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Group Leader: Peter Wolstenholme

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The Group is based on the city of Manchester in the Northwest of England. As well as Manchester it contains the SK8 region of Stockport. There are several thousand members in the group who are all regularly sent leaflets on group activities throughout the year.

The Manchester group contains Didsbury within it's boundaries, where the founding meetings of the RSPB were held over a hundred years ago. Initially these were to attack the millinary trade's use of rare birds' feathers in the manufacture of hats but, of course, the organisation's activities rapidly spread from this limited aim to one of active intervention to save birds' habitats and research into their migration patterns in cooperation with international partners.

The Group Leader, Peter Wolstenholme, has been an active Ornithologist from his earliest years. Whilst working he took advantage of long school holidays to further his interest by travelling to foreign countries and leading evening classes in Ornithology for the Manchester branch of the WEA. Since retiring from teaching he has expanded these lectures.

Manchester RSPB Group Meetings

Event Duration Location Detail For more information conact Calendar

15/02/2010 A joint meeting with Stockport and High Peak group. The speaker will be Peter Holden. Further details later in the year.
23/02/2010 Indoor Meeting - further details later in the year
23/03/2010 Indoor meeting - further details later.
04/05/2010 to 09/05/2010 Scotland A trip to Scotland led by Peter Wolstenholme and staying five nights at Grantown-on-Spey. The coach leaves 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday picking up at the Gateway Hotel and Gatley Crossroads and returns at approximately 8:00 p.m. Sunday.

Possible species include sea eagle, divers, merganzers, puffin, black gullimot, osprey, capercallie, black grouse and crested tit. Last year's trip recorded over 120 species. Please send a non-returnable deposit of Ł100.00 per person (payable to S. Rydz) and a DL sae to Mrs Sheila Rydz, 28 St Johns Road, Altrincham WA14 2NA

Not sure where St James Church is?

The hall is behind the church, accessed from a side road. There is no parking in the hall yard itself but there is parking space across the main road from the Church or in the surrounding roads.

Locate Golden Days Garden Centre

Want to know where the Hough End Centre is?

Where a phone number has been given, please call in the week leading up to the trip. All trips will commence from the Gateway Hotel, Parrswood, Manchester unless otherwise stated. Don't forget wet weather gear, a good pair of walking shoes, and packed lunches for day trips.

For local sites around the Greater Manchester area, please visit Manchester Birding

Manchester RSPB Group Meetings
Event Duration	Location	Detail	For more information conact	Calendar
15/02/2010		A joint meeting with Stockport and High Peak group. The speaker will be Peter Holden. Further details later in the year.
23/02/2010		Indoor Meeting - further details later in the year
23/03/2010		Indoor meeting - further details later.
04/05/2010 to 09/05/2010	Scotland	A trip to Scotland led by Peter Wolstenholme and staying five nights at Grantown-on-Spey. The coach leaves 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday picking up at the Gateway Hotel and Gatley Crossroads and returns at approximately 8:00 p.m. Sunday. Possible species include sea eagle, divers, merganzers, puffin, black gullimot, osprey, capercallie, black grouse and crested tit. Last year's trip recorded over 120 species.	Please send a non-returnable deposit of Ł100.00 per person (payable to S. Rydz) and a DL sae to Mrs Sheila Rydz, 28 St Johns Road, Altrincham WA14 2NA