Leader: Alvan White
Bookings: Alvan White
Start: 10:15
Finish: 15:00 (with optional extension)
Meeting place: Avalon Marshes Centre, Shapwick Road, Westhay, BA6 9TT (NB postcode takes you to within half a mile), Explorer 141 (ST 425 414) what3words: cave.logbook.icon Parking: £3
Focus: Flora and fauna, but we hope to encounter the Raft Spider (Dolomedes fimbriatus)
Description: An exploration of the western end of Shapwick examining the mires, and wet meadows. An incredible amount of biodiversity will be on display from bees, hoverflies, dragonflies etc and not forgetting the wildflowers. If time permits, we will translocate to Catcott and explore the riches there and perhaps see the odd Cattle Egret.
For further information, see https://avalonmarshes.org/
Please book with the Leader in advance. Members can find contact details in their Spring/Summer 2024 newsletter. This has several benefits for all meetings: the Leader is aware who is coming and can deal with any queries before the meeting (such as car-sharing, if required); in the unlikely event that arrangements need to change or the meeting has to be cancelled, attendees can all be contacted promptly and easily.
If you have booked but then are unable to attend, please contact the leader as soon as possible. The leader can then contact other members if there is a waiting list.