Teme Valley Wildlife Group
Observing, recording and cherishing nature
Programme for 2026
Meetings and talks are held at Stoke Bliss and Kyre Village Hall (WR15 8RS) on the second Thursday of the month, 7.30 to 9.30. There is plenty of parking at the hall.
Grid Reference: SO 630 629 What3Words: luxury/summer/recorders
Members - free Non-members - £3 18 and under plus 1 accompanying adult - both free
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Next meeting
13th August
Ellie Williams - Senior Reserve Manager, Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses, Shropshire
White-faced Darter at the Mosses
Ellie's talk will explore the restoration of the peat cuttings at Fenn's Moss which has led to a dramatic increase in the nationally important White-faced Darter. The population of this dragonfly at Fenn's Moss is one of the most southerly in The British Isles.
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Annual Programme - 2026
14th January
Steve Woodison - Twit Twoo Falconry
Owls and Falcons (with flying display)
12th February
Andrew Fusek Peters - Wildlife and Landscape Photographer
Garden Safari
12th March - Annual General Meeting
Alicia Leow-Dyke - Project Officer, Welsh Beaver Project
Update on the Welsh Beaver Project
9th April
John Lightfoot - Shropshire Barn Owl Group
Shropshire Barn Owls
14th May
Alison Wakeman - Bee Keeper and Trainer
Bees
11th June
Carol Wood - Shropshire RSPB
Swifts, Swallows and Martins
9th July
Geoff Hall – Local Naturalist
Shropshire Wildlife
13th August
Ellie Williams - Senior Reserve Manager, Fenn's, Whixall and Bettisfield Mosses
White-faced Darter and The Mosses
10th September
Ros Bissell - Moors Meadow, Collington
Moors Meadow - A Wildlife Garden
8th October
Beth Norris – Wildlife and Water Officer, Worcestershire Wildlife Trust
Wetland Wildlife and Natural Flood Defences
12th November
Nigel Woodall - Local Deer Expert
Deer of the Wyre Forest and Beyond
No meeting in December