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| Indoor meetings | ||
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April the RNHS holds monthly meetings at Oakham Church of England
Primary School, Burley Road, Oakham.
Each month a lively and stimulating talk on wildlife subjects is given by experts in their own field. This is also the time when news of ongoing projects, sightings of wildlife and forthcoming attractions can be exchanged. Meetings start at 7.30pm and finish around 9 pm and there is always time for refreshments afterwards—a good chance to meet your friends and make some new ones! |
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| Field Study | Wall Brown Butterfly: Jim Eaton | |
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The RNHS organises outings throughout the year to places of wildlife interest within the county, and sometimes further afield. Here you can learn more about plants and animals by seeing them in the wild with our wildlife experts. During the year, we might: hunt for fungi; identify birdsong; track different animals by their signs; look for seasonal, and sometimes rare, plants. No-one needs to be an expert! Just come along and enjoy the wildlife spectacle! |
Corn Marigold: Jim Eaton
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| Recording | ||
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Rutland has a varied
and rich natural environment, and we want to keep it that way. But
Rutland’s wildlife, as everywhere in the country, is at risk from the
problems of the modern world, such as pollution, land development and
the loss of habitat.
Wildlife recording is one of the best ways to obtain information about the health of our environment and the wildlife in it. This in turn contributes to the planning of conservation measures to help ensure its survival. The RNHS has a long tradition of wildlife recording to help gauge these changes in our natural world. We publish regular newsletters (you
can view a copy of a recent newsletter by clicking All members of the society, whatever their expertise, are encouraged to participate. You can help by sending in record cards when you notice things, (such as the first swallow or cowslip) or you can join one of our recording groups to monitor amongst other things:
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Whilst not wanting to make recording a chore the society issues a set of guidelines composed by the various recorders to indicate their preferences for the completion of these cards. Please try and follow these guidelines if at all possible as it is a considerable help to the recorders when submitting the records to county or national bodies. Click
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