Programme

Indoor Meetings take place between October and April on the first Tuesday at Oakham Church of England School, Burley Road, Oakham, 7.30 - 9.30 pm. There is a charge of £2.00 for visitors. (There are no indoor meetings in summer.)

Outdoor Meetings: Details of meetings and directions to venues will be given in relevant issues of Fieldfare; non-members, contact 01572 747302

Unless stated below, no fees are charged for outdoor meetings. Everyone attends field meetings at their own risk.

You can view brief reports of our Meetings as they become available by clicking on the title of the meeting.

Please use this link for further details of some of our upcoming meetings.

The Society's Public Liability Policy covers all members against damage to third parties and their properties at official meetings only.

PROGRAMME FOR WINTER 2009 - SPRING 2010

INDOOR MEETINGS

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

The History of Bird Ringing

Martin Kermin, Reserve Warden at Rutland Water Nature Reserve and bird ringer with the CES project, is giving a talk on the history of bird ringing; to be followed up by a bird ringing demonstration on October 11th

Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009

Whittlesey Brick Pits

Phil Parker, an ecologist retained by Hanson Building Products, has been particularly involved with this site since 1995. The Brick Pits are part of the Kings Dyke Nature Reserve

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Trials of Life of Butterflies

Richard Revels is a renowned wildlife photographer whose photographs often appear in British Wildlife. His interest in butterflies brought him into nature photography some 40 years ago

Tuesday, January 5th, 2010

CANCELLED

Spitsbergen & Norwegian Coastal Voyage

Whales, Polar Bears, Little Auks and Seal by Trevor Gunton

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Mustelids

A talk by Val Williams of the Leicestershire Badger Group

Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

AGM followed by A Presentation of Phil Rudkin's Winning Awards

Phil Rudkin of the RNHS has put together an original presentation of his award winning submissions

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010 (due to school closure on 6th April)

Croft Quarry

A talk by Carl Baggot of Leicestershire & Rutland Ornithological Society

OUTDOOR MEETINGS

Sunday, October 11th, 2009 at 08.00am

Please note meet time

Bird Ringing

Martin Kermin, Reserve Warden at Rutland Water Nature Reserve and bird ringer with the CES project, will give a demonstration of bird ringing.

Meet at the Anglian Water Birdwatching Centre

Sunday, November 22nd, 2009

Seals and Pups at Donna Nook

Please phone Dawn Whitefield, Programme Secretary, on 01572 723991 or 07933 758950, for further details of this visit to the Lincolnshire coast (and possible car sharing arrangements)

Friday, January 1st, 2010 at 10.30am

No Report

Hambleton Peninsula (New Years Day walk)

Meet at the Fishermen's Car Park, OS Explorer 234, SK904070

Sunday, February 7th, 2010 at 10.00am

Please note meet time

Deeping Lakes

Winter wildfowl at this Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve, walk to be led by Peter Scott (RNHS)

Meet at Main Car Park, OS Explorer 235, TF187083

Sunday, March 21st, 2010 at 09.30am

Please note meet time

Burley Wood

A walk with Terry Mitcham (RNHS Bird Recorder) to seek out the woodland birds.

Meet at OS Explorer 234, SK892093

Sunday, April 18th, 2010 at 10.00am

Please note meet time

Launde Park Wood

A Spring walk with Andy Lear (LRWT/RNHS), park at entrance to wood.

Meet at OS Explorer 234, SK800033

For Spring/Summer 2009 Programme write-ups please use this link