RNHS Meeting Reports

A walk at Launde Big Wood with Andy Neilson, LRWT Conservation Officer responsible for this wood. It was on an overcast St Georges day that 9 members met Andy Neilson of the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust at the start of a walk around Launde Big Wood. The...

The AGM was concluded efficiently with reports from the Treasurer, Membership and Chair After the AGM our Chair Linda Biddle gave a talk entitled Nearby Nature

On a very mild morning with temperatures around 10 centigrade 17 members of the society gathered in the car park of the RSPB reserve at Frampton Marsh. We were all pleased to find that the new visitors centre was open and that the much-improved catering facilities...

We were pleased to welcome back Sarah Bedford, LRWT Conservation Officer who gave us a brief insight into her 3 year cycling journey from Alaska through to Patagonia. Including Peaks, parasites and a few penguins. Actually the title of the talk also included a...

Our first outdoor meeting for 2023 was at Rutland Water Lyndon Reserve when Linda and Anthony Biddle led a walk through the reserve. A very social occasion to start the year. The walk took us along the path and up into Gibbets Gorse wooded area. The main focus was on...

The Societies annual Members and Recorders evening featured the usual excellent photographs and updates. In a change from the usual format we put on some refreshment and a big thank you to those who helped in this respect with a contribution.

We do not publish full details of our dawn chorus on the website to protect local residents from disturbance and also to ensure that we can control arrivals. Exact location and timing will be provided when you book in, which for this meeting will be with Linda Biddle...

Our outing to Nottingham Wildlife Trust’s (NWT) Attenborough Nature Reserve was blessed with what seemed like the first fine days for weeks. Having Tim Sexton to lead us was an added bonus. Tim had worked here for 14 years before taking up his post at Rutland Water NR...

This was a very special talk by Professor James Pearce-Higgins of BTO. James gave a very detailed talk supported by graphs and photographs to detail how climate changes can benefit certain birds at the expense of others.