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
Note: Speaker
change.
Tuesday
11th Feb 2020
The Wolf in
Yellowstone Park
Roy Nelson
Cancelled
Tuesday
10th Mar 2020
Butterflies & Moths.
Rose Cremin
Cancelled
Tuesday
21st April 2020
A.G.M.
L. Neagh, Diatoms
and Diatomites
David Jewson
Outings 2019
Date
Outing
Leaders
Friday 17th May
2019 7:00 pm
Ballinderry River Walk
7pm,C.P. Knockanroe
Rd, Ardtrea
Sebastian & Sophie
Thursday 06th June
2019 7:00pm
James Johnston’s Fm.
6:30pm ,Loy St C.P
Ronnie
Saturday 15th June
2019 9:30am
Rams Island
11:00am Sandy Bay
Marina,BT28 2LQ
Ernie:
Note: £10 adult.£5
per child for boat.
Bring packed lunch
Saturday 29th June
2019 7.00pm
Roy’s Wood,Killymuck
Loughry College C.P.
11:00am
Roy
Sat. 6th July
2019 10:00am
Jim Henry ‘Wildwood’
M’felt 10:00am
Henry Bros Yard
Ernie
Sat 03rd August
2019
Ballynahone Bog
Curran Picnic Area
10:00am
Sat 24th August 2019
Seaforde Butterfly
Gardens
8:45am for Bus at
9:00am Loy St C.P
Maureen
Ernie/Ronnie
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 plot in Springhill 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 in February (further details later by e-mail from our Chairperson)
Tuesday 9th Feb . Toome Eel Fishery - Pat Close
Tuesday 12th Mar. on Ballinderry River Enhancement - Mark Horton
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.