Category Archives: Meetings

September meeting: Madagascar by Pete Williamson

Posted on September 9, 2014 by John Gardner

It’s always good to hear a lecture from one of our own members and tonight’s talk by Pete on his birding trip to Madagascar was no exception. Pete gave us a lively and entertaining talk about his visit to this … Continue reading →

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Wildflowers at Walton Colliery

Posted on August 6, 2014 by Sue Gaynor

The ground was very dry underfoot as we headed straight ahead out of the car park onto a well used path bordered by purple loosestrife and great willowherb mingling with the bright yellow of perennial sow-thistle. Gatekeeper and meadow brown … Continue reading →

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Field meeting: Hetchell Woods

Posted on May 18, 2014 by John Gardner

A scorcher of a day and a good turnout for the first of the summer field meetings at Hetchell Woods today. This is a YWT reserve near Thorner and first for the society as a field trip, though some of … Continue reading →

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AGM report

Posted on January 4, 2014 by Eddie Andrassy

This evening’s meeting was the society’s AGM and our president John Gardner breezed through this formality with his usual speed and good humour. There was some discussion about increasing the annual subscriptions due to the speakers fees and there was … Continue reading →

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October meeting: Manitoba by Ron Marshall

Posted on October 9, 2013 by Eddie Andrassy

 Thanks to Ron Marshall from Barnsley for standing in at short notice at the October meeting. As always,  Ron gave us a most interesting talk illustrated with his professional grade photos of a trip he took with his wife to Manitoba in June. He … Continue reading →

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Change to meeting in October

Posted on October 3, 2013 by John Gardner

Due to illness, Mike Richardson is unable to be with us on Tuesday 8th October but our old friend Ron Marshall has stepped in and will show us some wildlife images from Manitoba including spectacular breeding waders and also black … Continue reading →

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Badgerlands by Patrick Barkham

Posted on October 1, 2013 by John Gardner

Memebers may be interested to hear Patrick Barkham speak at the Morley Literature Festival, here are the details that were emailed to me: Patrick Barkham: Badgerlands – a Talk Sunday 13th October at 11.30am Morley Town Hall, south Leeds Part … Continue reading →

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July Field Meeting: Dunnignton Nature Reserve York

Posted on July 14, 2013 by John Gardner

UPDATE: Richard Bell has just sent in his underwater video recorded on the day. Scroll down to watch it. York based nature photographer Terry Weston acts as warden for the small nature reserve at Dunnington, near York. After Terry came and … Continue reading →

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Townhills Close field meeting

Posted on June 9, 2013 by John Gardner

A good session at this new location for our field meeting though many of the orchids we’d expected were hardly out due to the very late spring. Bush Vetch Red Clover White Clover Meadow Buttercup Ribwort Plantain Yellow Rattle Goat’s … Continue reading →

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Outdoor meeting: Ox-close Woods

Posted on May 11, 2013 by John Gardner

A good turn out for the first of the summer field meetings this morning, great to see everyone. We had a really good guided walk around Ox-close Woods at East Keswick where we had some superb botanical finds, including goldilocks, … Continue reading →

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