At 0ur first indoor meeting of the year we will hear from a number of recorders on what the Nats have been doing and finding in 2025

Derek Whiteley will give us a talk on Flies

After the recent disasters with multiple mortalities Joe Redfern of the Whitby Lobster Hatchery will tell us a bit about what they are doing to maintain a sustainable industry.

Cath Bashford will update us on the Cropton Beaver and what the future may hold.

Keith Clarkson will give us another enthralling dose of Mind the ‘Hunmanby’ Gap.

Ana Cowie will talk us through the latest from the Shore search project.Some of our members have taken part of this so should be of special interest.

Our second recorders meeting. Some of the Nats recorders will be bringing us up to date on what has been going on in their respective groups.

The well known ornithologist Mark Pearson will talk on Ducks.

Anne Carter of the Freshwater Habitats Trust will give us a talk on ‘The Rise and Fall of Pillwort at Three Flagship Pond Sites’.