Each Year Friends of Abbey Fields arrange a number of events which are open to members of Friends of Abbey Fields as well as the residents of Kenilworth. These events help to bring a focus on some of the important and less well known Natural History aspects of Abbey Fields: Birds, Bats, Trees and Meadows. Other events include some of the maintenance activities, which are so important in helping keep Abbey Fields a pleasant and interesting place for children and adults alike. Where we can we will also provide information about events which, although not organised by Friends of Abbey Fields, are directly or indirectly associated with Abbey Fields.
We anticipate that in 2019 Abbey Fields will be used by The Funfair, Kenilworth Arts Festival and The Lions. Again, details will be published as soon as we have them.
Events planned by Friends of Abbey Fields in 2019
Sat 5th October 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Please see here for more details.
Completed Events by Friends of Abbey Fields in 2019
Sat 6th April 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed. Please see here for more details.
Sun 28th April 8:00 a.m. Bird Walk Completed.
Colin Potter, an ornithologist led our the annual bird walk in Abbey Fields. With his assistance we were able to see and hear a wide variety of the birds which live or hunt in the rich habitat that Abbey fields offers.
Sat 4th May 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed. Please see here for more details.
Sat 18th May 10:00 a.m. Tree Walk
Lesley Hall and Veronica Hyland members of Warwick Tree Wardens led our Tree walk.
The range of trees in Abbey Fields makes it almost unique in Warwickshire and the Midlands. With their commentary we gained an interesting insight into the trees in Abbey Fields
Sat 1st June 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed. Please see here for more details
Wed 3rd July 9:15 p.m. Bat Walk
Dr. Jon Russ who is an ecologist led our Bat Walk. He brought a recued bat to the event. We were able to see and hear some of the different types of bats that reside in or near Abbey Fields.
Sat 6th July 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed Please see here for more details
Sat 3rd August 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed Please see here for more details
Fri 9th August 9:00 p.m. Moth Evening
Unfortunately we had to cancel this at the last moment due to the bad weather. We will have another Moth Evening with David Brown, the County Moth Recorder next year. Please see here for detail of previous Moth Evenings.
Tue 3rd September 7:30 p.m. Annual General Meeting
The AGM Was held at The Kenilworth Centre, Car Park, Abbey End, CV8 1QJ
Sat 7th September 9:30 a.m. Litter Pick Completed Please see here for more details