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St Albans Local Group Keep up to date with extra events, changes and outing reports on our website and Twitter feed: rspb.org.uk/groups/stalbans @RSPBStAlbans Contact us by our Group email: [email protected] If you would like to be a HeronWatch May volunteer by giving two hours of your time to show the Verulamium Park herons to Sunday 3 May park visitors in April and May, please All day walk at RSPB Otmoor, Beckley, contact Dan Fletcher at our Group email. Oxford. Meet in the reserve car park OX3 9TD. Bring a packed lunch. RSPB Colin Rose 07870 672699 point of or our Group June contact email Secretary Karen May 07850 344837 Tuesday 2 June Treasurer Dan Fletcher 07855 984735 Part of St Albans Sustainability Festival Weekend Colin Rose 07870 672699 Evening walk at 6:00pm at Tyttenhanger walks Andrew Steele 07480 415189 Gravel Pits. Meet at the end of Church Lane, Mid-week Robert Blythe 07512 704744 off the High Street, near the Society of Model walks Corinne Housechild 07969 723251 Engineers. AL4 0NJ. Optional pub supper. Karen May 07850 344837 Saturday 7 June Publicity Corinne Housechild 07969 723251 Morning walk to Cornmill Meadow NR, Lee Committee Christine Hood Valley. Meet in first car park off B194 north of member Waltham Abbey. EN9 2ES St Albans Tuesday 23 June Annual General Meeting followed by an evening walk. Venue to be confirmed. Local Group Images: Barn Owl, Water Rail at Watercress Beds LNR and 2019-20 Programme Sunset over Wilstone Reservoir by Andrew Steele. The RSPB is a registered charity in England & Wales 207076, in Scotland SC037654. We warmly welcome members and non- November Saturday 11 January Morning walk at Fisher’s Green, Lee members to our events. Guided walks are Valley. Meet in Farm car park EN9 2EF (not free but we would be very pleased if you Saturday 9 November Fisher’s Green car park). made a £2 donation to support the work Morning walk at Woodland Trust’s Wormley of the RSPB. Bring binoculars if you have Wood, near Brickenden. Meet in car park them and wear suitable clothing as paths EN10 7QP February may be wet and muddy during the winter. Monday 18 November Saturday 8 February Weekend walk leaders: Morning walk with optional lunch at Morning walk at Burnham on Crouch. Sherrardspark Wood, near Welwyn Garden Meet in Riverside car park CM0 8HS Colin Rose 07870 672699 City. Meet in car park on Rectory Road. Andrew Steele 07480 415189 Nearest post code AL8 7SU. Thursday 13 February Afternoon walk at 3:30pm at HMWT/Affinity Mid-week walk leader: Water Hilfield Park Reservoir, near Robert Blythe 07512 704744 Radlett. Meet at the reservoir WD25 8DA. All walks start at 9.30am unless stated March otherwise. Saturday 7 March September 2019 Morning walk at Bricket Wood, south of St Albans. Meet at Bricket Wood Railway Station, Station Road, AL2 3LN. Sunday 15 September Morning walk at HMWT Waterford Heath. Meet in car park off Vicarage Lane, SG14 April 3LU. Sunday 5 April Wednesday 25 September Morning walk at Therfield Heath, near Morning walk with optional lunch at December Royston. Meet in car park off the Baldock Oughtonhead Common, west of Hitchin. Road. SG8 9PN. Park in Swinburne Avenue, SG5 2RR. Side Sunday 8 December Saturday 10 April – Sunday 24 May turning with small car park beside playing Morning walk at HMWT Wilstone Reservoir, HeronWatch 2020 fields. Tring. Meet in car park off A489 - HP23 4N Meet at lake edge near Fighting Cocks pub, Verulamium Park, St Albans from 11.00am- October January 2020 3.00pm at weekends and Bank Holidays. Saturday 12 October Friday 3 January Thursday 30 April Morning or all day walk at RSPB Rainham Early morning walk at 8:00am at Ellenbrook Evening walk from 6:15pm at Redbournbury Marshes, Purfleet, Essex. Meet in reserve car Fields. St Albans. Meet in Notcutt’s Nursery Mill/River Ver. Meet at Redbournbury Mill, park RM19 1SZ car park AL4 0HN. AL3 6RS. Limited parking – please car share. .
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