On Sunday 9th December we will be heading to Providence Platation for a nature walk guided by experts from the Bristol Naturalist Society. This will be a great opportunity for you to get to our regular woodland a bit better and to learn what sort of flora and fauna you can look out for on our trips there.
Christmas cinema social
On the evening of Thursday 6th December we will be holding the first of two Christmas events: our Christmas cinema social!
Join us for a trip to a private cinema on the Christmas Steps to watch Love Actually and eat lots of festive snacks. There will be a cost of £5.50 per person and we’ll be getting there for 6:30pm, and as there are limited spaces in this cinema places will be allocated on a first come first serve basis. If you would like to come please email Lucy ASAP.
If you miss out on this, don’t panic! We love Christmas so much here at Conservation Group that we’ll be having another Christmas social, which will be open to everyone.
Brownsea Island Weekend
On the weekend of the 24th-25th November we will be going to Brownsea Island in Dorset. This will be our first residential trip of the year and a first for Conservation Group, as we have never been there before. We will be working with the National Trust who run most of the island. We will be leaving Bristol early on Saturday morning, staying overnigh before returning late on Sunday evening. The trip will cost approximately £30, however, this depends on numbers, so may change.
If you are interested in coming on this trip, please email Lucy by 7pm Friday 19th October. Please register you interest even if you are not completely sure you can come yet, as we need an idea of numbers. Also, if you would like to come and have a car and would be willing to drive (it is about a 2 hour drive), please let Lucy know (you will be reimbursed for fuel).
River restoration talk and pub social
On Tuesday 20th November we are co-hosting a talk by Victor Tzikas with BioSoc.
Victor Tzikas is River Restoration officer for River Nene Regional Park-independent Community Interest Company, creating a green infrastructure network of environmental projects. He will be discussing his current projects and talking about how he got into his role. If you’re interested in a career in conservation or river restoration in the UK, or just interested, make sure you come along!
The talk will be held in the Sky Lounge of the Life Sciences Building at 5pm. There is no need to buy tickets for this event, just come along if you want to. Head to the Facebook event to let us know you’re interested.
Right after the talk we will be heading to the White Rabbit pub for around 6:30pm for some socialising, drinks and pizza! Come along for a chat and to meet some fellow members. Click going on the Facebook event page if you’d like to come, as we may need to book if there’s a lot of us!
Halloween-Bonfire Night Social
What’s better than Halloween and Bonfire Night? Why, combining the two into one fun-filled night in the woods, of course!
On the evening of the 1st of November we will be heading to Providence Plantation for a night of eating, chatting and games around a bonfire.
Browne’s Folly
On Sunday 28th October we will going on a trip to Browne’s Folly to help the Avon Wildlife Trust with some conservation work. This is sure to be a great day, and will be a fantastic chance to learn about conservation from the experts. There will be a £3 cost for this trip, which you can bring along on the day.
Up-cycling plastic social
Come along to our social on Tuesday 23rd October and up-cycle some plastic bottles and pots. Create some jazzy plant pots to take home to decorate your place with. Snacks, cake, and all the decorating equipment you’ll need will be provided. If you have any of your own plastic bottles or pots that you want to up-cycle, please bring them along.
The social will start at 7pm and will be held in the Multifaith Chaplaincy on Woodland Road. You can let us know you are going on the Facebook event page.
Second Taster Trip
If you couldn’t make it to the first Taster Trip and still want to see how we roll, come along on Sunday 14th October for a great day of conservation work at Providence Plantation, a reserve in Long Ashton owned by the University and managed by us. If you came on the first Taster Trip, but enjoyed it so much that you can’t wait to do some more conservation, you’re welcome to come along again! This trip is open to non-members as well as members, so if you’re not sure if you want to join yet, this will be a great way to help you make up your mind, and wonderful day out with some great people.
If you would like to attend this trip, please email me (president@bucg.org.uk) by 7pm on Wednesday 10th October.
First Taster Trip
On Sunday 7th October we will heading to Providence Plantation, a piece of university-owned woodland, for our first trip of the year. This is a Taster Trip, so is open to non-members and members alike, so come along if you are still undecided about if you want to join to see if this society is for you. It’ll be a great chance to learn about what we get up to in Conservation Group. We will likey be clearing back summer scrub growth and there will be a tour of the wood.
If you would like to come along please email Lucy, our president, by 7 pm on Wednesday 3rd Octorber.
Welcome Picnic
On Sunday 30th September we will be having our first social event of the year – a picnic on the Downs. This will be a great chance for new and old members to get to know each other and the committee, as well as to ask any questions they have. We will also be making DIY birdfeeders.
We will meet at the Clifton Observatory at 1 pm, or if you are unsure where the that is, there will be someone outside Beacon House at 12:30 pm to walk up there with you (look for someone in a BUCG t-shirt). Bring your own lunch, but biscuits and other sweet treats and snacks will be provided. Click going on the Facebook event if you’re able to come! (Join Bristol University Conservation Group Facebook page to find the event.)