Chris Packham’s Bioblitz Campaign is coming to Newport


Get involved in #FCF18 Spread the word


One of the aims of Foster Care Fortnight is to raise the profi le of fostering and the transformational power of foster care. We oſt en fi nd that existing foster carers are the best advert for fostering, so if you are a foster carer (or are part of a fostering family or fostering service) please help spread the word. Tell others your fostering story. If you’re not a foster carer already, perhaps now is the time for you to consider becoming one.


Show support through social media Tweet or instagram a picture Share a picture of something related to what you are proud of using the caption ‘I’m .... and I’m #ProudToFoster’ or ‘I’m....and I’m #ProudToSupportFostering’.


Send us a fi lm During Foster Care Fortnight we will be pulling together a fi lm of clips of foster carers sharing why they are #ProudToFoster. Simply fi lm yourself in an appropriate location completing the phrase ‘I’m ....and I’m #ProudToFoster. T en share the fi lm on social media, tagging us in at @fosteringnet, or email us at media@fostering.net Join our T underclap On 14 May a T underclap will take place to start Foster Care Fortnight with a bang. A T underclap is a coordinated, mass social media posting to raise awareness of a specifi c message to a larger audience - in our case, the transformational power of fostering. If you would like to know more about fostering or other ways to support visit: www.thefosteringnetwork.org.uk


T e Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales is delighted to say that TV presenter and naturalist Chris Packham will be visiting Newport. His visit will be part of the fi rst independent audit of its kind in the UK involving Citizen Science. His goal is to highlight the extent to which the nation’s species are under threat. On Saturday 21st July he will visit Newport Wetlands and St Woolo’s Cemetery, Newport, two of just 48 sites across the country that he’ll be stopping off at as part of his ‘UK Bioblitz – nature reserves are not enough!’ campaign. Chris’s UK Bioblitz – nature reserves are not enough! campaign has a serious purpose, as the results of the 2018 audit will be recorded to create a benchmark: this will help measure the rise and fall in numbers of diff erent species on these sites in the future. Chris will be starting off in the Scottish Highlands on July 14th and from there, over the course of 10 days, he’ll weave his way across the UK, taking in Northern Ireland, Wales and parts of England along the route. All forms of life will be investigated in this snapshot of the country’s wildlife: from fl ies to fungi, mammals to moths and birds to butterfl ies. At each site Chris and the UK Bioblitz team which includes 100’s of experts, young conservationists and fi lm makers and people from all backgrounds and abilities will be helped by species specialists, alongside enthusiastic amateurs, to pinpoint the winners and losers in the battle for Britain’s countryside. Chris Packham comments: “I’m doing this because I want to highlight that the UK’s landscape is in big trouble. We should have a far greater expectation of having wildlife around us all of the time but sadly we fi nd ourselves going to nature reserves” T e ultimate aim is to celebrate some conservation success stories, but also to fl ag up some of its failures. T e campaign is also Crowd-funding with all monies raised being distributed back into grass roots front-line conservation projects they’ve visited throughout the campaign, as well as T e National Autistic Society. Visit www.chrispackham.co.uk to follow the Bioblitz.


What’s On www.cardiffandsouthwalesadvertiser.com


events.cardiffandsouthwalesadvertiser.com Cardiff & South Wales Advertiser - Friday 11th May 2018 - 13


In Your Area


Page 1  |  Page 2  |  Page 3  |  Page 4  |  Page 5  |  Page 6  |  Page 7  |  Page 8  |  Page 9  |  Page 10  |  Page 11  |  Page 12  |  Page 13  |  Page 14  |  Page 15  |  Page 16  |  Page 17  |  Page 18  |  Page 19  |  Page 20  |  Page 21  |  Page 22  |  Page 23  |  Page 24  |  Page 25  |  Page 26  |  Page 27  |  Page 28  |  Page 29  |  Page 30  |  Page 31  |  Page 32