Paignton Zoo Evening
**UPDATE**
The badger watch is now fully booked, but there are still spaces free for anyone wishing to attend the talks beforehand.
Just a reminder that there are still several spaces available on the badger watch at Paignton Zoo on Wednesday, June 16th. Before the badger watch there will be two short talks on the zoo's dormouse breeding programme and general conservation work.
This is a brilliant chance to watch badgers foraging from a custom-built hide, highly recommended! The talks begin at 7:30PM and the badger watch should finish around 10PM.
Talks are free for DMG members, £3 for non-members. The badger watch costs £6.50 for members and non-members alike.
Hope to see you there!
Pips and Pints II this Tuesday…
The Devon Mammal Group/Devon Wildlife Trust annual "Bat Night" will be held this Tuesday (May 4th) at Cricklepit Mill, Commercial Road, Exeter.
The event will begin with a brief talk, and hopefully the chance to get a close-up look at some captive bats. After this there will be a gentle circular walk taking in Exeter Quay, Haven Banks and Trews Weir, where if we're lucky we may see Daubenton's Bats feeding over the surface of the water.
Back at the Mill you'll be able to relax with a well-earned drink from the nearby pub while watching a demonstration of moth-trapping and looking for field signs of the otter who regularly passes through the Mill. For younger members there will also be a colouring competition.
There's no need to book, just turn up on the night for an 8:15pm start. Cricklepit Mill is located on Commercial Road, Exeter - just off Exeter Quay. There will be some bat detectors available to borrow on the night, but if you have one of your own please bring it along.
A Prickly Affair…
Our AGM speaker, Hugh Warwick, recently had his latest book reviewed by The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2010/mar/27/prickly-affair-charm-hedgehog-warwick
Hugh promises to be a very entertaining speaker, so please do come along to the AGM, which will be in the upstairs room of the Pitcher and Piano, Queen Street, Exeter at 7pm on Tuesday April 20th.
Spring events programme and AGM details now online
Please check out our events page for details of all the events we have planned between now and July - featuring bats, dormice, badgers, hedgehogs and otters!
First Spring 2010 event announced!
We are pleased to announce that the first event in our Spring 2010 calendar will be a talk by Norman Healy from The Deer Initiative, an organisation dedicated to the management of wild deer populations in England and Wales. Norman will cover the ecology and management of the different deer species in Devon.
The talk will be on Tuesday 23rd March at 7:30pm in our usual talk venue, the function room at the Ley Arms in Kenn.
Upcoming event – Royal Forestry Society Red Squirrel talk
This isn't a DMG event, but some of our members may well find it interesting. The talk will be on Monday 25th January starting at 7:15pm - for more details see the events page.
