Category Archives: Meetings

Glyn Hudson from Rotherham was our guest speaker at the  March 12th meeting. His talk was about the birds of Cuba, an island that he has visited several times, attracted by the wonderful birdlife and the cheerful laid back attitude … Continue reading →

Tonight, our very own professor Brian Cox aka Francis Hickenbottom was our speaker for the February meeting.  Entitled ‘Flight’ Francis gave us an interesting talk about how birds wings are designed to help them live in specific habitats. He explained the dynamics … Continue reading →

The first indoor meeting of 2013 was the AGM where, after the formal part of the meeting was over, president John Gardner spoke about the recent committee meeting, where a discussion of the peregrines on Wakefield cathedral took place and the result … Continue reading →

The next meeting is the AGM on January 8th. While AGMs are a necessary evil and at many clubs are noted for being as dry as cabinet full of old moth specimens, the Wakefield Naturalists’ AGM breaks the mould with a … Continue reading →

Wildlife photographer John Smith was the speaker at our December meeting. He gave us a talk, illustrated  with some images which were accompanied by audio recordings of several birds .Many species were shown from around the country, but perhaps none more interesting than … Continue reading →

see you all at the meeting tomorrow. John, Heather, Olivia & Richard  

Hope to see you all at Ackworth School on Sunday for a look at the natural history of the school grounds, hosted by one of our members Francis Hickenbottom. Weather permitting Francis will give us a guided tour of the … Continue reading →

Join us on a circular walk from Anglers Country Park car park, down to Walton Hall and the home of famous naturalist Charles Waterton. We hope to find spring migrants, flowers and butterflies and, hopefully, even a bit of spring … Continue reading →