Brickfields Country Park future dates in 2010

"Come along and see us"

Task dates - oOo - Event dates

FBCP welcome involvement from the public as occasional volunteers or members. Work parties are usually held in the park on the 1st and 3rd Sundays of the month from 1:30pm onwards (see below), meeting in the centre of the park at the picnic area. No special skills are needed, just some strong footwear!, and a willingness to contribute to your environment. The work covers many topics from pond clearance to path building and more, we are insured for public liability, tools are provided and safety is covered before starting. For details E-mail

Please note that starting this year 2010, we will have new start times for the winter period work dates. Arranged to coincide with the Daylight Savings Time change, we will be starting the winter task periods at 12:30pm, reverting to the normal start time of 1:30pm for summer 2010. We have shown these differing start times on the table below as  winter  and  summer . This trial is to see if the new start time allows us to recoup some of the working hours lost during our winter schedule because of D.S.T.

Task & Event dates scheduled for 2010 are :-
(Dates subject to change as event notifications are received)

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Forthcoming Event Dates - 2010

Saturday 22nd May, Fleet Pond - International Biodiversity Day. 11am to 4pm.  At the Fleet Pond picnic area main reserve car park off Cove Rd, Fleet.  (Location map at - http://www.fleetpondsociety.co.uk).  An all day event to celebrate our local biodiversity, sponsored by OPAL (Open Air Laboratories) Imperial college and University college of London. Lots of stands about the wide variety of wildlife on your doorstep and throughout the U.K.. Guided walks, pond dipping and tree shaking for children, insects close up and through the microscope. Facilities available.

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Sunday 13th June, Cove Brook - Springwatch Wild Day Out. 10:30am to 3:30pm.  Blunden Hall, Blunden Road, Cove GU14 8QP .  (Location map for GU14 8QP).  This "Wild Day Out" event will include a "BioBlitz" - a 24-hour intensive survey of all the wildlife in a given area, in this case covering Birchbrook Reserve and a section of Cove Brook. Moth and Bat surveys through the night, followed by small mammal and bird surveys at dawn, then plants, reptiles and amphibians, butterflies and other invertebrates during the day. Wildlife experts will be doing the surveys, but everyone is invited to come along and help out either to lend a hand in a survey or just to see what has been found. Facilities available.

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Sunday 4th July, Brickfields Country Park - 25th Anniversary Wildlife Fun Day. 11am to 4pm.  (location map for GU11 3QJ) With farm animals, Birds of Prey display, stalls and displays from local environment and wildlife groups, hot and cold refreshments, games, quizzes, tombola, cake stall and our own brand "Brickfields Park" jams, a very popular item. Coffee and Tea from our refreshments are all "Fair Trade" products. The mobile farm display is still a very popular attraction drawing young and old to the interactive display of Ducks, Goats, Geese, Rabbits, Cattle, Chickens Pigs and many other farmyard animals.

Exhibitor space is available for this years 25th Anniversary event, email for a booking.

Participants booked at this years event are -

1. Blackwater Valley Countryside Partnership - with their information stand about wildlife in this area and a live display of bugs and beasts from Brickfields Pond.
2. Butterfly Conservation - display about the butterflies of the UK and their conservation and what you can do to help them.
3. St. Michaels C.E. Infant School - One of out local schools with their very popular toy stall.
4. Mark's Birds of Prey Display- Eagle Owl, Buzzard, Harris Hawk, Kestrel. Get the chance to see these rare birds, handle them and have your photo taken..
5. Millers Ark Animals - an old favourite at our Fun Days, come and pet the animals, learn more about them and if the Sheep decide to roam free like last year, watch out for a rumpus at the cake stall !.
6. Bricks and Bread - Sustainable Living Centre - a brand new venture in Aldershot, based in the Albion Works Church Lane with exiting potential for the future. Advice, exhibitions and training on all environmental aspects.
7. Cove Brook Greenway - a welcome return this year showing off the Cove Brook, it's environs and the volunteers who help maintain it.
8. Rushmoor Urban Wildlife Group - Promoting wildlife gardening in Rushmoor through awareness events, practical training sessions, production of an informative guide to encouraging wildlife to your garden, and the design and maintenance of a demonstration wildlife garden in Farnborough.
9. Wey Valley Cats Protection - another new exhibitor this year. The Farnham and Wey Valley Branch of Cats Protection is a dedicated group of volunteers who give their time and skills on a regular basis to help find new homes for unwanted and abandoned cats in the local area. The branch covers the Aldershot, Farnham, Alton and Bordon areas, and additional enthusiastic local volunteers are always needed.
10. Hampshire Police - another new exhibitor this year with crime prevention information and answering any of your questions from members of the public.
11. Rushmoor Healthy Living - another new exhibitor this year. Healthy living in Rushmoor information and a family treasure hunt around Brickfields Park and the Funday exhibitors.
12. Safe & Sound Animal Care - another new exhibitor this year. Safe & Sound rescue, rehabilitate and rehome all types of animals throughout the Blackwater Valley area. To help with fundraising they have their own range of handmade collars, leads, pet beds etc.
13. Hearing Dogs for Deaf People - another new exhibitor this year. Nearly nine million of the UK population experience some degree of hearing loss. That's one person in every seven. Over 650,000 of these people could benefit from a hearing dog.
14. Fleet Pond - with a display and information stand about Fleet Pond, and the work their volunteers do.

Our 2009 Sponsors were :-

• Speedy Tool Hire, Aldershot (website) - electrical facilities.
• Rushmoor Borough Council (website) - leaflets, publicity and toilets.

We must again thank our sponsors this year. Without the help of local businesses and organisations we would at times be unable to do some of our conservation work and stage events like the Fun Day. Our grateful thanks go to them.

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