Bio-Blitz March 23, 2012

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Come and join in the fun on Peel Park’s Bio-Blitz!

The idea of the Bioblitz is to intensely survey an allotted area within 24 hours to record as many different species as possible. A Bioblitz is designed so that it is not intense surveying, but a fun activity that can get the public involved and interested in biodiversity!

This Bioblitz is being run with the Salford Ranger Team in conjunction with the University of Salford Community Action Teams and is designed to involve students, naturalists and the local community.

Get Involved!

On Saturday 24 March between 11am and 3pm we’ll have lots of exciting things happening and stalls where you can meet organisations and find out what they do and how you can get involved. Why not come and visit:

Discover the Wild

Lancashire Badger Group

North west Brown Hare Project

Salford Friendly Anglers Society

Salford Museum

Salford Ranger Team

South Lancashire Bat Group

University of Salford Community Action Teams

Bat Walk - Friday 23 March, 18:00 – 19:30

Join bat experts from South Lancashire Bat Group to have a talk and walk to find out what bats we have in Peel Park. We will be using bat detectors to listen to the bats! Please bring a torch if you have one!

Mammal Trapping - Friday 23 March, 20:00 – 21:00, Saturday 24 March, 07:30 – 09:00

We will be running a mammal trapping session. We’ll be putting traps out on the night of Friday 23 March and then in the morning we will be going back to identify what mammals we’ve caught. There’ll also be chance to learn some mammal tracking techniques.

Moth Trapping – Friday 23 March, 18:00 – Midnight

Moth experts will be looking at what moths we have in Peel Park! Live specimens will be shown in and professional moth traps will be installed in the Park.

Bird Walk – Saturday 24 March, 10:00 – 11:00

We’ll be looking at ways to identify birds whilst taking a walk around Peel Park with binoculars to try and identify and record species. Please bring binoculars and ID books if you have them and there will be some binoculars available.

Bug Hunting – Saturday 24 March, 11:30 – 12:00, 12:30 – 13:00 and 13:30 – 14:00

Come on a bug hunt to see what insects we have in Peel Park! We’ll be using sweep nets and bug pots to collect the bugs in and also have a bug house that you can have a look at!

River Sweeping – Saturday 24 March, 12:00 – 12:30, 13:00 – 13:30 and 14:00 – 14:30

We’ll be looking at what species we can find in the River Irwell that runs alongside Peel Park. Come and have a sweep with our nets and identify the species you catch. There will also be tanks with some species in that you can have a look at.

Habitat Survey - Saturday 24 March, 15:30 – 16:30

Join Jo Regan from The Salford Ranger team to learn how to conduct a habitat survey. This is invaluable experience for anyone wanting to go into Environmental Impact Assessments, Ecologists and Environmental Consultancy.

Interested? Just come along on Saturday 24 March between 11am – 3pm or contact the Salford Ranger Team on Rangers@Salford.ac.uk or 0161 793 4219 to book a place on any of the events or ask any questions about the Bio-Blitz!

Car parking is available next to David Lewis playing fields and can be accessed via Wallness Lane off Frederick Road and is on the left hand side and will be clearly sign-posted.

A map can be viewed here.

Hope to see you there!

Please note that the purpose of this event is to help protect local wildlife and no harm will come to any animals.

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Official Website: http://www.salford.ac.uk/home-page/events/events/bio-blitz