Summer walks are scheduled in the evenings from May to August. All walks are on Mondays and start at the meet location at 7:00pm sharp and last about 2 hours.
Please wear appropriate clothing and footwear and be prepared for biting insects.
Not as advertised! Some destinations may change if preliminary site visits determine that a site lacks sufficient interesting items. In such cases, the meeting location will remain unchanged but the trip destination will be altered to a nearby location.
Please contact us for more information.
2018 Walk Schedule
May 14 – Oakville – The Parkway
Meet at Pinery Park – Leader: Bill McIlveen
May 21 – Oakville – Winston Woods
Meet at Winston Woods – Leader: Bill McIlveen
May 28 – Speyside and Scotch Block
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Fiona Reid
June 4 – Acton – Swift Watch
Meet at Acton – Leader: Emily Dobson
June 11 – Scotsdale – Bird Box
Meet at Scotsdale Farm – Leader: Bill McIlveen
June 18 – Burlington – Fisher’s Pond
Meet at Springer Crescent – Leader: Bill McIlveen
June 25 – Speyside – Vanderleck Trail
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Dawn Renfrew
July 2 – Oakville – Morrison Valley Park
Meet at Oakville Town Hall – Leader: Bill McIlveen
July 9 – Crozier Tract
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Ray Blower
July 16 – Mississauga – Erindale Park
Meet at Erindale Park – Leader: Bill McIlveen
July 23 – Britton Tract East
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Bill McIlveen
July 30 – Oakville – Sixteen Valley Creek
Meet at Lions Valley Park – Leader: Bill McIlveen
August 6 – Oakville – Swift Night Out
Meet at Oakville High School – Leader: Emily Dobson
August 13 – Elliott Tract
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Bill McIlveen
August 20 – Mississauga – Rattray Marsh
Meet at Green Glade School – Leader: Kirsten Burling
August 27 – Speyside – Bats
Meet at Hwy 401 at Hwy 25 – Leader: Fiona Reid
Meeting Locations
In larger parking lots, we will try to meet at places nearest the entrance.
Acton
Park on Greenore Crescent at Greenore Park, off Kingham Road,
followed by check for Chimney Swifts in Town
Erindale Park, Mississauga
Park in first parking lot on north side of Dundas Street east of Credit River
Green Glade School
1550 Green Glade Drive, Clarkson
East off Meadow Wood Road, south of Lakeshore Road
Hwy 401 at Hwy 25, Milton
Commuter parking lot at southeast corner of Hwy 401 and Hwy 25
Lions Valley Park, Oakville
Parking lot below bridge, south off Dundas Street just east of Sixteen Mile Creek
Oakville High School
Meet at back of old high school (closed), on Allan Street
between Sheddon Avenue and old Oakville hospital
Oakville Town Hall
Park in main lot of municipal offices on east side of Trafalgar Road just north of QEW, but meet near trail entrance on north side of building near White Oaks Blvd.
Pinery Park, Oakville
Parking lot on east side of Bayshire Drive near Pine Valley Crescent, north of Upper Middle Road East
Scotsdale Farm, Silver Creek
Parking lot at Scotsdale Farm, 13807 Trafalgar Road N, north of Sideroad 27
Springer Crescent, Burlington
Take Cedar Springs about 0.6 km north of Dundas Street to Highview Drive, then east to Springer Crescent
Winston Woods, Oakville
Parking lot on north side of woods off Winston Park Drive, north of Plymouth Drive, west of Winston Churchill
For more information, call Bill McIlveen (519) 853-3948
