All 3 venues are within the London ULEZ, parking is very limited at Mudchute and using public transport is recommended.

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Attendance at these tours is for members only. Non-members may purchase membership at the time of booking by adding membership to their shopping basket.

Full details including menu choices will be sent after registration. Thank you.

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"Make the boy interested in natural history," wrote Captain Scott from his tent in the Antarctic. He was talking about his son, three year old Peter Scott, whom he never saw again and who went on to found the Wildfowl and Wetland Trust and campaign against the hunting of whales. The son also designed the panda logo for the Wold Wide Fund for Nature and was its first chairman. David Attenborough called Scott the patron saint of conservation and he appears in this programme. Nominating him in studio is the adventurer Pen Hadow, whose father knew Scott and with whom he shared a nanny. The programme also features two of Scott's children, Dafila and Falcon, as well as some rarely heard archive.

From his early years as an arctic adventurer, Pen Hadow has developed into an ardent conservationist with the 90 North Foundation. He describes this programme as an enormous responsibility and wonders why Sir Peter Scott, the founder of Slimbridge, is not better known today.

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Save the party date! 22 February 2025

After the AGM business (which is free to all members), the day includes

• Welcome drinks
• Photo exhibition from the Show
• Wildfowl v Domestic bowling
• Waterfowl quiz with prizes
• Banquet dinner
• Auction of waterfowl stuff
• Music and dancing

Banquet dinner £40pp • Single occupancy room £99 • Double occupancy room £109

To enter the draw, register with a £10 deposit by 30th August, secretary@waterfowl.org.uk  07514 601167 — please note, the deposit is not refundable.

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• follow and meet the requirements of the poultry gathering general licence
• notify the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) of the gathering at least 7 days before the event.
• Gatherings of all other types of birds are also permitted provided you:

• follow and meet all the requirements of the captive bird gathering general licence
• notify APHA of the gathering at least 7 days before the event.

• Mixed gatherings of poultry and other captive birds are permitted in England provided that the licensee notifies APHA at least 7 days before the event that a mixed gathering will be taking place.
• Where a mixed gathering of poultry and other captive birds takes place, and the requirements of the poultry gathering general licence must be met for all birds.
• The requirement for poultry to be checked by a vet has been removed, but all birds must still be inspected by a named bird expert.
• Noting that any gatherings of racing pigeons for the purpose of moving to the EU or Northern Ireland for immediate release for racing back to Great Britain still need to comply with the rules set out in the relevant export health certificate (certificate: 8465), including the requirement for a veterinary inspection at marking stations.

• Further information can be found in our guidance on holding a bird gathering under a general licence.
• These changes have been made following a reduction in the risk of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds to LOW (event is rare but does occur) and the risk of introduction and spread of HPAI H5Nx into bird fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings in Great Britain to LOW (event is rare but does occur) from MEDIUM (event occurs regularly) for Anseriformes (and remaining assessed as LOW for Psittaciformes, Columbiformes, birds of prey, passerines, and Galliformes).
• Further information on the evidence that supports this change in licence conditions can be found in the APHA risk assessment on the likelihood of spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5Nx associated with bird fairs, shows, markets, sales and other gatherings.
• Details of changes to the bird gatherings general licences in Wales and Scotland can be found at:

• Wales: Bird gatherings: general licence for captive birds | GOV.WALES and Bird gatherings: general licence for poultry | GOV.WALES
• Scotland: Avian influenza (bird flu): bird gathering general licence - gov.scot (www.gov.scot)

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We are pretty familiar with the eggshell, made primarily from calcium carbonate, the chemical compound which also makes up the majority of sea shells, as well as chalk and limestone. But what do you know about the layers within?

Read more about the chemistry of eggs and egg shells here.

When it comes to storing eggs, we are probably most interested in the egg's viability for hatching. This diminishes over time. The science of storage and egg quality makes fascinating reading too.

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