Meeting of Knighton Wild, Tuesday 2nd April, 7.30 pm at Knighton Parish Centre, Church Lane, Knighton, Leicester LE2 3WG. Entry is £3 pay at the door. Polecats are small and elusive carnivores that some may not have heard of, let alone seen. Jack Riggall is an associate tutor for the Field Studies Council, teaching courses […]
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Local Schools Hedgehog Event – 27th February 2024 – 17:30-19:30
Come to a free talk about Hedgehogs at Lancaster Academy, Knighton Lane East Leicester LE2 6FU on Tuesday 27th February. Tea, coffee, and light refreshments available from 17:30, with presentations starting at 18:00. Organised by the Sustainable Schoold Team, the meeting will hear from local hedgehog expert Bev Hart, and Paul and Janey who are […]
The State of Nature in Knighton
People like simple stories portraying black or white alternatives. The natural world is rarely that straightforward… David Nicholls, one of the founders of the NatureSpot website, gave the inaugural talk to Knighton Wild back in 2015. Following the Knighton Wild AGM in November, Dave updated his talk to tell us “What do 15 years of […]
Otters in the Washbrook? REALLY?
Our next talk will be on Thursday October 19th at 7.30pm. The Washbrook Otter monitoring group have been visiting sites up and down the Washbrook over the past year. You can read their reports on the website. After the interest shown in their display at the Knighton Wild open morning in the summer, the group […]
Environmental loss and change: talk by Dr Moya Burns
Our next talk is by Dr Moya Burns of the newly established Institute for Environmental Futures at the University of Leicester. Moya is lecturer in ecology and environmental science and is the co-lead for the “Environmental Change and Loss” research challenge in the Institute. Moya’s talk will outline the aims of the Institute and some current […]
Annual General Meeting 2022
Our first AGM for three years takes place next week September 15th 7.30 pm at Knighton Parish Centre, Church Lane, LE2 WG. Admission is free but donations to support the work of Knighton Wild are welcome. 7.30 The meeting will start with a short AGM Chair’s and Treasurer’s reports Election of committee 8.00 Saving the […]
Find out about the Saving the Saffron Brook Project
We have our first meeting for two years on March 10th when Sam Woods who is project coordinator for the Saving the Saffron Brook Project will be talking about this important project and how Knighton Wild is involved. The project which runs for the next 18 months aims to restore habitats along and within the […]
Incy wincy spider – Knighton Wild’s first meeting in 2020
Alan Cann will talk about his latest interest – spiders! Some of them incredibly small but all of them fascinating. Conquer your fear or deepen your love by coming to hear about Alan’s exploration of the world of spiders in Leicester and Leicestershire. Alan will also be talking about what spiders can tell us about […]
November Meeting: Hedgehog Rescue
Bev’s talk inspired everyone who came to hear her last week. We heard about the long hours on call and the time commitment it takes to raise a rescued young hog. And Bev brought along a real live hog that she had rescued and was now ready for release. We watched Sebastian the hog grow […]
Forthcoming Meetings and Events
This summarises meetings and events in the near future. Entries in bold are organised by Knighton Wild or taking place in Knighton. Date and Venue Description Organiser 26th April to 5th May City Nature Challenge Leicester City Council, NatureSpot, Leicester University, Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust Saturday 27th April, 10.30 am. Meet at Knighton […]
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