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BERE REGIS WILDLIFE AND Pop In Place Move Well

ENVIRONMENT GROUP Move Well is a fun mobility, balance and wellness class which helps people stay
active and improve their overall strength and flexibility. We also incorporate
balance exercises to help reduce the risk of trips and falls. All the exercises can
May – Spring is advancing and Summer is nearing! be adapted to suit every level of mobility and flexibility and we also do the
May brings with it May (otherwise known as Hawthorn) movements to music which is good for our mental health.
in full blossom – a wonderful and cheery sight in our
hedgerows. May also brings with it ‘no mow May’ – an Our class is all about having fun so the more laughter the better and it’s a great
opportunity to rest yourself and your mower for a full way of socialising and being with others too.
month. Why, you may ask. The simple answer is that it As we get older our muscle strength and flexibility can start to decline which
gives a range of wild flowers the chance to flower, providing bees and other makes keeping as active as possible even more important.
insects some much needed nectar. If nothing else clover and daisies are likely to
appear in your lawn, but you may be surprised by what else emerges. Try it! Our class can help you improve your overall range of movement and for those
who are already active, can be an additional way of maintaining your fitness
By now, you may have seen the newly arrived swallows and house martins. May and energy levels. Many of the exercises we do in the class are done seated so
sees the arrival of the last migrant species and hopefully that’ll mean swifts will that everyone can join in and our balance exercises are also done with the use of
reappear in the village. It is a real treat to hear swifts screaming through the early a chair to help build confidence. We also include some slightly higher energy
evening skies or spotting them high up searching for insects on warm days. exercises which helps to keep our hearts healthy.

Our classes are subsidised by the Pop In Place funds and are held at the Bere
Butterfly Sightings Regis Village Hall on Mondays from 11am – 11:45am and the cost of each class is
£5. No need to book in advance. Just come along and join in our fun and very
Butterflies are now active and there have been sightings of many around the friendly class, where you will be guaranteed a very warm welcome.
Parish. Let us know what butterflies you have seen either in your garden or out
and about in the area. Our list so far includes the distinctive yellow brimstone If you would like more information, please email Lucy Cruickshank at
(often one of the first to make an appearance), small tortoiseshell, red admiral,
various whites, the orange tip and comma. lucy.cruickshank7@hotmail.co.uk or telephone Lyn Simmonds on 01929 471528

Commas (see picture), are named from the comma-shaped silvery mark on the
underside of their hindwing. They are similar in size to the more familiar small
tortoiseshell and also have a reddish-orange appearance in flight. However, Pop In Place Community Café at Bere Regis Village Hall
when landing to bask or drink Every Friday morning from 10 am until 12 noon we run a Community Café at the
nectar, the distinctive deeply- Village Hall North Street.
scalloped or ragged wings of
the Comma distinguish it from We offer a warm welcome, to everyone who walks through the door.
other UK butterflies. The We also welcome new volunteers to help on our team serving the drinks and
Commas seen at this time of helping at events. Also and very importantly to chat to the people who attend
year have spent the winter as the cafés. Would you like to make a difference in your community? Then call the
dormant adult butterflies, and Team Leader Alison Bennett 01929 472023 for more details about how the Pop In
are emerging to breed. Place changes people’s lives.
The Comma is one of the
minority of UK butterflies that has
increased in numbers over the Pop In Place Food Crisis Support
past few decades. Sadly, many The Pop In Place have a Food Crisis Project, if you are struggling and you need
other butterfly species have not food please get in touch we have gained funding to provide crisis packs for

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