The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust has launched a busy programme for the Newent area for the start of 2005.

The group will meet at Newent Library on Monday, January 24, when Phil Mugridge will give a talk on Wildlife Photography in the Forest and Beyond at 7.30pm. Admission is £1.

On Tuesday, February 22, the venue will be Redmarley Village Hall and Keith Turner will give a talk entitled Passport to Patagonia.

The venue for the March meeting is still to be announced but the group's annual meeting and get-together will be at Newent Library on Monday, April 11.

For more details, phone 01452 830248.