The next meeting is this coming Thursday 27th February (not Wednesday as on the programme) at 1.30 at Parklands Club. The meeting is about members projects so please come along and tell us about your own projects. Louise will be updating us on her mossery project at Lindholme. Regards Margaret Prior

THE 14th SOUTH YORKSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY DAY. “What’s Going on in South Yorkshire?” A Festival of Amateur Natural History. Saturday, 22 February at the Treeton Miners’ Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, S60 5PW. Attendance is free for all (including non-members).

The next meeting is next Tuesday 18th February, a talk by Tony French called ‘What are birds for?’. It’s a look at relationships we’ve had with birds over time using (mostly) his own photos. There is even a little audience participation. Should be informative and fun. Meeting starts at 1.30 at Parklands Club. Regards Margaret […]

The next meeting is Monday 3rd February, for a walk around RSPB Old Moor. Meet in the car park at 10.30. Post code S73 0YF (the post code on the programme is incorrect) Grid reference SE42280217. There is a charge of £6 if you are not a member of the RSPB. Lunch in the café […]

The next meeting is on Wednesday 29th January. Here is a message from Joyce: Doncaster Naturalists’ indoor meeting The next meeting will be at 1.30pm  on Wednesday 29 January at Parklands Social Club. The talk ‘Rewilding – what it is all about ‘ is given by Christopher Tomson who is an independent conservation adviser from Sheffield. […]

Don’t forget to pay your subs which are due now. BACS preferred, details of which are in the treasurer’s report in my last email. Or you can contact Gerri, her contact details are in the programme. Members are asked to pay subscriptions by bank transfer to the following: Doncaster Naturalists Society Sort code: 089299 Account:  […]

 Doncaster Naturalists’ Society Annual General Meeting 1925 The meeting is at 10.30am on January 18th in the Tofield Room at Potteric Carr YWT Nature Reserve, Mallard Way, Doncaster DN4 8DB. The Visitor Centre is open from 9.30am. There is a 15 minute walk to the Tofield Room. The plan is to have a walk round […]

We have changed the site for the walk as mentioned in my last email. New Year Walk Saturday 4 January We will meet at 10.30 at Harwell  gridref: SK685916  Take the A638 south out of Doncaster. In Bawtry turn left (east) on the A631 towards Everton. After about 4km turn left to Harwell on a very […]

Next indoor meeting: Natural Curiosities Thursday 19 December. 1.30 pm Parklands This is our Christmas get-together, so do try to come. The Parklands bar will not be open, but we hope to have a few mince pies etc for the festive spirit. Last year was the first time that we tried this kind of meeting. […]

Following the cancellation of the last meeting due to the weather conditions, we can look forward to the next  indoor meeting on Tuesday 10th at 1.30 at Parklands Club. The speaker is Dave Williamson and the title is ‘Mammals-searching for mammals in Africa and Europe’. Regards Margaret Prior