2023 Connect with Nature Events
www.ilovecornwall8.com/connect-with-nature
Rowena Castillo-Nicholls: Founder and Chair, Events Organiser
Rob Nicholls: Health and Safety Officer, Walk Leader
Rob Nicholls: Health and Safety Officer, Walk Leader
Connect with Nature because it benefits both our physical wellbeing and mental health; doing something green and sustainable for our environment; appreciate the beauty and wonder of our natural world; learning new things and discovering new interests; meeting like-minded people and having loads of fun; and of course, to breath some fresh Cornish air.
Aims of Connect with Nature:
● To raise awareness and advocate on "Sustainable Development Goals number 3", which is "Good Health and Wellbeing".
● To encourage people to connect with nature because it benefits both our physical wellbeing and mental health.
● To raise awareness on the importance of wildlife.
● To do something green and sustainable for our environment.
● To appreciate the beauty and wonder of our natural world.
● To meet like-minded people with the same passion and interest for nature and wildlife.
● To raise awareness and advocate on "Sustainable Development Goals number 3", which is "Good Health and Wellbeing".
● To encourage people to connect with nature because it benefits both our physical wellbeing and mental health.
● To raise awareness on the importance of wildlife.
● To do something green and sustainable for our environment.
● To appreciate the beauty and wonder of our natural world.
● To meet like-minded people with the same passion and interest for nature and wildlife.
Projects of Connect with Nature:
1) Bird-watching Fieldtrips
● Birdwatching at Mevagissey Harbour
● Birdwatching at Ruan Lanihorne
● Birdwatching at Towan Head Newquay
2) Butterfly-watching Fieldtrips
● Various locations in Cornwall
3) Moth Trapping Evenings
● Various locations in Cornwall
4) Wildlife Recording and Monitoring
● Butterfly Recording at Woodland Valley Farm
● Butterfly Recording at Trewithen Garden
● Butterfly Recording at Lanjeth Nursery and Water Garden
5) Talk and Presentation
● A Decade of Chough Watching
● Butterflies in Cornwall
● Connect with Nature because it benefits both our physical wellbeing and mental health
6) Butterfly Education Kits Giveaway
● Various Primary Schools in Cornwall
7) Beach Clean and Litter-picking
● Various beaches in Cornwall
8) Connect with Nature in Nueva Vizcaya
● Birds in Nueva Vizcaya
● Butterflies in Nueva Vizcaya
9) Raising awareness on the importance of wildlife through "Wildlife Matters"
1) Bird-watching Fieldtrips
● Birdwatching at Mevagissey Harbour
● Birdwatching at Ruan Lanihorne
● Birdwatching at Towan Head Newquay
2) Butterfly-watching Fieldtrips
● Various locations in Cornwall
3) Moth Trapping Evenings
● Various locations in Cornwall
4) Wildlife Recording and Monitoring
● Butterfly Recording at Woodland Valley Farm
● Butterfly Recording at Trewithen Garden
● Butterfly Recording at Lanjeth Nursery and Water Garden
5) Talk and Presentation
● A Decade of Chough Watching
● Butterflies in Cornwall
● Connect with Nature because it benefits both our physical wellbeing and mental health
6) Butterfly Education Kits Giveaway
● Various Primary Schools in Cornwall
7) Beach Clean and Litter-picking
● Various beaches in Cornwall
8) Connect with Nature in Nueva Vizcaya
● Birds in Nueva Vizcaya
● Butterflies in Nueva Vizcaya
9) Raising awareness on the importance of wildlife through "Wildlife Matters"
Events are Free, it is fully-funded by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls. Everyone is welcome to attend. Booking is essential. To book, please contact Rowena via email: [email protected].
Rowena brings coffee, tea, biscuits and cakes. You are welcome to join us after the event for a cuppa and a slice of cake or just to have a chat.
Please check our website and social media prior to the event in case of cancellation due to weather conditions or change of date and time. Please wear suitable clothing and shoes. Bring binoculars; pen and paper to list the wildlife you see; something to sit on (optional); and sunscreen / sunblock in the summer. No dogs please.
Rowena brings coffee, tea, biscuits and cakes. You are welcome to join us after the event for a cuppa and a slice of cake or just to have a chat.
Please check our website and social media prior to the event in case of cancellation due to weather conditions or change of date and time. Please wear suitable clothing and shoes. Bring binoculars; pen and paper to list the wildlife you see; something to sit on (optional); and sunscreen / sunblock in the summer. No dogs please.
Butterfly Walk in Breney Common
lead by Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
lead by Rowena Castillo Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Moth Night in St Clement Woods
lead by Frank Johns
lead by Frank Johns
Nature and Wildlife Walk in Killigerran Head in the Roseland Peninsula
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Autumn Watch lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Fungi Walk in Woodland Valley Farm
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
Birdwatching and Rockpooling at West Portholland
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
lead by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and Rob Nicholls
