Forest of Dean Field Trip – May 22nd – 26th 2023 Monday 22nd May 9am depart Moulton College drive to Hillcrest Hostel, St Braivels, Forest of Dean - Check-in Camp Hillcrest, St Braivels – orientation of facilities and unpack PM Drive to Symonds Yat – Peregrines, goshawks, river wye – go on the Symonds Yat walk, hand ferry – Biblins bridge Afternoon Symonds Yat walk, SAC, history, river wye, bats, boar, endemic whitebeam, Doward, dropping well, caves Tuesday 23rd May Forestry day - reintroduction, forestry management AM – Reintroductions of pine marten and beaver – see soft release and discuss impacts on environment, flood management, grey squirrel impacts, impacts of reintroduction on woodland management biodiversity/conservation/recreation and forestry PM – Forest management – commercial, impacts on conservation and recreation – the three pillars of forest and woodland management, pests and diseases, SSSI/SAC, boar, bats, deer and the reintroductions from different perspective Wednesday 24th May Rewild day - Scot - social forestry, community projects, coppicing, agroforestry, make something A day with the Rewild project looking at and participating in social forestry, various community projects, coppicing and its revival (economics/conservation and woodland management), agroforestry and opportunity to make something wood craft, heritage skills Thursday 25th May Bream Sands for the day Day at the beach to look as beach ecology, Severn Estuary, Severn Bore and its impacts Friday 26th May Beechenhurst- walk sculpture trail, SSSI, Woorgreen Lake (dragon flies) Beechnehurst honeypot site, edge of a SSSI for lichens and bryophytes, walk the sculpture trail and take in Woorgreen lake (daubenton bats, kingfishers and dragon flies) PM back to Moulton College Depart from Dean and arrive back to Moulton College early evening Accomodation and meals are included. Payment Options: 1) Full Payment of £185.00 2) £50 Deposit No Later than 10th February 2023 followed by 3 Installments - Installment 1 £45 No Later than 3rd March 2023
- Installment 2 £45 No Later than 7th April 2023
- Installment 1 £45 No Later than 8th May 2023
The Deposit is non-returnable after 20th February, as accomodation and travel booking deposits will have been paid, and payment must be completed in full by the 8th May 2023 |