The 12th South Yorkshire Natural History Day
“What’s Going on in South Yorkshire?” – A Festival of Amateur Natural History
Saturday 18th February 2023 at Treeton Miners Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, S60 5PW
The event is open to all and free, with no need to book.
Reasonably priced food (Sandwiches, cakes and biscuits) and hot drinks will be available at all breaks, the bar will be open from lunch.
09:45 Building opens and setting up of displays
10:30 Introductions and housekeeping
10:40 Bob Croxton – Rotherham Wetlands Bat Survey
11:00 Dave Gosney – The Birds of Rivelin and Loxley: past, present and future
11:30 Break
12:00 Joyce Simmons – Brockadale – a limestone treasure
12:30 Ken Balkow – Some less common plants in the Sheffield area
1:00 – 2:00 Lunch
2:00 Steve Byers – A Carrion Crow in close up
2:30 Paul Hobson – Leaf Mining Bees (To be confirmed)
3:00 Derek Whiteley – 50 Years of Mountain Hare Walks
3:30+ Informal chat and drinks. Dismantle displays.
An exhibition of wildlife wood carvings and taxidermy by Steve Toher
Wildlife Book sale
For full details please see the Sorby Natural History Society’s web site