Discovering Wass
Natural History Weekend
Friday April
27th – Sunday April 29th
Events Programme
A programme of talks, walks
and exhibits including moth specimens collected by Dr Archie Heron who lived in
Wass for many years and collected daily data on the moths here.
All the events and activities are free and will take place in or start from Wass Village Hall.
For some numbers may be
limited and therefore booking may be advisable.
These are indicated with *
For more information or for
booking events please contact:
Tony or Linda
01347 868703 linda@wass.co.uk
Friday
6.00pm Private
Reception
6.30
7.00
Bat
talk and walk* Mr
Simon Bassindale NY Moors Ranger
7.30 Moths
introduction and trapping Dr
David Chesmore
Saturday
10.00 Moth
Talk and release of moths Dr David Chesmore
from trap
11.00
ŌBirds
of WassÕ talk / local walk* Mr
Barry Bishop
11.00 Wass
Lodge Mr
Giles Scott
(The
architectural drawings of
Stapylton
Lodge, planned but
never
built.)
2.00 Smallholding
with Shetland Sheep Mrs Heather
Mundall
3.00 Flora
of the roadside verges -walk* Mrs Jill
Magee
7.30 Moths
introduction and trapping Mr
Patrick Wildgust
Sunday
10.00 Moth
trap checking Mr
Patrick Wildgust
10.30
ŌBirds
of WassÕ talk / local walk* Mr
Barry Bishop
11.00 Rock
and fossil show N.E
Geological trust
1.00 Dragon
flies Talk Mr
Keith Gittens
2.00 Geology
walk * Mr Mike
Windle
3.00 Flora
of the roadside verges- walk* Mrs Jill
Magee
4.00 Closing
of exhibitions
Artist in residence - Laraine Simpson
Local
artist Laraine Simpson works in oils, pastels, watercolours and a variety of
drawing materials. She will be working as artist in residence on Saturday and
Sunday
to inspire us with some images of the weekend. She will also run some
short
workshops:
Saturday
10.30 – 11.15am
ChildrenÕs art workshop*
Sunday
10.30 – 11.15am
Open Workshop*
Sunday
2.00 – 2.45pm Adults workshop*
* Indicates that booking is advisable.
ChildrenÕs competition
Local
schools are involving their children in a competition to produce work related
to
wild life. This includes drawings, stories or poems appropriate to their age.
As
much as possible of their work will be on display over the weekend and we
will
be giving small prizes to the best.
Refreshments
will be available on Saturday and Sunday from 11am until 3.30pm
We are grateful to the
following for help with funding the event:
North
York Moors and Coast Leader Project
Ryedale
District Council
NY
Moors Lime and Ice Project
We are also grateful to York
Museums Trust (Yorkshire Museum) for the loan of
some
of Dr Archie HeronÕs moth specimens and to Shandy
Hall for the loan of
display
cases.