CMA Events & Training

SW Region Study Day

Traditional orchards are a valuable landscape and bio diverse habitat as well as a source of income.
This study day will look at the issues of planting, pruning and maintaining an orchard, funding issues and how Herefordshire Council has developed a traditional orchard at Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve.

In the afternoon there will be a short tour of an award winning local cider maker looking at one possible end use of fruit.

Speakers :
Chris Fairs, Grower’s Manger, Bulmers
Dave Marshall, Consulant, Bulmer’s Foundation
Geoff Newman, Natural England
James Bisset Herefordshire Council

Please book your place

SW Region Study Day

Location – Bodenham Lake Nature Reserve, Herefordshire Grid ref SO 527513
Date – 20th September 2007
Time 10am – 4pm

Contact – Tim Green, Countryside Ranger, Parks & Countryside Service, Herefordshire Council 01432 260346.

Email tgreen@herefordshire.gov.uk

Please bring a packed lunch

CMA Members – free
Non CMA Members £30.00 plus 1 year membership

Worcestershire County Council which manages two Green Flag Award-winning Country Parks is hosting an seminar aimed at helping managers get the most out of their Country Parks on Tuesday 2nd October at Worcester Woods Country Park. The programme will include a brief history of Country Parks followed by an introduction to the new CPN Country Park criteria before focusing on specific projects at Worcester Woods Country Park covering community engagement (including visitor surveys, working with volunteers, and health walks), income generation (including a café tenancy, room and BBQ hire and timber sales), biodiversity (including woodland and grassland management, grazing and orchard restoration), information and interpretation (including guided walks, interpretative panels, leaflets, plasma screen TVs and interactive multimedia) and getting recognition for your Country Park (including Green Flag, Local Area Agreements and making links with the Lyons Report). The programme will include a guided walk round the park and refreshments and lunch are included.

The cost of the seminar is £30 but Countryside Management Association and Country Parks Network members will receive a £5 discount. Lunch and refreshments will be provided. For more information please contact Kate Mustard or Rachel Datlen on 01905 766155 (kmustard@worcestershire.gov.uk mailto:kmustard@worcestershire.gov.uk or rdatlen@worcestershire.gov.uk mailto:rdatlen@worcestershire.gov.uk ).