Hartlebury Common Local Group’s programme of Indoor Meetings will be held at The Elizabeth Mill Centre, Sion Gardens, Stourport on Severn DY13 8BH – off New Street, opposite the Civic Centre. Indoor meetings are held on Tuesdays and start at 7:45 pm and admission is £3.00 (payments by cash only).
For more information email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk
2024 Programme of Events
Tuesday 13th February 2024
Geological Inspirations – Along the Geopark Way. Talk by Georgia Jacobs
Tuesday 12th March 2024
Wild about Worcester Way. Talk by Paul Snookes, Chair of the Worcester Environment Group
Tuesday 9th April 2024
Birds of North Worcs. Talk by Craig Reid, County Bird Recorder
Sunday 5th May 2024
A spring walk on Hartlebury Common in search of Green Hairstreak butterfly and Emperor Moth. Meet 2pm at the Wilden Top car park
Tuesday 14th May 2024
Bees and Wasps of the West Midlands’ heathlands. Talk by Aaron Bhambra
Tuesday 10th September 2024
Owls, Hawks and other Birds of Prey. Talk by Steve Woodison
Tuesday 8th October 2024
Rich Fen, Poor Fen, Tall Fen and Bog. Talk by Roger Meade
Tuesday 12th November 2024
Biodiversity on the Canals. A talk by Emily Cowell
Tuesday 10th December 2024
Bird Ringing. A talk by Jess Stuart- Smith
2023 Programme of Events
Monday 6th February 2023
Kate Aubrey on Fascinating Fungi
Monday 6th March 2023
Mel Mason on Lost Fritillaries of the Malvern Hills
Monday 3rd April 2023
Jason Kernohan on ‘A Fascination with Clearwings’.
Monday 8th May 2023
Phil Playford on Reptiles and Amphibians
Saturday 13th May 2023
Dawn chorus walk lead by Craig Reed. Meet 5.30am in Wilden Top car park.
Saturday 29th July 2023
Annual walk and picnic. Aaron Bhambre from Birmingham University will lead a walk on the common looking for solitary bees and wasps. Meet 11.00am in Lower Poollands car park. The walk will be followed by our annual bring and share picnic at 1.00pm.
Tuesday 12th September 2023
Rosemary Winnall on Flower Power
Tuesday 10th October 2023
James Parslow on grazing English Longhorn cattle on Hartlebury Common
Tuesday 14th November 2023
Tim Cornah on Hartlebury and the Civil War
Tuesday 12th December 2023
7:15 pm AGM (members only)
7:45 pm “My Hartlebury Common” – Members of the group will tell/show us what is important to them about Hartlebury Common .
2022 Programme of Events
Monday 7th February 2022
Phillip Playford “Badgers: It’s not all Black & White ”
Monday 7th March 2022
Adam Wright “Even small things matter ”
Monday 4th April 2022
Kevin McGee “The Bees & Wasps of Hartlebury Common”
Saturday 7th May 2022
A spring walk on Hartlebury Common in search of Green Hairstreak butterfly and Emperor Moth. Meet 11.00am in Wilden Top car park.
Monday 9th May 2022
Carol Wood “Swifts”
Saturday 13th August 2022
A guided Bee and Wasp walk around Hartlebury Common with Kevin McGee, followed by our annual picnic (bring your own). Meet 11am in Lower Poollands car park.
Monday 19th September 2022 – CANCELLED
Mel Mason “Malvern Hills Lost Fritillaries Project.
Please Note: As a mark of respect for our late Queen Elizabeth, the Hartlebury Common Local Group committee has decided to postpone Mel Mason’s talk on the Lost Fritillaries Project. Mel will now give his talk on 6th March, 2023.
Monday 3rd October 2022
Mike Smart “Breeding Curlews in the Severn and Avon Vales”
Monday 7th November 2022
Mike Southall – “Artefacts from a lifetime in farming”
Monday 5th December 2022
AGM followed by Wildlife Question Time
2021 Programme of Events
Monday 1st February 2021</strong
Rosemary Winnall “A Garden For Wildlife”
This is an online meeting and will be hosted using Zoom. It is a free event but pre-booking is essential. Please email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk to book a place.
Monday 1st March 2021
Mike Southall “The Butterflies and Moths of Bolivia”
This is an online meeting and will be hosted using Zoom. It is a free event but pre-booking is essential. Please email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk to book a place.
Monday 12th April 2021
Matthew Terry “An Introduction to British Bats”
This is an online meeting and will be hosted using Zoom. It is a free event but pre-booking is essential. Please email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk to book a place.
Monday 24th May 2021
Ben Harris “Discovering Reptiles”
This is an online meeting and will be hosted using Zoom. It is a free event but pre-booking is essential. Please email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk to book a place.
Monday 6th September 2021
Sean Cole “The Orchids of Worcestershire”
Sean co-wrote the recently published Wild Guides: Britain’s Orchids – A Field Guide to the Orchids of Great Britain and Ireland and for this talk he will be focussing on Worcestershire’s orchids. This is definitely not one to miss!
Monday 4th October 2021
Geoff Shaw “The History of Camp Bewdley”
Geoff is from the Areley Kings History Group and will be talking to us about the history of the camp and the American Army in this area during World War 2.
Monday 1st November 2021
Paul Cook “My Life on Hartlebury Common (part 2)”
Paul of Cook’s Garden Centre will be talking to us about his life Living on Hartlebury Common
Monday 6th December 2021
AGM followed by “Wildlife Question Time”
2020 Programme of Events
Monday 10th February 2020
Charlie Bell (FSC Biolinks) “A Look at Earthworms plus an FSC Biolinks Project Update”
Monday 9th March 2020
Andy Harris & Charlie Bird (Worcestershire Wildlife Trust) “Dropping Well Farm Heathland Restoration Project”
Monday 6th April 2020 (Cancelled)
Mike Southall “The Butterflies & Moths of Bolivia”
Sunday 26th April 2020 – Outdoor Event (Cancelled)
Jason Kernohan & Mike Williams “Emperor Moth Hunt on Hartlebury Common”. Meet at 2pm at Wilden Top car park
Monday 4th May 2020 (Cancelled)
Peta Sams “Our Not So Common Swifts Peta Sams”
Thursday 11th June 2020 – Outdoor Event (Cancelled)
The Wyre Forest District Council Rangers Service will lead the group on a “guided walk around the recently created acid grassland reserve of Burlish Meadows” near Stourport-on-Severn. Meet at 6pm at the Burlish Top car park on the Kingsway.
Saturday 25th July 2020 – Outdoor Event (Cancelled)
Kevin McGee “A Guided Walk looking at the Bees & Wasps of Hartlebury Common”. To be followed by our annual bring and share picnic. Meet at 2pm at Wilden Top Car Park for the guided walk.
Monday 7th September 2020 (Cancelled)
Phillip Playford “Reptiles of Shropshire & Staffordshire”
Monday 12th October 2020 (Cancelled)
Adam Wright “The Urban Nature Reserves around the Wyre District (the small things do matter)”
Monday 9th November 2020 (Cancelled)
Kevin McGhee “Bees & Wasps”
Monday 7th December 2020 (Cancelled)
AGM followed by Tony Simpson “The Moths of Worcestershire”
We hold both indoor and outdoor meetings. Our indoor meetings are held at Stourport Sports’ Club, Kingsway, Stourport, DY13 8BQ, which is opposite Stourport High School and has good parking facilities. Indoor meetings start at 8pm and cost £3.00. For outdoor meeting/event times and locations see below.
For more information email: info@hartleburycommon.org.uk
2019 Programme of Events
Monday 11th February 2019
John Bingham “Historical Ecology of the Wyre Forest”
Monday 11th March 2019
Gordon Forrest “The Nature of Randan Meadow, Chaddesley Wood, WWT Nature Reserve”
Monday 8th April 2019
Kate Quinton & Sally Pendergast “Conservation at Ruskin Land”
Saturday 4th May 2019 (Outdoor Event)
Jason Kernohan “Dawn Chorus walk on Hartlebury Common”. Participants are asked to meet at 5:15 AM at the Wilden Top car park with the walk starting at 5:30 AM prompt.
Monday 13th May 2019
Tom Woodall “Developing the wildlife meadow at Ashwood Nurseries”
Sunday 19th May 2019 (Outdoor Event)
Mike Lomax, Jason Kernohan & Mike Williams “Green Hairstreak butterfly hunt on Hartlebury Common” Meet at 1400 Wilden Top car park.
Sunday 9th June 2019 (Outdoor Event)
Mike Averill (County Recorder for Dragonflies) “Pond dipping and bug hunt on Hartlebury Common”. Followed by bring and share picnic. Meet at Lower Poolands car park. Will commence at 14.00 prompt
Saturday 29th June 2019 (Outdoor Event)
Hartlebury Common BioBlitz in association with the FSC Biolinks. It’s a free event taking place between 9 AM and 5 PM and all are welcome. Activities include: Pond Dipping, Moth Trapping, Butterfly Walk, Dragonfly Hunt, Dung Beetle Safari, Children’s activities and much more. For further information visit: http://www.fscbiodiversity.uk/HCbioblitz
Monday 9th September 2019
John Robinson “Owls”
Monday 14th October 2019
Jason Kernohan “The Wildlife of Hartlebury Common”
Monday 11th November 2019
Mike Lomax “Butterflies on Hartlebury Common”
Monday 9th December 2019
AGM followed by Roger Umpelby “Bredon Hill through a year, a nature lover’s view”
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