May
July
Friends of Paxton Pits
Nature Reserve
Thursday 4 May
Monday 17 July
From 5:30pm at the Visitor Centre
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 2:00pm
Nightingale Walks
A Nectar Walk
Events Programme
Guided walks led by Rangers and Volunteers
will leave the Visitor Centre every 20 minutes
from 5:30pm to 7:00pm
With Jocelyn Gale
January to July 2017
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£2.50 each, pay at the door
Refreshments not included but may be
purchased in the Visitor Centre until 8:30pm.
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Our reserve’s own plant expert Jocelyn Gale
will lead a walk focusing on the nectar from
plants and will hopefully include honey tasting.
£2.50 each, pay at the door
http://www.paxton-pits.org.uk
Third Thursday of each month
Sunday 14th May
10:30am — 12:30pm
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 5:30am
Guided Nature Walks
Dawn Chorus Walk
Explore Paxton Pits Nature Reserve with
experienced local experts. The route taken will
depend on the time of year and conditions
underfoot, but will be designed to show you the
best of what the Reserve has to offer. Walks
start at the Visitor Centre at 10:30am and will
last approximately two hours.
Enjoy a guided walk and hear the massed choir
of Paxton Pits’ Birds (including Nightingales)
£2.50 each, pay at the door
£2.50 per person per walk
No need to book, just pay on the day.
June
Don’t forget your binoculars!
Wednesday 14 June
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DATES:
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 1:30pm
A Talk and Walk on
‘Fish and Water Plants’
With Josh Hellon of the Wildlife Trust BCN
Join Josh to discover more about the
fascinating world of fish and water plants in our
local area
£2.50 each, pay at the door
If you have any questions, or would like more information
please contact: Paxton Pits Nature Reserve Visitor Centre
on: 01480 406795
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
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16th
16th
20th
May 18th
Jun 15th
Jul 20th
Aug 17th
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve Visitor Centre is at the
end of the High Street in Little Paxton Enter: PE19 6ET on Google maps, or your Sat Nav
Note: These walks are gentle ambles and not
Friends of Paxton Pits Nature Reserve is a charity registered
in England and Wales, No. 1125221, and is funded entirely
by its membership and fund-raising activities.
These walks should also benefit those who are
getting beyond that stage and wish to go a little
further.
route marches. They are designed for
people with little or no experience of wildlife.
January
April
New Year’s Day Ice Breaker
A Members Only Event
Sunday 1st January 2017
Wednesday 22nd February
From 7:30pm at the Visitor Centre
Winter Tick and Twitch
at 10:00am
with Senior Ranger Jim Stevenson
Join Jim on his special guided walk around the
reserve. We undertake to help you see as many
species as possible - but only if you agree to donate
10p for every species recorded. We aim to identify 50
species.
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 10am prompt
(Don’t forget your binoculars and your money)
The Winter Bird Walk
at 11:00am
A gentle amble, starting at the Visitor Centre, ideal for
people with little or no experience of wildlife, but also
of benefit to those with rather more birding knowledge
and experience. Suitable for all the family.
£2.50 each, pay at the door
Extra event at the Visitors’ Centre
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Wednesday 25 January at 2:30
Lobsters
A new talk by Jim Stevenson
£2.50 each, pay at the door
A Fish and Chip Supper
A traditional Fish and Chip Supper - including
cake, hot or cold drinks and light hearted
entertainment.
Just 60 tickets available - so be early
Tickets £8 each
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Available from 1 Jan to 10 Feb from
the Visitor Centre or by post from:
Mavis Battey
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve,
High Street,
Little Paxton, St Neots, PE19 6ET
Please enclose a Stamped Addressed
Envelope, and make cheques payable to
“FPPNR”
Tickets cannot be reserved but once payment is received,
they may be held for collection later
March
Friday 17 March at 7:30pm
Saturday 22nd April 10:00am to 4:00pm
Spring Migration Watch
at
Paxton Pits Nature Reserve
Our annual bird watch is always exciting. This
year we are inviting everyone who is out on the
reserve to phone in ALL wildlife sightings, not
just the birds. Use your mobiles to ring our
01480 406795 hotline throughout the day. No
charge, but please call in at the Visitor Centre on
arrival and departure to assist us and to keep
abreast of the action.
Tick and Twitch walk
With Senior Ranger Jim Stevenson
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 10:00am
Jim will lead the walk and try to help you see as
many species as possible - but only if you will
donate 10p for each species we see.
(Don’t forget your binoculars and your money)
A Guided Wildlife Walk
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 10:30am
£2.50 each, pay at the door
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at Little Paxton Village Hall
Plants and Insects Walk
Leaves the Visitor Centre at 1:30pm
February
The Friends AGM
Wednesday 1st Feb
A short AGM followed by
Led by Jos Gale, this walk will focus on some of
the plants that attract the insects that, in turn,
attract many of our migratory birds
an illustrated talk by Brian Eversham
£2.50 each, pay at the door
Living Landscapes
and Wildlife Highways
Self-Guided Family Trail
2:30pm at the Visitor Centre
Cuckoos
Cheating by Nature
An illustrated talk by Nick Davis
Professor of Behavioural Ecology
£2.50 each, pay at the door
The Chief Executive Officer of our local Wildlife Trust
looks into the future to see what our wildlife might be like
in 50 years’ time, if the Wildlife Trust succeeds in its aims.
There will be refreshments on sale, a raffle, sales of preread books, and the opportunity to renew your membership,
etc.
Prepared by the Wildlife Trust
Starting from the Visitor Centre