We hold regular conservation work parties on the third Saturday of most months to better care for the sites we manage. These are morning sessions and the tasks are like typical gardening work with the advantage that many hands make light work!
Forthcoming Events in 2026
NEW: So that we can know numbers, please reserve your places on the upcoming events as some do get oversubscribed. WCG Booking form
| APRIL | |||
| Wednesday 29 April | 19.30 | Meet at the Fox & Hounds Theale | Nightingale Walk Hosted by SSWCG * Book here (Scroll down to signup form) |
| MAY | |||
| Saturday 2 May | 10.00 | Meet at the Catholic Church, South Stoke Road | Spring flower and bird walk (family friendly) WCG Booking form |
| Sunday 3 May | 05.00 | Meet at the Catholic Church, South Stoke Road | International Dawn Chorus Day WCG Booking form |
| Saturday 9 May | 08.30 | Meet at South Stoke slipway | Moth trapping Hosted by SSWCG * Book here (Scroll down to signup form) |
| Saturday 16 May | 10.00 | Greenmoor Ponds | Work party |
| Friday 22 May | 20.30 | Meet at Greenmoor Ponds | Dusk walk to discover woodcock and bats (family friendly) WCG Booking form |
| Saturday 23 May | 10.00 | Meet at Streatley Hill car park | Adonis Blue Walk Hosted by SSWCG * Book here (Scroll down to signup form) |
| Saturday 23 May | 14.00-15.30 | Greenmoor Ponds | Pond dipping (family friendly) WCG Booking form |
| JUNE | |||
| Sunday 7 June | 09.30 | Meet at South Stoke slipway | Dragonfly Walk (family friendly) Hosted by SSWCG * Book here (Scroll down to signup form) |
| Saturday 20 June | 10.00 | TBC | Work party |
| JULY | |||
| Saturday 4 July | 10.00 | Meet at the Catholic Church, South Stoke Road | Summer bird walk (family friendly) WCG Booking form |
| Wednesday 8 July | 21.45 | Meet at Perch & Pike in South Stoke | Glow worm walk WCG Booking form |
| Saturday 18 July | 10.00 | TBC | Work party |
| AUGUST | |||
| Friday 7 August | 19:00 | TBC | Guided dusk walk at Withymead Nature Reserve WCG Booking form |
| Saturday 15 August | 10:00 | TBC | Work party |
* SSWCG = South Stoke Wildlife Conservation Group
Past Events 2026
| JANUARY | |||
| Saturday 17 January | 10:00 | Greenmoor Ponds | Work party |
| Saturday 24 January | 10:00 | Meet at the Catholic Church, South Stoke Road | Winter bird walk (family friendly) to coincide with the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch weekend |
| FEBRUARY | |||
| Sunday 8 February | 09.30 to 11.00 | Greenmoor Ponds | Pre-toad patrol drop in event (family friendly) |
| Saturday 21 February | 10:00 | Tidmore Pool | Work party |
| FEBRUARY AND MARCH | |||
| 5 February – 12 March | Dusk every evening | – Greenmoor Ponds – Shirvells Hill – South Stoke Road | Toad Patrol (family friendly) |
| APRIL | |||
| Saturday 11 April | 10.00 | Greenmoor Ponds | Work party (NB date change from 18 April) |