Why not join us for our members and staff for our quiz night on 18th April at 6,30 pm at the Poole's Cavern, Visitor Centre, Green Lane, SK17 9DH.
BCA members free entry, Non Members £5.
Book tickets on the Eventbrite post at the end of this post.
It's world rewilding day today, 20th March, so we are celebrating some of the work being done in the town to help improve the biodiversity in the town.
Dave Green, CEO of Buxton Civic Association says,
“There seem to be ideas and expertise that are being ignored. Without discussion and dialogue we can’t help find a way forward, and the ongoing lack of communication is disrespectful to the citizens of the town."
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Please read the press release below and sign the petition.
Further events are planned so keep an eye out for updates.
Buxton Museum and Art Gallery
Press Release about the closure of the museum
Petition to stop the permanent closure of the Museum and Art Gallery
21st March 2024 at 6.30 pm in the Café at Poole’s Cavern Visitor Centre.
Richard Lower will talk about the exciting work that has been done to re-wild the Wye as it flows through Ashwood Park in partnership with Clare Millard, Buxton Town Team and Waterside Care, part of Keep Britain Tidy in the Midlands and a host of volunteers.
The event is free. To book tickets go to Eventbrite See link below
The talk will last around an hour.
Book Tickets for the talk on Eventbrite
Last week we received a message from a concerned member about the potential plight of Lapwings around Bishops Lane.
BCA member Karen King wrote
"Hi, I would like to bring to your attention an issue in the Civic Association owned fields off Bishops Lane. The issue concerning nesting lapwings and the use of these fields by dog walkers who leave the public footpath at the edge of the field or from the lane to exercise dogs off the lead. We have heard and watched the arrival of the lapwings come to nest every March for the last 30 years. Last year the remaining pair were disturbed and left. Meanwhile dog walkers continue on a daily basis to exercise their dogs in the field off the lead letting the dogs roam over the whole field near to where the Lapwings usually nest, risking disturbing the birds and their nests. As numbers of Lapwings are falling and they are "Near Threatened" I worry about what will happen this spring and hoped the Civic Association might be able to help with the issue.
More than happy to help and add further information if required. Looking forward to hearing from you."
Simon Fussell writes:
I can remember back in the early 70's the fields were full of Lapwings or Peewits as we called them. Now they are hanging on in isolated pockets their numbers threatened by a number of factors.
So what can we do? How can we help Karen and the Bishop lane Lapwings?
Lindsey Wakefield, Chair of the Biodiversity Group makes the following points. "So much Lapwing habitat has been lost through shifts in farming practice, and birds that still return to sites in March are often battling against these changes and fail in their breeding attempts. Lapwings are long-lived birds - they return to the same spots each year and watching them fail for controllable reasons is heartbreaking. The issue of free running dogs should be the easiest threat to address if there is awareness and understanding."
Adult Lapwing Photo by Rowan Wakefield
Keeping dogs under control and being aware that from March to the end of July there will be ground nesting birds such as Lapwings that need our help to halt the decline in numbers is a good way to start.
To help raise awareness and suggest how people can help BCA will be putting signs up to let people know that there are ground nesting birds in the area and we will be raising awareness through social media.
Thank you for your support
