We will do our regular check on the old railway tunnel at Ravenscar to see search for any hibernating bats.
Meet at 10.00am at the National Trust visitor centre at Ravenscar. Wear suitable clothes for an underground activity and stout shoes or boots are recommended as it is often quite wet in the tunnel and can be slippery getting down into the cutting. Good torch required. Contact Nick Gibbons if you are interested in coming.
You are invited to the YWT Filey beach survey on 1st April, meeting at the Filey Country Park café at 11.30. There will be some ‘rock hopping’ required on the Brigg but for anyone not feeling they wish to do this he there will be someone staying with you and keeping you interested. Stout footwear and a packed lunch would be useful.
Note that there has been a whole series of Shoresearch dates published and circulated to all members which you are free to attend – see below.
- Tuesday 29th April – Runswick Bay Walkover (https://shoresearch-walkover-runswick.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Wednesday 28th May – Filey Brigg Sheltered Walkover (https://shoresearch-walkover-filey.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Friday 27th June – Filey Brigg Exposed Quadrat (https://shoresearch-quadrat-filey.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Saturday 26th July – Runswick Bay BioBlitz (https://shoresearch-bioblitz-runswick.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Monday 11th August – South Landing Quadrat (https://shoresearch-quadrat-flamborough.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Sunday 24th August – Runswick Bay Quadrat (https://shoresearch-quadrat-runswick.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Tuesday 9th September – Filey Brigg Sheltered/Spittle BioBlitz (https://shoresearch-bioblitz-filey.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Wednesday 8th October – South Landing BioBlitz (https://shoresearch-bioblitz-flamborough.eventbrite.co.uk)
- Thursday 6th November – Filey Brigg Exposed Walkover (https://shoresearch-walkover-filey.eventbrite.co.uk)
We will carry out checks on the boxes at Wykeham and Broadhead. Meet at Hackness Village hall at 10.00am. Packed lunch and stout footwear required plus hard hat if you have one. As before we will be following our biosecurity protocol with masks, gloves etc. Please contact Nick Gibbons if you are interested in attending.
We will carry out checks on the boxes at Keldy. Meet at Keldy at 10.00am. Packed lunch and stout footwear required plus hard hat if you have one. As before we will be following our biosecurity protocol with masks, gloves etc. Please contact Nick Gibbons if you are interested in attending. We may go on and check the boxes at Cropton afterwards.
Louise Thompson will lead a walk in the upper part of Sawdondale. Meet at Village Hall at 10am ( SE9393 8531 or what 3 words Contents.provoking.clock ) where parking is available.
We will be looking out for flowers , birds, insects and anything else. The paths are very steep in places, the dale is often muddy and the path crosses the stream 6 times! Good footwear, +/- stick recommended. Contact Louise Thompson if interested. ( louisejcthompson@gmail.com )
An evening meeting to see the bluebells in Raincliffe Woods with Louise Thompson. This will be an easy access stroll, maybe going along the footpath across the fields too. Thursday 8th May 7pm, meeting at Raincliffe Gate car park ( SE9949 8885, awoken.sprouted.birthdays )
This is a two day meeting and is non-residential so members can come to either or both days. It is a chance to meet members from other groups. The format on the day depends on what people want but normally people splits into groups to survey a specific area or to look at specific taxa. Beginners and experts mix together as a learning experience. There is an optional meeting Sunday afternoon in a local village hall to discuss and collate the finds.
More details nearer the time.
A trip down the Helwath Road track through the forest to look for Pearl bordered fritillaries and anything else we can find. Meet at the car park on the Helwath Road (SE953987) at 1.00pm.
A chance to get close up to some spectacular sea birds. An accessible walk for everyone. Meet at the RSPB centre at 09.00hrs when Keith Wimbush has offered to guide us round. We will try and car share where possible.
We will combine an evening of Nightjar surveying with a search for Glowworms. Meeting point to be sorted. Please let Nick Gibbons know if you are interested so we can sort out suitable locations and pairings.