Founded: November 1960
Welcome to the website of Cookstown
Wildlife Trust
Chairman 2019
Ernie Hunter
Ernie, a retired Contultant Physician has
further developed his keen interest in
Natural History since retirement,and has an
extensive knowledge on birds. Ruth,his wife,
is also a keen naturalist.
As Treasurer of C.W.T. over the last few
years, Ernie has kept our finances very
soundly,not easy to do in a small
self-financing club.
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Talks Programme 2019/2020
may be contacted by mobile. 07717732034 or E-mail:
Mark Edgar(Biodiversity Officer for Mid-Ulster Council)
One of our members-Sebastian Graham has set up an interesting
and successful web-site ‘Old Mills of N.Ireland. Well worth a look.
Click mill logo for web-site
Talks from 7:45pm-approx 9.15pm October-April
Food Technology Building, Loughry College ,Cookstown
Click for records from 1972
50 years ago,a butterfly garden was established in Drum Manor. In 1972, Dr.Henry Heal surveyed butterflies there,
and advised on setting up a ‘Butterfly Garden’. Sebastian Graham forwarded Dr.Heal’s report on ‘Butterflies in Drum
Manor’ (link opp.). Interesting reading-Wood White, Wall and Silver Washed Fritillary present-now gone.Has Drum
deteriorated as a habitat? Henry Heal,a chemistry lecturer at Q.U.B. was a tall gangly man,always with a smile on his
face (even when I made lab.mistakes).
Thanks to Sebastian for Species 1972.
Ulster Wildlife champions native wildlife in Northern Ireland, working with local people to secure space
for nature in countryside, towns, coastlines and seas. Through twin visions of ‘Living Landscapes’ and ‘Living
Seas’, they hope to inspire people to champion nature, protect and restore habitats through action and
research, to stand up for nature by influencing government policy, and promote health and well-being
through enjoyment of the natural environment.
UWT has almost 12,000 members whose generosity and commitment are making a real difference for
wildlife and wild places here in NI.
Some statistics:
Our Web-site averages around 34,000 hits per month and around 1200 actual visits. About 8% are from G.B.,8% from USA, and European countries 16%.
There are visits from Brazil/Greece/Germany and Canada among others.The most popular pages are Aliens/Drum Manor/Local Geology/Wellbrook
R.Irvine 2020
Lecture programme 2019 / 2020
Date
Talk
Speaker
Tuesday
08th Oct. 2019
Transforming a
Tyrone desert into a
wildlife garden
Sir Bob Salisbury
Tuesday
12th Nov. 2019
Natural History of
Swifts
Mark Smyth
Saturday
23rd Nov. 2019
Walk and Lunch at
Killymoon Castle
Lunch £15
Tuesday
10th Dec. 2019
Wildlife Presentations
and Social Evening
Committee
Tuesday
14th Jan. 2020
Farming for Wildlife.
David Laughlin
Tuesday
11th Feb 2020
The Wolf in
Yellowstone Park
Roy Nelson
Zoom Meeting
Tuesday
13th April 2021
L. Neagh, Diatoms
and Diatomites.
followed by short
A.G.M.
David Jewson
Zoom Meetings 2020-21
Date
Zoom
Leaders
Tues. 13th Oct 2020
7:00 pm
Social Evening &
Zoom Trial
Sebastian,Sophie &
others
Tues. 10th Nov..2020
7:00pm
Invasive Species
Prof. Jamie Dick
Tues. 08th Dec 2020
7.00pm
Wildlife Presentations
& ‘Call My Bluff’
Tues.12th Jan 2021
7.00pm
Ballinderry F.Pearl
Mussels
Mark Horton
Tues. 09 Feb. 2021
7.00pm
Toome Eel Fishery
Pat Close
Tues. 09 Mar 2021
7.00pm
Work of Woodland
Trust in N.I.
Darren Houston
Zoom Meeting
Tuesday
13th April 2021
L. Neagh, Diatoms
and Diatomites.
followed by short
A.G.M.
David Jewson
Members can download,
then complete and return
at next meeting.
2019-20 Reports
Getting to our
meetings
Photos on slide show
above
Thanks to Sebastian for this info.
( Jim Rutherford,Ian McNeill
and myself-a little later, are among
those members who remember-more reports to come.)
60 YEARS
Thomas Campbell’s bird photos Click the camera.
C.W.T
Early days-some photos from the 60’s
-thanks to Pat & Jim Rutherford.
Sparrow shots - Michael has House Sparrows
nesting at home and obtained some great pictures
Photo(s) of the month: Jackie at his garde managed a
couple of pictures of Great Spotted Woodpecker on the bird feeder
-lucky Jackie
Click pics for bigger version.
and see some of Thomas’s latest photos below
Sept.2020.
Zoom Meetings (further details later by e-mail from our Chairperson)
Tuesday 13th April . Lough Neagh Diatoms and Diatomites - Dave Jewson
FOLLOWED BY SHORT AGM.
Further details on these zoom meetings will be sent out in near future
by e-mail
We are all grateful to our Chairperson Dr. Ernie Hunter and Maureen
Grahamfor keeping events going during these unprecedented times.