The Society holds regular indoor and outdoor meetings throughout the year. During the winter months, speakers are invited to the club to give entertaining talks on a wide variety of subjects, while in the summer months, field meetings are held at various locations where members can get to grips with the local wildlife.

All indoor meetings are held in the Quaker Meeting House, Thornhill Street, Wakefield, WF1 1NQ and commence at 7:30pm prompt. Annual membership is £10 per year, plus a £2 door fee. Visitors are welcome to attend any meeting but there is a £3 door fee per person.

2025/26 PROGRAMME OF EVENTS 

INDOOR MEETINGS

Tuesday 9th  September – “Mostly Birds” ~ John Gardner

A look back over the past 12 months at the birds and other wildlife photographed in and around Yorkshire.

Tuesday 14th October – “Birds of Bhutan, Land of the Dragon” ~ Chris Baines

Chris makes his first visit to the ‘Nats’ to give us his talk on the birds of Bhutan, an exotic location with equally exotic birds. 

Tuesday 11th November  – “Hobbies”  ~ Steve Davies

Sheffield birder and member of the Derbyshire Raptor Group is going to tell us all about the hobby, a beautiful little raptor that is very much on the increase in the UK and even breeds within our recording area. 

Tuesday 9th December   “Southern Spain (Extremadura and Andalucia) ~ Bob Croxton

Bob is going to take us to one of his favourite places – southern Spain to have a look at the wildlife of this magical area.  

2025 Meetings

Tuesday 13th January 2026  –  ‘More tales from Tiny Worlds’ ~ Tim Jonas

Tim makes a return visit to show us his latest findings amongst the leaf litter in the form of incredible macro photography – springtails, isopods and gastropods are bound to feature in this talk. 

Tuesday 10th February 2026  –  “AGM followed by  ‘Costa Rica’ by John Cranmer 

Our very own John Cranmer regales us with a look at his visit to Costa Rica, a cointry well know for its diverse selection of birds, butterflies and insects. 

Tuesday 10th March 2025  – ‘In search of British Butterflies’ – Gary Hobson

Gary, a Retford based photographer, will present us with the results of his three year search to see all the UK butterflies.

Tuesday 14th April 2025 – Members’ Night

The indoor meeting season closes with a selection of short presentations from our own membership. Always a great evening to look forward to.

 

OUTDOOR MEETINGS

All persons taking part in our field meetings do so at their own risk. Neither the Society or it’s officers will accept any responsibility for any injury, loss or damage howsoever sustained. Please wear suitable footwear for outdoor meetings and packed lunches are advisable on the more distant field trips.

NB All meetings subject to changes. Changes will be notified to members via email and social media

Sunday May 10th  2025 – TBC

Sunday June 8th 2025 – TBC

Sunday 13th July 2025 – TBC  

Sunday August 10th, 2024 – TBC