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Watercress Farm: A local Rewilding project

09.10.24

Leader

Robin Martin

Category

Ornithology

Date

9th October 2024
7:30 pm -

Location

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Speaker: Rob Martin

7.30pm, Wednesday 9th October
Venue: Create Centre: parking is available on site (access instructions)


Rob Martin is a keen photographer and has been documenting the bird life during the rewilding and rewetting of the land at Watercress Farm on the Belmont estate near Flax Bourton (https://belmont.estate/a-story-of-rewilding-at-belmont/). He will be giving us an update on the progress of this exciting project on the edge of Bristol. A number of BNS members have joined the team of volunteer surveyors who are making regular visits to monitor the changes to the wildlife of the farm.

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