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Tuesday 19th November 2024 Open Committee Meeting All welcome

Tuesday 19th November 2024

Open Committee Meeting

All welcome

 

Wild Roseland

Open Meeting

7.00pm Tuesday 19th November 2024

Committee Room Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall

Agenda

Chair, Graham Webb

1.Welcome and apologies

             2.Minutes of previous meeting

            3.Matters arising, unless dealt with below

            4.Treasurers report (RL)

            5.AGM preparations, 7.00pm 26/11/2024 Gerrans Memorial Hall (DH)

     6.Schools’ grant applications (DH)

    7.SumUp:- Donations via card machine ( JL)

    8.Sub group updates

Marine Group (BC)

Pollination Project

Habitat Surveys (GW)

Species survey (DH)

  9.Future events: - each in Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall, 7.00pm

26/11/24 AGM + A Decade of Choughs: - Rowena C. Nicholls

Propose, as usual, to have no event in December?

28/01/25 The Otter in Cornwall: - Ian McCarthy

25/02/25 Nature Recovery in Cornwall: - Cheryl Marriot (tbc)

25/03/25 Cornish Skies at Night: - Anne Treverton (tbc)

Gull Rock, DH, (back-up)

     10. Natural History highlights

     11.AOB

 Next open meeting :- 10.00am, 14/01/2025, Ruan Reading Room (tbc)

 

Wild Roseland Minutes

1st October 2024

  1. Present : Jo Hall, Bridget Crump; Binky Durran; David Hall; Jon Lloyd; Barry Pound; Alayne Bowditch, Graham Webb (Chair)

Apologies : Jerry Goodwin, Rob Larter, Dan Ryan, Simon Perry, Jim Taylor, Keith Fisher

  1. Minutes of meeting on the 30th July 2024 – DH amend John Taylor to Jim Taylor

ACTION Minutes agreed

  1. Matters arising
    1. Future use of funds -School Grant
      1. Comments of JH, RL, GW had been considered
      2. DH has amended original draft to reflect this.
  • Tregony school will be included as a Roseland Schools.
  1. Emphasis to be on outdoor activity
  2. Application to be simplified
  3. DH had contacted schools and Veryan School had mentioned bee hives
  • WR contacts to support Schools in making their applications
    1. BP can offer opportunities for Veryan School to visit the bee hives on his land and would be willing to work with the School re application.
    2. ACTION DH will enquire about person to work with St Mawes School
    3. BD can work with Gerrans School
    4. JH can work with Tregony School but Simon Perry will be asked if he would like to work with Tregony School as he is local.

ACTION GW to contact Simon Perry

  1. GW can work with Veryan School but could support St Mawes if no other WR person identified
  • ACTION Agreement that DH should complete draft letter for sending to schools
  1. Mike’s Meadow
    1. DH briefed meeting that Simon Perry had made contact with Cornwall Farms (Stephen Morgan) and though REACT would be offered a lease for the future management of the site.
    2. GW proposed that the meeting express gratitude to Simon P for taking forward the WR pollination project to establish the wildflower meadow and for finding a solution to its future management. Agreed
  1. Bio-blitz St Just Churchyard
    1. There was a general discussion about what a bio-blitz was: a multi-survey, on the same day, over a 4hr period, to record all species of wildlife interest found within the churchyard ?
    2. DH has been in discussion with Steve Chapman about carrying out a bio-blitz of the churchyard as part of the project taking place in the church.
  • ACTION DH to contact St Just Church to seek permission to hold such an event and look for opportunities to share the activity as part of any promotional launch of their own project.
  1. May/June 2025 was identified as an appropriate time when such an event could take place
  2. BP suggested the use of wildlife cameras could be used to record activity in the Churchyard on the preceding night.
  3. Those who had attended the Meadow training recently could be used as a core of people to help lead the mass survey by volunteers
  • Budding Nature who ran the Meadow training programme could be approached to provide awareness of what Bio-blltzing was all about under the heading of Living Churchyards.
  • ACTION GW to approach Budding Nature to see if:
    1. they were able to hold such an event in early spring and
    2. would they organise a team of experts to support volunteers carrying out a bio-blitz.
  1. Bio-blitz to be promoted at AGM in November
  1. Treasurers Report- In the absence of Rob Larter DH circulated a prepared account of the previous year’s income and expenditure. There was a balance of £2737.00.
  1. Sub Group Updates
  1. Marine
    1. BP presented the Big Seaweed Search survey results following a survey at Porthcurnick Beach on the 20th
    2. The BSS was led by Chris Townsend who was involved in setting it up eight years ago
  • The BSS is carried out throughout the UK looking at the presence or absence of 14 key species indicating a) ocean acidification b) ocean warming c) invasive species.
  1. Ten of the species were found.
  2. The survey is complemented by the more detailed Shore Search surveys carried out by Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
  3. All data is held by The Natural History Museum.
  • The Family Rockpool event in August at Curgurrel Beach was very successful and there is interest in holding more in the future.
  • BP offered his apologies and left the meeting
  1. Pollination project
    1. The situation re Mikes meadow has been discussed above.
    2. BD reported that the project at Gerrans working with the school had not progressed this year but it was hoped to work with the school in the future to maintain the wildlife interest of the site.
  • GW reported that there was an opportunity for WR to be involved in the development of a wildflower meadow on the new allotments at Veryan
  1. DH recalled that there had been interested in such a proposal at the St Mawes allotments and he would investigate.
  1. Habitat Surveys
    1. GW reported back on the Meadow training that had taken place during August and September which WR had filled five space including BC,BD, AB and GW. Jim Hetherington from REACT also attended at the invitation of WR.
    2. The training covered an Introduction to Botany, Grassland, Wildflower and Insect identification and monitoring methods.
  2. Species Surveys
    1. DH reported that following on from the Harvest Mouse surveys, there was some interest in Dormouse surveys. It is possible that WR could be involved in making Dormouse boxes.
  3. Events
    1. AB reflected on the highly successful talk by Dan Ryan on Shore Dock
    2. AB talked about upcoming events that had been highlighted in the July meeting.
    3. DH reported that the event on the 29th October was still unconfirmed as a talk on Otters by Ian McCarthy and he hoped that if Ian wasn’t available Tyrone Berry might be able to bring forward his talk on Spiders scheduled for the AGM in November. DH will fill in any gaps with a talk about Gull Rock.
    4. No further events had been arranged.
    5. There was a possibility of an event in the Spring centred around the Bio-blitz.
    6. JL proposed that a summer picnic as an outdoor event might be of interest and agreed with BC that a Rockpool focussed event might be ideal.
  1. Natural History Highlights
    1. JH Choughs near St Anthony’s Head
    2. BC Firecrest in her garden and the wasp spiders seen as part of the Meadow training event.
    3. DH Surf scoter spotted in Gerrans Bay
    4. JL a Green Sandpiper seen in Ruan
    5. AB Raven regularly passing over her garden
    6. GW reported to him by BP a rare moth the Clifden Nonpareil moth a sort of blue underwing in appearance that had been spotted near Calendra in Veryan.
  1. AoB
    1. BD REACT had a film showing at the Harbour Club on the 12th
    2. DH was interested in showing a film called Wilding as an event.
  1. Next Meeting
    1. The AGM was on the 26th November but the next meeting would precede it on the 19th November at Gerrans Hall.
    2. ACTION GW to contact JG to see if he would chair it.
    3. DH to book Gerrans Hall
  1. Meeting ended at 11.40 GW thanked all for attending

Wild Roseland Treasurer’s report.

30/11/2022- 28/11/2023.

Throughout the period we have been able to retain a monthly balance of above £1530.30. The range is actually from £1530.30 to £2097.30, depending on income and expenditure for individual months which inevitably vary.

Our major expenditure is on our public liability insurance, and website domain licence costs together with advertising, venue hire costs, and donations for our visiting speakers.

Our original source of income was from grants and donations from local bodies, usually earmarked for particular projects. The major source of income currently is from your generous donations at events, for which we are grateful.

The balance of our accounts is held to enable projects to be funded, related items to be bought and expendables to be replaced. We decided in June that we needed to keep a reserve of £400 to £500 in order to be in a position to pay our annual regular bills and still maintain a reserve for contingencies.  At the start of this accounting period around £1000 was available in total collectively for the Habitat survey, Pollination Project, Marine Project and Events. Recently it was decided that where monies were required for the projects that they should be made available on a request basis through the Core committee, and normally accepted.

During the summer our treasurer, Carol Hughes, decided to relinquish her post after many valuable years doing the job. Throughout the time she was here she worked meticulously, efficiently, and thoroughly to balance the books and deserves many thanks for all the work she put into this important position.

However, I am delighted to say that Rob Larter has offered to take up the vacant post for the next financial year. He will be made most welcome, particularly as I have been temporarily covering the role in the interim!

A summary of our financial position follows:-

Opening balance at the last AGM on 30/11/2022           £1563.60

   Total Income generated since then from talks and events to AGM 2023   £1207.92

     Total Expenditure between AGM 2022 and AGM 2023    £ 947.50

                                          Closing balance at current AGM on 28/11/2023       £1824.02

 

Figures extracted from Wild Roseland Online Business Account at Lloyds.

 

Wild Roseland

Minutes of the Annual General Meeting

7.00pm 28th November 2023 in Gerrans Parish Memorial Hall

  1. The meeting was chaired by Graham Webb who welcomed the audience.
  1. Apologies were sent by Sarah Vandome, Simon Perry, Jon and Libby Lloyd, Richard and Rachel Heywood.
  1. The minutes of the Annual General Meeting of 2022 were presented. The proposal to accept them as a true account was proposed by David Hall, seconded by Janet Axworthy, and accepted unanimously.
  1. There were no matters arising.
  1. There followed the presentation of the Annual Report which summarised the numerous projects, walks and talks undertaken by during the year 2022-2023.
  1. The proposal to accept the Report was made by Barry Pound, seconded by Jerry Goodwin, and unanimously accepted.
  1. The Treasurer’s Report was presented.
  1. Alayne Bowditch proposed its acceptance, seconded by Karen Burrows, and it was unanimously accepted.
  1. The holders of office and the core group are as follows

Coordinator:    David Hall                                                                                                                                          

Rotating Chair: Jerry Goodwin, Simon Perry, Graham Webb

 Core members: - Alayne Bowditch, Jerry Goodwin, Simon Perry, Graham Webb

The retention of a rotating chair was proposed by David Hall and seconded by Rowena Castillo-Nicholls and was unanimously accepted.

Treasurer:           Rob Larter (ex -officio)

Secretary:         Vacant

   10.     Nominations for election of officers and core members:

              Rotating Chair                retained                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

              Secretary                         vacant  

              Coordinator                   David Hall

Treasurer                         Rob Larter (ex-officio)

Coordinator                   David Hall was proposed by Karen Burrows, seconded by Bridget Crump, and was unanimously accepted.

Core Members              The continuation of the existing core holders for 2023-2024       was proposed by Dan Ryan, seconded by Jerry Goodwin and unanimously accepted.

  1. O.B. There was no further business.

Jo Hall (Minutes secretary)