October 2015

Amphibians and Reptiles

In October, the Huntingdonshire Local Group of the Wildlife Trust will present an illustrated talk entitled

Amphibians and Reptiles. This will be held on Wednesday 14

October at 7.30pm at Brampton Memo-

rial Centre, Thrapston Road, Brampton, PE28 4TB.

Our speaker will be Terry Moore, who is an active member of the Ely Group of the Wildlife Trust. Ter-

ry’s talk will help us to identify those amphibians and reptiles found in the UK and he will also outline the

challenges facing these creatures today. Terry has been surveying for amphibians, and great crested

newts in particular, since the 1970s. Until the new biodiversity recording system, he held the official

records for all great crested newt sites in Cambridgeshire.

Anyone interested in wildlife is most welcome to attend. Booking for the talk is not necessary. En-

trance charge £2.50 (accompanied children free). Please contact Tim on 01480 457795 for further in-

formation.

Part of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Registered Charity No: 1000412

Buckden Local History Society

Ann James gave a thought-provoking and extremely interesting talk on the people of Huntingdonshire

transported to Australia. Some were un-doubted villains but many were sentenced for, in our modern

eyes, little more than misdemeanours. However, many lived to a ripe old age and their families joined

them while the general population of England lived a less healthy life. Ann gave us some Buckden

names as a parting shot. Nobody present seemed keen to acknowledge any as their forbears but Ann

will be delighted to know if you feel you have a passenger to Botany Bay in your family line! Please

join us on the

October

for

Gilly Vose with ‘Shopping Through the Century’

and

put

December

in your diaries for

Tudor Christmas

complete with mulled wine and goodies!

Please contact the Secretary at: buckdenhistory@gmail.com

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