Events

On Saturday 12th August, the Friends of Rowley Fields are hosting a Moth Evening the first of its kind in this part of Stratford and are delighted to announce that David Brown – County Moth Recorder and Moth Expert will be leading the evening. David has many years experience and regularly lectures on this fascinating […]

Looking ahead to our AGM in July, and recognising our evolving role as a group. The Committee will be meeting to discuss plans for the AGM which this year may be a less formal meeting, combined with a social event in the fields. Most of the Committee members have remained unchanged and we would welcome […]

Back by popular demand our next Bat Walk will take place on Friday 9th September at 7.30pm when we will again welcome our expert guide Lois from Warwickshire Bat Group. The evening walk around the fields is an informative and fun event. Lois will have a number of bat detectors for us to use on the walk, which will end at […]

  Idly watching a beautiful butterfly flit across a meadow is one of life’s simple pleasures and now it’s time to perform a health check on these graceful creatures and our environment. This summer, Butterfly Conservation are organising a Big Butterfly Count between July 15th and August 7th , so why not have a wander […]

From Mike Anderson For the Queen’s birthday celebration event on Rowley Fields on the 12th June I will scrub up as best I can, wear something practical but clean and give a practical demonstration of simple wood carving. I’ll try to show, using just three hand tools – an axe, a knife and a spoon knife […]

Well done to the Town and District Councils for arranging the Queen’s Birthday beacon and fireworks at the monument. It was lovely to see all the others beacons across South Warwickshire from our vantage point. Special thanks to the 14 volunteers from the Friends of Rowley Fields who acted as marshals.      

On Sunday 12th June between 1pm and 5pm we will be hosting a birthday picnic to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday. Everyone is welcome to join us at this free event, just bring a picnic, some chairs or a blanket to sit on and enjoy the fun. Attractions include: Picnic Marquee Opening of Children’s Grass […]

We were delighted to receive news in March that our application for a grant from Stratford Town Trust to host a birthday picnic to celebrate the Queen’s 90th Birthday in June was successful. The grant of £400 (part of over £10,00 for events across Stratford) will allow us to hire a portable loo and marquee and […]

Thank you to everyone who supported the Treasure Hunt on 27th December 2015, either as a volunteer helper or participant. Although the weather was awful and the fields badly waterlogged around 50 hardy souls still braved the conditions and took part. Some starting and finishing in the rain! We raised almost £130 for Stratford Cancer […]

Despite awful weather and Rowley Fields being transformed into a paddy field, 50 hardy souls participated in the Family Walking Treasure Hunt around the fields and neighbouring Nature Reserve on Sunday 27th December. Valuable funds were raised for the Stratford Hospital Cancer & Eye Unit Appeal with donations for the hunt and sale of pocket […]

Christmas Family Walking Treasure Hunt Sunday 27th December 11.00 am – 3.00 pm Rowley Fields & Welcombe Hills Donations in aid of Stratford Hospital Appeal Fund Winner will receive a pamper hamper full of goodies courtesy of dcs FoRF Raffle pamper hamper  £4.00 per entry – bring a pen or pencil, warm clothing and suitable […]

Our first ever Friends of Rowley Fields Bat Walk took place on Friday 11th September and was a great success. A mixed group of twenty one adults and children enjoyed a 90 minute walk around the fields from early dusk. Guided by Lois Browne a volunteer from the Warwickshire Bat Group members used Bat detectors […]

Our first Bat walk will take place on Friday 11th September at 7.30pm when we will welcome Warwickshire Bat Group to join us in the fields for an informative and interesting talk on ‘bats’. Our guest speaker will have a number of bat detectors for us to use on the walk, which will end at […]

The Agenda and draft constitution are now available for reading. Our membership form is also available to download. Please note hard copies will not be available at the meeting.   Agenda website FRIENDS OF ROWLEY FIELDS Constitution v 0.4 Appendix A Rowley Fields Map FORF Membership form v2