Founded 1889 – Affiliated to Yorkshire Naturalists' Union

Oct
5
Sun
Bat box checks Wykeham and Broadhead
Oct 5 all-day

We will be doing our bat box check at these sites starting at 10.00am. Please let Nick Gibbons know if you are interested in helping.

Oct
11
Sat
Dalby and Pexton bat box checks
Oct 11 all-day

We will be doing our bat box check at these sites starting at 10.00am. Please let Nick Gibbons know if you are interested in helping.

Oct
14
Tue
Pebbles on North Yorkshire beaches
Oct 14 @ 19:30 – 21:00

A chance to better understand the local geology that has such an impact on our wildlife environment. Tony Kearsley (retired from Dept. of minerology at Natural History Museum London) will talk about the large variety of rocks that occur in our landscape and how they got there.

Oct
18
Sat
Fungus foray – Wykeham woods
Oct 18 @ 10:00 – 15:30

 

A chance to do a fungus foray at Wykeham Forest (North Moor) with Brian Cockerill. Meet at the research offices SE947863 at 10.00am.

Nov
1
Sat
Fungus foray Turkey Carpet
Nov 1 @ 10:00 – 15:30

A chance to do a fungus foray with Brian Cockerill at Broxa Forest (Turkey Carpet). Meet at SE975 929. (Provisionally so watch for any changes)

Nov
11
Tue
The Cropton Beavers
Nov 11 @ 19:30 – 21:00

The Beavers have now been in residence for 6 years and intensive studies have been carried out on their impact on the wildlife and hydrology of the site. Cath Bashforth (FC ecologist) will bring us up to date with what is happening now and the results of the monitoring and, also where we go from here.

Dec
9
Tue
AGM followed by the Presidential address – Cetaceans of the Yorkshire Coast
Dec 9 @ 19:30 – 21:00

We will have our Annual General Meeting which will be as brief as possible floowed by the Presidential Address.

There has been a big rise in dolphin and whale sighting over the last few years. Stuart Baines will tell us about the common and uncommon cetacean species found off our coast.