and Robert from the Yorkshire Mammal Group to lay 50 humane mammal traps in Bardsey Field. We laid the traps on Saturday afternoon, making sure that any mammals caught had a cosy bed for the night and plenty of food. We then returned on Sunday morning to empty the traps, record and weigh the mammals and then release them safely. The weather was glorious and the event was very well attended. It was lovely to see the children lay the traps and then return the following day, remembering exactly where they were and so excited to see what was inside.

We recorded 1 common shrew, 1 field vole, 1 bank vole and 18 wood mice.

Family Event at Bardsey Fields

Posted on 09/10/2023 by committee

We hope you can join us on Saturday 21st October at 4pm when we will meet the Yorkshire Mammal Group to put out 50-100 humane mammal traps. We will then meet again at 9.30am on Sunday 22nd to record, weigh and release them. We will be meeting outside Bardsey School on Woodacre Lane.

Bardsey Green Fair

Posted on 04/09/2023 by committee

East Keswick Wildlife Trust will be at the Green Fair on Saturday 9th September in Bardsey Churchyard from 1-4pm. Come along to learn about our local nature reserves and have your say on the newly acquired Bardsey Fields.

The Yorkshire Dales River Trust is loaning their table-top Sustainable Drainage Village for children to mimic rainfall and see where it goes!

We hope you can come along and help bring our communities together. There is a very varied programme of eco activities, stalls and refreshments.

Creating links with the Village Hall

Posted on 20/07/2023 by committee

The Wildlife Trust is excited to hear that East Keswick Village Hall’s offer for the Illingworth Field, which lies directly behind the Village Hall’s garden, has been accepted.

The Village Hall has our full support in acquiring the Illingworth Field. We believe it will contribute to protecting, improving and extending existing local multifunctional green corridors. It will enable an increase in connectivity to the existing local habitat network, including the Ellikers nature reserve to the north of Illingworth Field, and offer the potential for wider links around the parish and beyond.

East Keswick Wildlife Trust is committed to working with the Village Hall to preserve this green space and create opportunities for the local community and visitors to learn and play a central role in working with nature to address the causes and consequences of climate change.

Peter Guildford and David Wort from the Village Hall committee meet David Smith, Chairman of East Keswick Wildlife Trust, to discuss plans to improve biodiversity on the land behind the Village Hall.