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At the end of this month there are two opportunities to get together and share your nature knowledge and good news.  Dates below – more details to follow: Saturday 26th September – Nature Café with a theme of RIVERS – 11.00am to 1.00pm Sunday 27th September – Autumn equinox Bring & Share Social – from…

Saturday 29th August saw our first Bat Detector Workshop, where we built six extremely capable bat detectors to a design from Phil Avery of Somerset Bat Group.  On 1st September, some of the group tried out their new detectors and learned how to interpret them on a guided walk led by local expert Trevor, and…

A Volunteer Day is being arranged for later in September to support the management of Mousley Bottom Meadow. The small meadow will be pre-cut by Derbyshire County Council (DCC) and working together with the DCC Ranger, volunteers are invited to come along to help rake up and remove the grass.  This work will help maintain…

The Balsam Bash planned for 25th August has been cancelled.Due to the recent sunshine and showers the Balsam has now ripened and is ready to set seed. Any further bashes would help it to spread, which it does only too well unaided! A very big thank you to all those who have helped take part…

We would love to welcome you at this year’s One World Festival this coming Saturday 4th July.  You’ll find our volunteers manning the Nature New Mills stand from 12.00 noon at this free event in High Lea Park, New Mills – What3Words ///await.stressed.questions.  Hope to see you there!

Can you help us to continue efforts to clear invasive Himalayan Balsam from Mousley Bottom by coming along to the next Balsam Bashes on Tuesday 30th June 2026 from 10.00 am to 12 noon. Meet in Station Road car park – https://what3words.com/deriving.turkeys.pencil Gardening gloves (spares available if you don’t have any), stout foot wear, long…

Come and help find, identify and record the different species to be found at Watford Lodge Nature Reserve on Sunday 28th June from 1pm – 3pm. All welcome. Good nature knowledge to share would be helpful. You may find it helpful to use an identification app such as Seek – https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/seek_app You can find the…

Come along and join us to celebrate the Summer Solstice on Sunday 21st June from 5pm to 8pm at The Rock Mill Centre. All are welcome and it’s a great opportunity to find out about local groups. There is no obligation but if you can, bring along some food and refreshments to share. If you…