THURSDAY 11 SEPTEMBER

 

0700 - 0830  BREAKFAST in the Arts Brasserie

 

0845 - 1015  WORKSHOPS (SESSION B) in the seminar rooms

                     Workshop 1  Biosecurity: keeping rodent-free islands rodent-free - Sophie Thomas

                     Workshop 2  What ideas do you have for increasing income from our reserves?  Simon Busuttil

                     Workshop 3  Creating the "keen birder" experience - Richard Bashford

                     Workshop 4  Managing predation - Mark Smart, Lucy Mason and Graham Hirons

                     Workshop 5  Field vole: a two year pilot testing new ways of working with volunteers on our reserves - David Chandler

                     Workshop 6  Introduction to fungi - Mark Gurney  

 

1020 - 1050  COFFEE AND TEA BREAK in the Club Bar

 

1100 - 1105   Presentation of quiz prizes in the Ballroom

 

SESSION 6  RESERVES AND BEYOND in the Ballroom

1110 - 1115  Chair's introduction - Gwyn Williams

1120 - 1150  No reserve is an island: developing a strategic approach to island restoration - Sophie Thomas

1155 - 1215  Crossing continents: the challenge of conserving Afro-Palearctic migrants - Malcolm Burgess

1220 - 1240  Closing remarks - Mike Clarke

 

1245 - 1300  PACKED LUNCHES AVAILABLE

 

1300 - 1700  SITE VISITS

                      Old Moor, St Aidan's, Fairburn Ings and Bowland (United Utilities estate)