RNHS Meeting Reports
Please find below reports about previous RNHS meetings.
Outdoor Meeting: Birding walk at Fort Henry
A walk at Fort Henry Ponds Exton with RNHS bird recorder Terry Mitcham. A magical gothic folly sitting beside a large lake, lies at the heart of Exton Park. Six stalwarts assembled at 9.30am on a cold, sunny morning by Fort Henry top lake where Tufted Duck, Gadwall,...
Indoor Meeting: Annual General Meeting plus talk
President Philip Rudkin opened the 59th AGM, of the Rutland Natural History Society. The Agenda...
Outdoor Meeting: Birding Walk Rutland Water
We may live in England's smallest county but we are blessed with one of the best reserves in the...
RNHS Meeting Report Archive
Outdoor Meeting: Plant Galls at Burley Wood
At 1030 on Sunday 1st September a dozen members of the Society met at Burley Wood in search of plant galls. Five other RNHS recorders were present which ensured that a wide variety of wildlife was monitored in addition to plant galls. With permission of our President...
Outdoor Meeting: Swaddywell Pit
Outdoor Meeting: King’s Dyke Nature Reserve
This walk is a follow up to our March talk when Philip Parker explained the formation of the claypits and how the area has changed over millions of years. A small party of RNHS members met in the car park and made their way down the slope to the reserve proper...
Outdoor Meeting: Holwell Nature Reserves
Visit to Holwell Reserve Sunday 23.June On a pleasant morning a group pf 14 members assembled on the verge outside the old quarry reserve at Holwell. It was the open day of the reserve, so there were a number of other visitors, but an advantage to us was that many of...
Outdoor Meeting: Grantham Canal
Visit to Grantham canal Tuesday 18th June 2019 In spite of an unpromising weather forecast the morning was dry and around a dozen people assembled in the car park of Dove Cottage Tea Rooms on the canal SE of Grantham at 11.00am. The cloud was well broken and the sun...
Outdoor Meeting : Survey at Seaton Meadows has been cancelled
Due to circumstances beyond our control this meeting has been cancelled.
Outdoor Meeting: Glapthorn Cow Pastures
This overgrown historic cow pasture (SSSI) has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. Two species are of particular interest Nightingale and Black Hairstreak Butterfly.
Outdoor Meeting: Dawn chorus at Pickworth Great Wood
Outdoor Meeting: Woodland walk early arrivals at Pickworth Wood
A woodland walk at Pickworth Wood to catch the early spring bird arrivals.
Indoor Meeting: Ospreys the latest news
Tim Mackrill well known to many Society members will give a talk on the latest news and information about Ospreys and his ongoing involvement with this species.
Outdoor Meeting: Winter Walk at Hambleton
A cool morning with cloudy skies and a strong breeze blowing from the west saw 18 RNHS members out for a winter stroll, meeting near the Old Hall Hambleton to walk along the perimeter track and see what we could find. First were a few Teal, some Widgeon, and an...
Indoor Meeting: The Langdyke Countryside Trust
Richard Astle of the Trust gave a very informative talk about how this reserve and surrounding area, often referred to as John Clare Country due to its association with the Peasant Poet, has changed since John Clare was alive. The talk was sprinkled with...











