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Lesnes Field Recorder Day

Date Location Level Event fee* 18th July 2020 Wood Open To All Free *This course is offered for free due to support from FSC BioLinks

Event Overview

Field Recorder Days are informal peer-to-peer learning events where naturalists can spend a day in the field together sharing their knowledge and practicing their identification skills.

Whatever your level, from beginner to expert, we invite you to take part. The aim of these days is to give people the opportunity to practise identification and surveying skills in a friendly environment to build confidence in biological recording and to build up site species lists. The content will generally be determined by the interests of the participants.

Please note that this event will involve individuals collecting, preserving and killing invertebrate specimens for identification purposes in order to assist us in generating a site species list.

This event is a partnership between the FSC BioLinks project and Natural History Society

01743 852100 www.field-studies-council.org [email protected] Timetable

Please arrive in time for the event to start at 10am. Refreshments will be available from 9.30am. The course will end by 3pm.

What’s included?

 Light refreshments (tea, coffee and biscuits).  Excursions into Lesnes Abbey Wood will be on .  Some sampling equipment will be available for use during the event.

Please note lunch is not included and you will need to bring your own packed lunch.

What to Bring

 Notebook and pencil  Hand lens  Sampling equipment (e.g. nets and tubes)  Lunch  Field guides/keys  Small rucksack or bag  Waterproofs (just in case!)  Stout shoes, boots or wellies  Water bottle and/or thermos flask  Hat and sunscreen  Casual clothing

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There will be a member of staff with first aid training and access to a first aid kit on site. If you have special medical or access requirements, please let us know as soon as possible so we can plan the course.

How to Book

Please book through the FSC website: https://www.field-studies-council.org/biolinks- courses/

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or phone 01743 825100.

Getting there

Lesnes Lodge, Lesnes Abbey Wood, New Rd, London SE2 0AX

Map: http://bit.ly/2EdyibY

By Car: Lesnes Abbey Wood is approximately 5.5miles from the in the West and 5.7miles to the Dartford River Crossing in the East. Limited car parking can be found on Abbey Rd (B213) and New Road. By Train: The nearest station is Abbey Wood which is on the North Line serving London Canon Street and the Line to London . To reach the lodge, leave the station by the main entrance and take the steps immediately to your right which lead you down to the Abbey Arms public house (Wilton Rd). Walk to the far end of the parade and turn left onto Abbey Rd. Pass beneath the flyover and take the 2nd right (New Rd). Walking uphill, the entrance to is on your left just after Monks Close. The path will lead you directly to the rear of the Lodge. (5min walk door to door) By Bus: The parkland areas to the North of the site are on bus routes 229, 469 and B11, bus route 99 serves the Rd entrance in the South.

About FSC BioLinks

FSC BioLinks is an exciting project for the FSC which brings together existing volunteers and naturalists with skills in biological recording and invertebrate identification, with new ones. It will run for 5 years and is funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund. As part of the project remit a range of subsidised training courses are available. This event is part of a structured pathway of training courses and events designed to train and support invertebrate recorders.

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About London Natural History Society (LNHS)

This event is part the LNHS Ecology & Entomology event calendar and both LNHS members and non-members are welcome.

The London region is a surprisingly good one for the study of ecology and entomology. The LNHS is a community of volunteer recorders, they assist in the conservation of wildlife in the London area by helping to record the many species that live there and they help to foster the appreciation and study of London's wildlife. They do this by engaging and informing both LNHS members and the public alike with a variety of resources and a calendar full of activities, such as indoor recorder meetings, wildlife talks, field meetings and various other engagement events. They welcome anyone with an interest in the natural world.

See the LNHS website for more information on joining the society and their upcoming events: http://www.lnhs.org.uk

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