Author Archives: John Gardner

April indoor meeting and coronavirus

Posted on March 21, 2020 by John Gardner

Well folks, it looks as if the April indoor meeting is going to have to be cancelled given the current predicament with coronavirus. Members’ night is one of my favourite meetinsg of the indoor meetings calendar so I will bve … Continue reading →

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Indoor meeting Tuesday 11th Feb

Posted on January 30, 2020 by John Gardner

Just to let everyone know that the speaker fo rthe February meeting will be Mike Pilsworth, RSPB Humber Conservation officer talking about the wildlife of the Humber with an emphasis on Blacktoft Sands. After a bit of uncertainty, Mike has … Continue reading →

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Michael Wilkinson

Posted on June 2, 2019 by John Gardner

Members will be saddened to hear of the sudden and unexpected passing of Michael Wilkinson while out walking with his wife Janet. Michael has been a regular member at the Wakefield Naturalists’ Society meetings for many years as well as … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers of St Aiden’s RSPB reserve

Posted on May 28, 2019 by John Gardner

Instead of ‘birding’ our group were looking at the huge variety of wildflowers now establishing in this relatively new RSPB nature park. Just looking around the edge of car park area we saw bristly ox-tongue, cut leaved cranesbill, spotted medick, … Continue reading →

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Change of September Meeting Date

Posted on August 31, 2018 by John Gardner

Once again, the Quakers have decided to schedule an annual meeting on the same night as Wakefield naturalists’ Society meeting despite our having booked the room in January and used the venue on the second Tuesday of the month for … Continue reading →

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Barbara Murray

Posted on August 26, 2018 by John Gardner

It is with great sadness that I inform you of the passing of Barbara Murray who lost a very short battle with cancer and died recently. Barbara was well known in the RSPB local members’ group where she had helped … Continue reading →

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Burying beetle in the moth trap

Posted on July 3, 2018 by John Gardner

I’ve been running a moth trap since mid-April after I received one for my birthday and I’ve had some success catching a variety of species of moth which I will probably show at one of the indoor meetings. As well … Continue reading →

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Wildflower walk, Old Moor RSPB reserve

Posted on July 25, 2017 by John Gardner

A lovely morning for our wildflower walk with a full range of wonderful colours from white hedge bindweed, sneezewort, wild carrot, white water lily to the yellows of wild honeysuckle, yellow loosestrife, fleabane, ribbed melilot and greater spearwort to the … Continue reading →

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Wood Anemones at Brockadale

Posted on April 3, 2017 by John Gardner

I’ve just returned from a few days photography in Wiltshire/Dorset where I’ve been photographing firecrest, great bustard and Dartford warbler and, as the spring weather continued, today I went over to Brockadale to see what spring flowers were on offer. … Continue reading →

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February meeting: Extra-ordinary AGM

Posted on January 21, 2017 by John Gardner

This is an advance notification that at February’s meeting we will be calling an extra-ordinary AGM to re-present the WNS accounts. The reason for this is to comply with the Charities Commission rules which states that we should present the … Continue reading →

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