Stuart Baines will lead a cetacean walk for members of the society on the Marine Drive to take place Sunday 20th July, meeting place to be the new Sea Watching Centre.  Start time 10.00 to 12 noon. Weather permitting.

Brian Walker is going to show us in detail what is so special about this site after his talk at the Rugby Club. Meet at 10.30am at the Bickley School House forest entrance (SE910928). We will travel in convoy from there to the site. Packed lunch and walking boots/stout footwear, wellies preferably. It will be uneven ground for walking. This is a jont meeting with Whitby Nats. There is a limit of 10 for the Scarborough Nats. Contact Nick Gibbons if you are interested. As of 6th July I have 5 takers :-

I will keep a list and one of reserves if this should be necessary.

A chance to go rock pooling at Boggle Hole. Meet at the car park ( NZ952037 ) for a 10.30 departure. Bring along any suitable containers and collection devices for specimens. Contact Ginny Leeming if you are interested or want more details.

A chance to go rock pooling at Crook Ness. Meet at the car park ( TA025935 ) for a 10.30 departure. Bring along any suitable containers and collection devices for specimens. Contact Ginny Leeming if you are interested or want more details.

A chance to hear what the Society’s recorders have been up to in the last 12 months and what new discoveries have been made.

A chance to go rock pooling at Holbeck. Meet at the car park (TA049867 ) for a 10.00 start. Note the car park has a time limit on it so best to park nearby but please be respectful of access to adjacent properties. Bring a collection container and sieve or similar. Please contact Ginny Leeming if you are interested or require further information.

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.

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.

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.