Many thanks to our Events Group for putting a great programme together again this year. Spring events Tues 3rd March 7.30pm Talk – The Management of Cannock Chase Saturday 14th March 10.00am The Great British Spring Tidy – Joint Litter Pick with Colwich In Bloom Tues 14thApril 7.30pm Talk – Delivering Nature Recovery on and […]
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How the Cannock Chase National Landscape team works to enhance and protect the Chase Tuesday 3rd March an evening talk – 7.30pm at Great Haywood Sports and Social club Richard, the Land Management Officer at the National Landscape team, will talk about the special nature of the Chase and the current initiatives to protect and […]
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No need to book – just turn up. For those with no choice but to come by car, parking is available to the rear of the Memorial Hall. The track is directly opposite the Hall entrance. This has always been a very popular event – it’s great for “kids of all ages”. Want to “dig […]
Read more Venue: Memorial Hall, Main Road, Great Haywood, Stafford ST18 0SU It’s been another very busy year for SinCH and a good time to take stock and think about what we want to achieve in 2026. We have some formal AGM business to deal with first – our financial statement/report and to elect the Steering Committee […]
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Sunday 20 July – 4pm at the SinCH Growing Space, Colwich Allotments, Coley Lane All welcome – no fixed charge but donations to SinCH welcome on the day. Ingrid will be sharing her lively travelling tales through lands of impossible language, babushkas, pickled gherkins, her first encounter with a Polish allotment and goats in trees […]
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Bat Walk – Saturday 2nd August at 20.30 Meet at the entrance to Staffordshire Wildlife Trust Wolseley Centre at the gatehouse (no need to book). Staffordshire Bat expert Jane will be be guiding us around the Wolseley Centre and giving us an insight into the species to be found there and the work of the […]
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Meet at the bus stop outside the Lamb & Flag SinCH has helped the Cannock Chase team contact local landowners and tenants who want to do more for nature. Cannock Chase staff have been able to give government funded grants to pay for new hedging, fencing, trees, bat and bird boxes and more. The parish […]
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Chartley Moss is the largest example of a floating peat bog, or schwingmoor, in Britain. The sphagnum lawn supports important botanical communities adapted to grow in this hostile environment. These plants in turn support a large number of invertebrates. We are going in midsummer and may get to see some rare species of dragonflies, among […]
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Join us for an evening talk – all welcome! We are please to have Ron Rock back with a talk about Swifts. These graceful, but threatened, birds will be starting to join us any time now. So it’s a great time to learn all about Swifts and what we can do to help. Ron will […]
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We are very pleased that we are able to offer another guided walk through Brocton Coppice led by local entomologist Jon Webb. Suitable for chilrden of all ages – All welcome! Jon will be giving us hands-on advice on how to spot insects and amongst the habitats he’ll explore will be the spring blossom, mature […]
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