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Open Day 2017

Our annual Open Day will be held on Sunday 6th August. As well as our usual offerings, visitors will have their first opportunity, in the afternoon, to visit our refurbished Frenken Museum Room. The Open…
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Bargain Books for July

Too hot to do anything at home? Why not come and browse the books at the Nature Reserve? You will be sure of a warm welcome and a cool bookshop! Then take your purchases home…
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Bargain Books for June

Following the reinstatement of some bookshelves, the Art and Craft section is now back all in one place. As ever, the volume of books coming in means we do not have the time to keep…
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May Bargain Books

MONKTON NATURE RESERVE BOOKSHOP Another month gone by! We are gradually getting sorted after major upheavals in the bookshop. Thanks to Kashmir, our Education Officer, we now have some of our books featured in a…
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Mains Monday!!

Monday 24th April will (if all goes without a hitch) finally see the Field Study Centre (FSC) switching over to mains electricity. Not only will this provide us with a steady, constant power supply, but…
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Reserve’s ‘Bargain Books’ on Facebook

On our Facebook page, Monkton Nature Reserve Official Site, we have set up an album specifically to highlight some of the books we have in our second-hand bookshop. The album is called Bargain Books. Some…
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Entrance Works Complete

The building works at the entrance to the Reserve have now been completed. We would like to thank all our visitors for their patience and understanding over the past few weeks.
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Entrance Drainage Works Update

The drainage work in the entrance lay-by to the Reserve should be finished this week. There is only a short central section of the front of the lay-by which is now cordoned off, so cars…
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April’s Bargain Books

Work is still going on to the building, so we are not as organised as we would like, but the Reception area has been spruced up and is looking much more spacious. Our BARGAIN BOOKS…
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Essential Works Update

This is an update on the building works currently going on at the Reserve. All the trenches inside the Reserve have now been backfilled, and the the main car park and disabled car park are…
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