Your Woods, Your Future

Love nature? Want to get outside and explore your local history & wildlife? Or just enjoy a woodland ramble?
Join us for a series of talks and discussions to find out more about the heritage, wildlife and management of woodlands and how you can get involved with your local woods as part of the Dearne 'Woodland Discovery Project'.

Dates

Start Date: 23rd February 2019, 10:00
End Date: 23rd February 2019, 17:00

Event Info

Your Woods, Your Future

Love nature? Want to get outside and explore your local history & wildlife? Or just enjoy a woodland ramble? Join us for a series of talks and discussions to find out more about the heritage, wildlife and management of woodlands and how you can get involved with your local woods as part of the Dearne 'Woodland Discovery Project'.

Throughout the past 18 months ecological consultants at Haycock & Jay have been working closely with the DVLP, stakeholders, volunteers & community groups in order to survey & asses the significance of 5 local priority woodlands across the Dearne project area.

The project has worked closely with the local community to identify the value, threats & ambitions of these sites for the local area, in terms of history and biodiversity. A series of events have taken place that explore these sites, train individuals and record the plants & animals of these important habitats in order to guide future management & monitoring to safeguard these sites for the future. As the project draws to a close we will be holding a small conference to share all the exciting finds of the project, looking at the opportunities, threats & helping to share best practise and provide a networking event for interested parties,

There is something for everyone, whether you are a local volunteer, landowner, manager or just a woodland enthusiast in terms of natural and local history, come along and share your enthusiasm with like minded individuals

Time Talk
10.00-10.30am Registration, tea & coffee
10.30-10.45am Introduction to the day by Steve Heaton (Haycock & Jay) & Roseanna Burton (DVLP)
10.45-11.00am Introduction to the work of the DVLP- Roseanna Burton (DVLP)
11.00-11.30am Introduction to the Dearne Woodland Engagement Project-Haycock & Jay Associates
11.30am-12.00pm Making biological records-Roger Butterfield Barnsley Local Records Centre (LRC)
12.00-12.30pm Friends of Gillfield Wood – the group and the work they do
12.30-1.30pm ***LUNCH***
1.30-2.15pm BREAKOUT SESSIONS

1.     Issues with setting up and maintaining a friends of group

2.     Surveying in your local woodland

3.     Successful Woodland engagement

4.     Forest Schools

2.15-2.30pm Workshop Roundup
2.30-3.00pm Back from the Brink Willow Tits in the Dearne Valley- Sophie Pinder, Back from the Brink officer Yorkshire Wildlife Trust
3.00-3.15pm Comfort break, tea & coffee
3.15-3.45pm Woodland Archaeology-Chris Atkinson, Celebrating our woodland heritage project
3.45-4.00pm Seminar roundup & any questions
4.00pm Seminar Close

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Address

The Ironworks - Elsecar Heritage Centre Wath Road Barnsley South Yorkshire S74 8HJ

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Accessible Services Assistance or Guide dogs welcome Baby changing facilities Wheelchair Access

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