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		<title>Eaves Wood &#8211; Car Trip Saturday 13th September</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Eaves Wood is a protected woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape, known for its wide variety of plant species and the presence of red squirrels. The dominant trees are ash and hazel. Other tree species present include sessile oak, small leaved lime, wild service tree and Lancashire [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Calderdale Otter Project &#8211; Indoor meeting 13th February</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Andy Mather &#8211; &#8220;The Calderdale Otter Project&#8221;: A citizen science project monitoring the local fortunes of one of the UK&#8217;s most charismatic mammals. Eurasian otters are apex predators in the freshwater ecosystems of the UK. However, as recently as 50 years ago they were all but extinct in England, with remaining populations confined to the [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>Coach Trip &#8211; Saturday November 11th, Carsington Water, Derbyshire</title>
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					<description><![CDATA[Last coach trip for 2023! This trip to Carsington Water is very suitable for Field Naturalists and their Family and Friends as there’s always lots going on there &#8211; water sports, yachting and cycling &#8211; and there are plenty of mod cons!! Carsington Water is a large, 300-hectare reservoir serving the East Midlands and opened [&#8230;]]]></description>
		
		
		
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