Meetings

Join the President for coffee and a chat followed, weather permitting, by a short local walk.

Revival of what used to be a popular feature at the start of past indoor programmes. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members  £4 guests

Speaker: Andrew Daw, past President, photographer, illustrator and master of the art of origami. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members  £4 guests

BRLSI Coffee morning, 11 am to 12 noon. A chance to socialise and provide ideas for next summer's programme.

Speaker: Dan Merrett The Bathscape Manager has had plenty of experience, having been involved in schemes to create species-rich grassland before moving to Bath. We hope to follow-up this talk […]

Speaker: Rob Randall will illustrate some of the problems that plants encounter in their struggle to survive and strategies they employ to ensure that they do. They are not always […]

BRLSI Coffee morning, 11 am to 12 noon. A chance to socialise and provide ideas for next summer's programme.

Speaker: Jeremy Padfield runs a mixed farm at Stratton-on-the-Fosse, as a LEAF Demonstration Farm. LEAF encourages and helps land-owners to farm sustainably and aims to educate the public about the […]

Speaker: Mike Hackston, An entomologist and botanist, will introduce us to the world of beetles. Mike is a teacher and produces a range of educational material on the internet, including […]

Leader: lucy starling, past President and expert on bird song recognition. Sydney Gardens Community Pavilion (inside entrance at end of Bathwick Street) Start: 10:30 am, followed by a short walk […]

A Tale From A Birder's Log Book Speaker: Chris Vines, Bird Recorder for Bath Natural History Society. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members  £4 guests Wheelchair access is available by contacting  […]

Venue: BRLSI, 16 Queen Square, Bath Please contact the President  if you wish to give a short talk. Doors open: 19:00 for refreshments and a chat. Start: 19:30 Finish: 21:00

Speaker: Steve Smailes. An introduction to Solitary Bees and Bumblebees, their diverse natures and lifestyles, both in the garden, and the wider countryside. Steve's uncle was a beekeeper so his […]

Help the Programme Committee plan our summer field programme and next year's indoor programme. Coincides with the BRLSI's coffee morning. Followed by a local field meeting - at Henrietta Park […]

Speaker: Hugh Williamson, one of the organisers of the Bath Urban Treescape trails. Doors open 7.00pm, for coffee and a chat, with proceedings beginning at 7.30pm £2 members  £4 guests […]

Speaker: Rob Randall. An in-depth study of the developing dune system in Sand Bay. Doors open 7.00pm, for coffee and a chat, with proceedings beginning at 7.30pm £2 members  £4 […]

Agenda to be published neaer the time Wheelchair access is available by contacting  BRLSI reception 01225 312084E

Speaker: Kate Souter, Magazine Editor for Bath Nats. Kate will report on her recent holiday in the Caribbean. Doors open 7.00pm, for coffee and a chat, with proceedings beginning at […]

Speaker: Dr. Helena Crouch, Botanical Recorder for VC6 (North Somerset) for the Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland and Secretary of Bath Nats. Ferns are one of Helena's favourite botanical […]

(This event precedes the Malaby Gas Biodigester tour, also at Warminster) Leader: Phillip Delve Bookings: Phillip Delve Start: 12:30 Finish: approx. 15:30 Meeting place: Explorer 153 (ST 893 452). Take […]

Doors Open 7.00pm for coffee and chat Speaker: Alan Feest Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 ( Finish 21:00 Description: Alan will demonstrate the deficiencies of […]

Speaker: Steve Smailes Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 (Doors open: 19:00 for coffee and chat) Finish: 21:00 Description: In this illustrated talk, Steve will cover […]

Speaker: Dave Pole Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 (Doors open: 19:00 for coffee and chat) Finish: 21:00 Description: Many of us use bird ID apps […]

Speaker: Peter Cooper Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 (Doors open: 19:00 for coffee and chat) Finish: 21:00 Description: Harvest mice are Britain’s smallest rodents. They […]

Speaker: Maurice Avent Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 (Doors open: 19:00 for coffee and chat) Finish: 21:00 Description: to follow Doors open 7.00pm, for coffee […]

Speaker: Naomi Johns Venue: BRLSI, 16-18 Queen Square, Bath, BA1 2HN Start: 19:30 (Doors open: 19:00 for coffee and chat) Finish: 21:00 Description: Naomi is manager of the Birds of […]