Events
We aim to find and list local events concerning local conservation and wildlife as well as events organised by us. Also see the links to local activities in the Resource Center
From April to October we also carry out monthly tree recording walks in various locations around the area, bat surveys and pond dipping at Blackmoor Pond. Please follow these underlined links to our web pages with this year's dates and further information.
Wednesday 22nd March 12:30 to 3 pm
Ascot Heath primary school wildlife garden maintenance work - please come and help to ensure the children can access and learn in this garden. Dress for gardening with gloves. Meet at the school reception. Rhododendron Walk, in N Ascot SL5 8PN
Wednesday 22nd March 7 to 9:15 pm
Wildlife Gardens Awards 2023 Launch event
Where: The Sir Bernard Miller Centre, Odney Club, Odney Lane, Cookham SL6 9SR
Do come along to this fun and inspirational evening designed to put wildlife at the heart of local gardens.
Tickets are free and can be booked here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/552649398227
Thursday 23rd March 9:30 am to 12:30
Carnation Hall pollinator flower bed planting session - please join us and help in this first stage of planting. The ground has already been prepared. We will be planting pollinator friendly plants in this new bed that was previously just grass. Dress for gardening with gloves. Carnation Hall, Chavey Down Road, Winkfield Row, RG42 7PA
Sunday 16th April 6 am to about 8 am
Dawn Chorus walk in Mill Ride Golf Club, North Ascot led by David Calcutt. Dress warmly with stout shoes. No dogs please. Please email us at ascot.wildlife@gmail.com to book your place.
Sunday 16th April from 10 am
Berkshire Ornithological Club Midweek Walk at Tice’s Meadow - A newly-created reserve between Farnham and Aldershot that boasts a variety of habitats including open water, gravel islands and scrapes, reedbeds, scrub, woodland, ephemeral ponds, and wet and dry grassland which turns up interesting birds at any time of year.
Meet at 10:00 Park on roadside at SU867489, GU9 9NB or ///task.zooms.lame.
Non-members should register their interest in advance. Contact Colin Wilson: 07899 066687 or wilson.blakeney@gmail.com
Monday 17th April 7:30 to ~9:30 pm
BFNHS talk 'Jewels on the Wing: The Secret Life of the Dragonfly' by Nick Percival from the British Dragonfly Society. In the Recital Room at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Birch Hill, Bracknell, RG12 7PA.
Visitors are always welcome and there is no need to book. Doors open at 7:15 pm. Entrance fee for visitors £3
More information from the BFNHS website here
Monday 17th April 6:30 for 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Environment and Climate Change Borough Council Election Hustings at The Old Court, St Leonards Road, SL4 3BL - RBWM Climate Emergency Coalition invites all residents to our own local ‘Question Time’ focused specifically on environmental issues including climate change, net zero, natural environment, waste, energy, transport, air quality.
Email or bring your questions for borough election candidates. Our independent chairs will select the questions. We cannot guarantee that all questions will be raised. For further information please email wildmaidenhead@gmail.com or plasticfreewindsor@gmail.com
Thursday 20th April 6:30 for 7 pm to 8:30 pm
Environment and Climate Change Borough Council Election Hustings at Furze Platt Senior School, Maidenhead, SL6 7NQ - RBWM Climate Emergency Coalition invites all residents to our own local ‘Question Time’ focused specifically on environmental issues including climate change, net zero, natural environment, waste, energy, transport, air quality.
Email or bring your questions for borough election candidates. Our independent chairs will select the questions. We cannot guarantee that all questions will be raised. For further information please email wildmaidenhead@gmail.com or plasticfreewindsor@gmail.com
Thursday 27th April from 10 am
Berkshire Ornithological Club Midweek Walk at Little Marlow Gravel Pit - Cormorants and herons breed here in good numbers and we can expect some early summer migrants around the lake and in the surrounding trees. Anything could turn up, as an Iceland Gull did on last year’s visit!
Meet at 10:00 in the car park up lane past church, SU875876, SL7 3RY or ///sundial.kickbacks.youthful.
Non-members should register their interest in advance. Contact Ray Reedman: 0118 9864338 or meander2@hotmail.com
Saturday 29th April 5:45 am to about 8 am
Dawn Chorus walk in Swinley Forest from Woodlands Ride in South Ascot led by David Calcutt. Dress warmly with stout shoes. No dogs please. Please email us at ascot.wildlife@gmail.com to book your place.
Sunday 7th May from 7:30 am
Berkshire Ornithological Club Early Morning Birdsong Walk at Dinton Pastures - It is an exciting time of year, with up to nine warbler species, Common Tern, Cuckoo and Hobby all possible among others.
Meet at 07:30 at Dinton Discovery Centre car park, SU786725, RG10 0SU or ///dragon.dash.spicy. (Parking
charge £1.50/hr).
Non-members should register their interest in advance. Contact Brian Bennett: btbennett1@googlemail.com
Saturday 13th May - 9:30 am to 12:30
Conservation work at Allens Field
Meet in the car park off Liddell Way off Bouldish Farm Rd South Ascot SL5 9UZ
Dress for gardening work. Contact ascot.wildlife@gmail.com for more info.
Monday 15th May 7:30 to ~9:30 pm
BFNHS talk 'Ancient Trees and All That Rot' by Dr Helen Read, Burham Beeches Conservation Officer. In the Recital Room at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Birch Hill, Bracknell, RG12 7PA.
Visitors are always welcome and there is no need to book. Doors open at 7:15 pm. Entrance fee for visitors £3
More information from the BFNHS website here
Saturday 10th June - 9:30 am to 12:30
Conservation work at Allens Field
Meet in the car park off Liddell Way off Bouldish Farm Rd South Ascot SL5 9UZ
Dress for gardening work. Contact ascot.wildlife@gmail.com for more info.
Friday 16th June 8:30 pm to about 10:30 pm
Nightjar Walk on Chobham Common from Jubilee Mount led by David Calcutt. Dress warmly with stout shoes. Insect repellent recommended. No dogs please. Please email us at ascot.wildlife@gmail.com to book your place.
Monday 19th June 7:30 to ~9:30 pm
BFNHS talk 'The Cuckoo and the Nightjar' by local Naturalist expert Brian Clews. In the Recital Room at South Hill Park Arts Centre, Birch Hill, Bracknell, RG12 7PA.
Visitors are always welcome and there is no need to book. Doors open at 7:15 pm. Entrance fee for visitors £3
More information from the BFNHS website here
Saturday 8th July - 9:30 am to 12:30
Conservation work at Allens Field - creating habitat for invertebrates
Meet in the car park off Liddell Way off Bouldish Farm Rd South Ascot SL5 9UZ
Dress for gardening work. Contact ascot.wildlife@gmail.com for more info.
Friday 14th July until Sunday 6th August
The Big Butterfly Count - Spend 15 minutes watching for and counting butterflies
Saturday 22nd July 10:30 am start
Dragonfly walk with Des Sussex, The Crown Estate Conservation and Biodiversity Manager in the Swinley Brick Pits area.