Get ready for a day packed with captivating talks, interactive workshops, and engaging discussions with fellow wildlife enthusiasts. The conference aims to foster knowledge sharing, inspire action, and promote collaboration among like-minded individuals.
Programme and booking details
- 09:30: Registration opens
- 10:00: Welcome
- 10:10: TVERC in Action (Steve Wilkes, TVERC Director & Ellen Lee, Biodiversity Data Manager)
- 10:30: A Connected Community Approach to Protecting and Restoring Local Landscapes (Catriona Bass, Long Mead Wildlife Site)
- 11:15: Break
- 11:45: Boosting Barn Owls in Wokingham Borough (Stuart Croft, Senior Ranger at Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership & Finn Rothery, Countryside Ranger at Wokingham Borough Council’s Countryside Service)
- 12:10: Speed Update Session 1
- Lesley Dunlop, Oxfordshire Local Geological Sites (LGS) “Ferricrete churches in Berkshire - a recent building stone survey”
- Sofia Marlasca Aparicio, TVERC micro intern student "A short study of deadwood invertebrate records in the Thames Valley"
- Marcus Simmons, CAG Oxfordshire “Tips on using free mapping for species recording and NR planning / action”
- Jon Cole, BENHS "Insects of Dinton Pastures project"
- Dave Lowe, TVERC volunteer “Progress report on the nesting terns at Hinksey Lake”
- Judy Webb "Saving Orpine and Maiden Pink in Oxfordshire"
- 12:45: Lunch
- 13:45: Workshops
- Bob Cowley, Track & Sign Trainer for UK Mammal Society “20 Unmistakable Tracks & Signs - Kickstart your Mammal Recording in an Hour!”
- Marcus Simmons, CAG Oxfordshire & Julian Parfitt, Wild Wantage “Tips on using free mapping for species recording and NR planning / action”
- 15:00: Break
- 15:15: Speed Update Session 2
- Rob Curtis, TVERC Berkshire Biodiversity Officer "Berkshire Local Wildlife Sites Update"
- Cathy Notaras “Greenfield Site buildling developments”
- Des Sussex, Windsor Estate "Wildlife recording and monitoring across the Windsor Estate"
- 15:30: Recording Glow Worms (Robin Scagell, UK Glow Worm Survey)
- 16:15: Close (Steve Wilkes, TVERC Director)
Please note that the programme may be subject to change.
Tickets
This includes lunch and refreshments. Booking is required, and the final date for bookings is Monday 15th September.
Speed updates:
Got something exciting happening in your local area? Share it with us in a 5-minute talk! Whether it's about specific species, sites, habitats, recording projects, or conservation campaigns, we'd love to hear from you. If you'd like to give a speed update, please contact us at tverc@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Displays:
There will be a range of display stands from different recording and conservation groups which you can visit during refreshment and lunch breaks. If you'd like to bring a display, please contact us at tverc@oxfordshire.gov.uk.
Many thanks to the WISH Partnership for supporting this event.