RNHS Meeting Reports
Please find below reports about previous RNHS meetings.

Outdoor Meeting: Eyebrook Reservoir
Eyebrook Visit Report “It was fantastic to meet up with another 18 members of the Society for a walk along the road from Stoke Dry car park to the feeding station at the bridge at Eyebrook Reservoir. The weather forecast had been a little downbeat all week but when we...
Indoor Meeting: Ramblings of a wildlife photographer
We were pleased to welcome John Tinning who gave a talk entitled Recent ramblings of a wildlife...
Indoor Meeting: Police interaction with wildlife (a change to published speaker)
We were pleased to welcome Neil Hughes former Wildlife Officer for Leicestershire Police who gave...
RNHS Meeting Report Archive
Outdoor Meeting: Early Migrants at Rutland Water This meeting has been cancelled
This meeting will be subject to the guidelines in force at the time. Following the recent guidelines update and timetable for meetings etc this meeting has been cancelled.
Indoor Meeting: AGM and Birds of the Water
The AGM was conducted speedily and efficiently under the more difficult conditions of a Zoom Meeting. There were no contentious issues. The Annual Accounts were accepted and the Committee were re-elected en-block. Thanks were recorded to Derick Hill and Shirley Hope...
Indoor Meeting: Nightingales
Mike Drew gave a very full and detailed talk on the Nightingales at Grafham Water and how over the years he has been involved in monitoring their numbers and also their migration patterns. Mike has worked very closely with the BTO under licence ringing the birds to...
Outdoor Meeting: Nene Washes this meeting is now cancelled
Winter Birds on the Nene Washes. This meeting is now cancelled
Indoor Meeting: Fungi
This was the Societies first attempt at a full Zoom meeting and we were very pleased to welcome Ben Devine who was an enormous help in getting the ball rolling as we experienced a few problems prior to starting the meeting proper. However once we got going Ben...
Indoor Meeting: Members/Recorders evening (This will be a Zoom Meeting)
This will be a Zoom Meeting Our annual members/recorders evening updating us on events from 2020 including the 2020 photographic competition and calendar.
Outdoor Meeting: Attenborough Nature Reserve – this meeting has been cancelled
This meeting has been cancelled.
Indoor Meeting: Birds of the water – underwater filming (This will be a Zoom Meeting)
Unfortunately Jack Perks was unable to be with us on the evening due to a change in personal circumstances. Congratulations Jack. In his stead Linda Biddle gave an excellent updated talk on the re introduction of Water Voles in Rutland. We are very grateful to Linda...
Outdoor Meeting: Fungal Foray
Autumn walk at Hambleton Woods Well, we finally managed to organise our first RNHS outdoor walk since 14th March! Six successive cancellations later, it was so good to get out into the woods and enjoy the brisk breezy weather around the shores of the Hambleton...
Indoor Meeting: Recent Ramblings of a wildlife photographer This meeting has been cancelled
This meeting has been cancelled See new post for replacement meeting A talk by John Tinning who has been a keen birdwatcher and naturalist all his life. He developed a special interest in natural history photography after he met and accompanied Martin Withers on many...
Outdoor Meeting: Bat Walk : This meeting has been cancelled
This meeting has now been cancelled
Outdoor Meeting: Butterflies and Insect Walk
A walk at Ketton Quarry Nature Reserve Map Ref SK 978053 PE9 3SZ This meeting went ahead with very limited numbers split into small groups. Species List Ketton Quarry 8/8/2020 RNHS Field outing FLORA Viper’s bugloss Teasel St John’s Wort Wild parsnip Marjoram...