Leader: Alan Rayner Hosts: Penny and Richard Williamson Meet: 11.00 just within Friary, to the right of the cattle grid, where you will see a sign,’ Welcome to Park’, Gr ST 788591 Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Friary is reached via Friary Wood Lane, a narrow steep road leading down from the A36. Finish: 15.30. Focus: Grassland […]
Mathew has a particular interest in the relationship between nature and society in towns and cities. He has 30 years’ experience of land management policy and practice in nature conservation and has worked with various organisations to develop and promote better understanding of biodiversity conservation in urban areas, whether it’s in private gardens, parks, housing […]
Leader: Rob RandalL Meet: 10:00 at Gr ST742653, Royal Victoria Park, Bath at the top end of Cow Lane, running from Marlborough Lane to the edge of the park. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 11:30. Focus: Tree trunks as micro-habitats. Description: We will examine a range of trees in the park to see which are most […]
Leader: Rob RandalL Meet: 10:00 am at Gr ST742653, Royal Victoria Park, Bath at the top end of Cow Lane, running from Marlborough Lane to the edge of the park. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 11:30 am Focus: Tree trunks as micro-habitats Description: We will examine a range of trees in the park to see which […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Meet: 9:30 off B3095 north of Mere Gr ST825345, car share, space for about 8 cars in lay-by. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: Approx 13.00 with option to extend to explore around Stourhead and look for tree sparrows. Focus: Raptors and farmland birds, including red kite and corn bunting. Description: Linear walk, mainly […]
Leader: David Newman (Booking and prepayment essential via contact details in the members' Autumn-Winter 2021 newsletter. Coach: Trip will start at 7.30 approx with pick up in Bath (location to be advised). Focus: Will be on winter migrants and wildfowl. Description: Joint BNHS/RSPB trip. We will have a 3-hour cruise around the harbour with local expert […]
Stephen has recently retired from Natural England after working on the Somerset Levels for over 25 years. His main interest is field botany. He is the BSBI recorder for South Somerset. His interest in rewilding and reintroductions dates back to time spent in the Netherlands where he visited a range of sites undergoing Wilding. Doors […]
Leader: Rob Randall Meet: 11:00 at Gr ST 731662, entrance to churchyard on Church Road, Weston. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 12:30. Focus: Lichens on stonework. Description: As well as the local building stones, churchyards and cemeteries provide a variety of stones not found naturally in our area and as a result they can provide a […]
Leader: Glen Maddison Meet: 10.00 at the Swan Pub at Kingsdown just before Kingsdown Golf Club. Gr ST 812671. Landranger 173/Explorer 156. Please note that this is intended as a bus outing and bus 271 departs from Walcot Street at 18 minutes past the hour. Finish: 13.00. Focus: Winter farmland/woodland birds and other wildlife. The […]
Leader: David Goode Meet: 10.00 Riverside footpath opposite St John’s Church Gr ST 754646. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 13.00 Halfpenny Bridge (at the back of Bath Spa Railway Station) Focus: Urban wildlife in winter. Winter thrushes, peregrine, buzzard, kingfisher and winter heliotrope. Description: A leisurely walk of about 2 miles along footpaths with some steep […]
Our Annual General Meeting for 2022 will be held at 2.00 pm on Saturday 8th January 2022 by Zoom. The original plan to hold it at BRLSI has been changed because of the Covid-19 pandemic. A Zoom lnk has been emailed to members. The business meeting will commence at 2.15pm, but there will also be […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Meet: 10:00am on Beckford Road Gr ST 754654. Landranger172/Explorer 155. Limited on street car parking locally. Finish: Approx 13:00. Focus: Kingfisher, grey heron, raven, winter thrushes, possibly meadow pipit and stonechat. Description: Bathwick to Bathampton via Batheaston Circular. Around 4.5 miles of mainly level walking on grass and hard surfaces with break […]
Leaders: Terry Doman and Glen Maddison Meet: 10:00 in National Trust car park sign-posted off A4361. Gr SU 099695 Landranger 173/Explorer 157. SATNAV SN8 1RD. Free parking for NT members. Finish: Approx 13:00 in Avebury or 16:45 Barbury Castle. Focus: Farmland/downland birds including tree sparrow, corn bunting and raptors including red kite. Possibility of short-eared […]
Fred Rumsey was for over 20 years the British plant specialist at the Natural History Museum. He has recently co-authored a BSBI handbook on the Broomrapes of Britain and Ireland, following the earlier publication of one on Eyebrights. In this talk he will look at parasitic plants from around the world, those we can find […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Meet: 10:00 Ham Wall RSPB car park. Gr ST 449396. Landranger Map 182/Explorer 141. Free parking for RSPB members. Non-members £2.00. Finish: approx 15:00 - optional extension until dusk for starling roost, weather permitting. Focus: Raptors, wildfowl, herons and egrets including bittern. Possible bearded reedling and whooper swan. Description: Level walking along […]
Booking essential via contact details in the members’ Autumn-Winter 2021 newsletter Leader: Helena Crouch and Penny Williamson Start: 11:00 just within Friary, to the right of the cattle grid, where you will see a sign,’ Car Park’. Gr ST 788591 Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Friary is reached via Friary Wood Lane, a narrow steep road leading down […]
Chris is the Restoration Director of the Beaver Trust. The talk will include the biology of Eurasian beavers, and their status internationally. It will focus particularly on introductions in the UK discussing successes and problems. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests
Leader: Terry Doman Meet: 10.00 in the public car park behind Selwyn Hall, Valens Lane off the A4. Gr ST 823686. Landranger 173/Explorer 156. Finish: 13.00. Focus: Winter wildlife in and around the By Brook and surrounding hillside grassland and woodland, plus a geological visit to the Box Rock Circus. Dipper, grey wagtail and possible […]
Leaders: Marion And Alan Rayner (07704 333267). Meet: 10:30 along Greyfield Road. Gr ST 641586 Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Finish: 14:30. Focus: Early spring wildlife, including woodland birds, flowers, ferns, fungi, lichens, mosses and liverworts. Description: A slow walk through this beautiful and richly diverse woodland habitat, with unusual underlying geology. Some slopes and a waterfall. Stout footwear is […]
Leader: Rob RandalL Meet: 10:00 at Gr ST 734616, where Combe Hay Lane is crossed by Sulis Manor Road, near Odd Down Park & Ride. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 12:30. Focus: General interest walk with a focus on spring flowers. Description: Odd Down to Combe Hay and back via un-metalled tracks and local roads, about […]
Chris has spent his entire working life in nature conservation – latterly employed by Natural England. Since taking early retirement he is still immersed in the natural world – leading tours and day walks, nature photography and more recently writing a book about the Essex Coast. If you would like to contact Chris or find […]
Leader: Alan Feest Meet: 10.00 Entrance to Odd Down Park & Ride Car Park. Gr ST 733616. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Finish: 12:30. Focus: Spring flora in ancient woodland. Description: We will visit Duchy-owned woodland in Englishcombe Parish to note the signs of Spring, especially the ground flora typical of these traditional oak-hazel woodlands, which are still […]
Leader: David Goode Meet: 10:30 Westhay Moor Car Park Gr ST 456437 Landranger 182/Explorer 141. Finish: 15:00 approx. Focus: Bog ecology, sphagnum mosses, wetland birds, early migrants. Description: A walk along paths and boardwalk within the Nature Reserve. Bring sandwiches, wet weather gear and wellingtons.
Leader: Phillip Delve Meet: 10.00 Langford Lakes WWT Reserve Car Park. Gr SU 038369. Landranger 184/Explorer 130. Directions: This is a two-centre meeting, beginning at Langford Lakes, followed by Battlesbury Hill near Warminster on the return journey. Langford Lakes: Follow the A36 south, past the A303 junction and turn right for Steeple Langford. Turn right […]
Leader: Dave Newman Meet: 08.00 Coach leaves Riverside, Avon Street and returns about 18:00. Focus: Summer migrants, pied flycatcher, moorland birds. We will not revisit the Red Kite feeding station at Gigrin Farm, but plenty of kites will be seen in the area. Description: Joint BNHS/RSPB meeting. Booking and prepayment essential (see form for details). Download booking form for […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Attendance is limited to a maximum of 15. Booking required. Start: 9:30 Meet: Beckford Road. GR ST 756654 Landranger 172/Explorer 155 Limited on street parking locally. Finish: Approx 13:30 Focus: Bird song, including incoming summer migrants, warblers, possibly kingfisher, butterflies and damselflies Description: Bathwick to Bathampton, via Batheaston, as published on BNHS […]
Leader: Andy Daw Start: 11:00 Meet: in car park at the top of Rodborough Common. GR SO 851034 Landranger 162/Explorer 168 SAT NAV 51.7308787-2.2168772 Finish: Approx 15:00 Focus: Orchids, butterflies, shield bugs and other insects Description: The Common, due south of Stroud, is rich in wildlife. There are steep slopes included on a walk of […]
Leader: Roy Mitchell Attendance is limited to a maximum of 15. Booking required. Start: 10:00 Meet: At junction of Innox Lane and Tadwick Lane outside St Mary’s Church, Swainswick. GR ST 756683 Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Limited on street parking on Tadwick Lane and Innox Lane by the church and school. More on-street parking in other […]
Leader: Phillip Delve Attendance is limited to a maximum of 16. Booking required. Start: 10:00 Meet: Southern entrance car park off B4226. GR SO 649127 Landranger 162 / Explorer OL14 Finish: Approx 14:30 Focus: Butterflies such as Wood White and Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary. Day-time flying moths, dragonflies, flora and birds, in particular warblers and Tree […]
Leader: Helena Crouch Start: 14:00 Meet: In lay-by on east side of A46. GR ST 762682 Landranger172 / Explorer155. Driving north from Bath on the A46, take left turn to Langridge/Tadwick/Woolley/Swainswick, then follow this round to the left, turning left under the A46 to reach the lay-by. Finish: Approx 17:00 Focus: Summer flowers and insects […]
Leader: Chris Vines Start: 10:00 Meet: The Shallows Car Park, Saltford (which can be busy if a hot sunny day). Bus service X39 Bath Bus Station to The Crown Inn, Saltford. GR ST 687673 Landranger 172 / Explorer 155. Finish: Approx 12:00 Focus: Dragonflies including scarce chaser, white-legged and blue-tailed damselflies. Possible bird sightings include […]
Leader: Carole Catling Please note attendance to this event, is limited to a maximum of 20 places Start: 9:00 Meet: In main car park off Claverton Hill. GR ST 783640 Landranger 172 / Explorer 155 Finish: Approx 11:00 Focus: Moths caught overnight in traps Description: moth traps will be opened in the gardens close to […]
Leader: Richard Bottle Start: 10:30 Meet: in Newton St. Loe Churchyard. Grid Ref. ST701649. Landranger Map 172/Explorer 155. Take care to park considerately in the village. Finish: Approx 14:30 Focus: Summer birds and plants. Description: A varied circular walk of 4.3 miles, taking in the lakes and woods in the ground of Bath Spa University, […]
Join the President for coffee and a chat followed, weather permitting, by a short local walk.
Leaders: Tony and Bryan Cook Please note attendance is limited to a maximum of 15 places. Start: 10:00 Meet: Westhay reserve car park. GR ST 456437 Landranger 183 / Explorer 141 Finish: Approx 15:30 Focus: Multiple interest, especially birds including bearded reedling, birds of prey, possibly hobby, herons and egrets, and migrating wader species. Dragonflies […]
Leader: Geoff Hiscocks Please note attendance is limited to a maximum of 10 places. Start: 10:30 Meet: In the public car park in Box behind Selwyn Hall, Valens Lane, off A4. GR ST 823686 Landranger 173/Explorer 156. There is very limited parking space at the Common itself. There will be a walk up the A365 […]
Leaders: Clare Herbert and John Rawles Please note attendance is limited to a maximum of 15 places. Start: 10:00 Meet: At Eagle House, Northend BA1 7EH. GR 779684 Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Parking available roadside. Or Bus 3A or 3B from Bus Station, alight St Catherine’s Way, Batheaston (check first with Traveline) Finish: Approx 13:00 Focus: […]
Please note the change of venue and booking details, and earlier start time from the details originally published in the BathNats members' newsletter Leaders: Lucy Starling and Terry Doman Please note attendance is limited to a maximum of 10 places. Hosts: Philippa and John Paget Start: 9:00 am Finish: Approx 11.30am Meet: Elm Farm, car […]
Revival of what used to be a popular feature at the start of past indoor programmes. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests
Leader: Laura Mullholland of Wiltshire Bat Group Host: Penny Williamson Start: 19:30 Meet: Just within Friary, to right of the cattle grid, where you will see a sign “Car Park”. GR ST 788591 Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Friary is reached via Friary Wood Lane, a narrow steep road leading down from A36. Finish: Approx 21:00 Focus: […]
Leader: Phillip Delve Please note attendance to this event, is limited to a maximum of 16 places. Start: 10:00 Meet: In the car park below entrance steps to Reception Centre GR SO 723047 Landranger 162/Explorer OL14. Postcode GL2 7BT Finish: Approx 14:30 Focus: Birds including passage waders and other migrant species and wildfowl Description: Level […]
Leader: Rob Randall Start: 11:00 Meet: At entrance to Haycombe Cemetery. GR ST 721635 Landranger 172/Explorer 155. If arriving by car, park at Roundhill Park. If coming by bus, the (Whiteway) No.5, via Twerton runs every 15 minutes, or catch the (Southdown) No.1 to Wedmore Park, then take the path along north edge of Twerton […]
Leaders: Alan Rayner and Helena Crouch Start: 10:30 Meet: In Forestry England car park off Smitham Hill GR ST 557541 Landranger 182/Explorer 141 Finish: Approx 14:30 Focus: Fungi and other autumn wildlife Description: Slow walk, looking at fungi and bryophytes in particular, through conifer plantation on the site of former lead mine. Site includes relics […]
Speaker: Andrew Daw, past President, photographer, illustrator and master of the art of origami. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests
Leader: Alvan White Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: Shearwater car park, GR ST 854420 Landranger 183/Explorer 142 Focus: Insects, fungi, spiders and woodland birds, including Siskins and Crossbills. Description: A slow stroll around part of the lake with the possibility of extending the meeting by car or walking to another area in search of […]
BRLSI Coffee morning, 11 am to 12 noon. A chance to socialise and provide ideas for next summer's programme.
Leader: Rob Randall & Alan Rayner Start: 13:00 Finish: Approx. 15:00 Meet: Bottom entrance opposite the top entrance to Victoria Park GR ST 742655, Explorer 155 Focus: Grassland fungi. Description: A gentle stroll of about 1km through the old common looking for fungi which are varied and plentiful in a good year despite the rather […]
Leader: Alan Rayner Hosts: Penny and Richard Williamson Please contact the hosts in advance to book Start: 11:00 Finish: Approx. 15:30 Meet: Just within Friary, to the right of the metal grid, where you will see a sign “Welcome to park”. GR ST 788591, Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Friary is reached via Friary Wood Lane, a […]
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 with a visit to one of the local examples of a man-made wild flower meadow. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests
Leader: Felicity Gilmour Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: National Trust car park off B3092 Post Code BA12 6QF GR ST 779340 Landranger 183/Explorer 142 Free parking for National Trust members (bring membership card) or £4.00. Focus: Signs and colours of autumn, especially woodland birds and possibility of Tree Sparrows. Description: A walk around the […]
Leader: Dave Newman (Booking and prepayment essential by 19th October 2022 ) Coach: 7:30 start, various pick up points in Bath (locations to be advised on booking form) Focus: Early winter migrants including waders, wildfowl and coastal species. Full details on booking form. Download the form here: Keyhaven 19th Nov Booking form
Please note attendance to this event is limited to a maximum of 12 places Leader: Richard Bottle Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 14:30 Meet: Newton St Loe churchyard, GR ST701649. Landranger Map 172/Explorer Map 155. Please park considerately in village. Focus: General interest, local history and natural history. Description: A circular walk of 4.3 miles, taking […]
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 successful ,of course. Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests
Please note that attendance to this event is limited to 18 places Leaders: Tom Rogers and Glen Maddison Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 16.30 Meet: By reception building in Ham Wall RSPB reserve car park GR ST 449395 Landranger 182 or SAT NAV BA6 9SX. CAR PARKING CHARGES APPLY FOR NON RSPB MEMBERS Focus: Wetland birds, […]
Saturday 17 December: the event has been cancelled because of the harsh weather forecast for the day. Please note that attendance is limited to 12 places. Leader: Lucy Starling Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: In car park of The George public house off Mill Lane, GR ST 777665 Explorer Map 155 Focus: Winter […]
Please note that attendance is limited to 15. Leader: Lucy Starling This walk is particularly suitable for those with limited mobility and most of the route is mobility scooter friendly. The event is also suited to the novice bird watcher. Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 12.30 Meet: By Beazer Maze on riverside path by Pulteney Weir, […]
Please note attendance is limited to a maximum of 16. Leader: Phillip Delve Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 16:00 Meet: In the car park below the entrance steps to Reception Centre GR SO 723047 Landranger 162/Explorer OL14 SAT NAV GL2 7BT Focus: Wildfowl, waders and birds of prey Description: Level walking on hard surfaces, visiting hides […]
BRLSI Coffee morning, 11 am to 12 noon. A chance to socialise and provide ideas for next summer's programme.
Please note that attendance will be limited to 10 due to the nature of the event. Leader: Rob Randall Start: 13:00 Finish: 14:0 Meet: Grand Parade above the weir, GR ST 751649. Landranger 172/Explorer 155 Focus: Lichens on Bath Stone Description: A close look at lichens growing on the balustrade. A hand lens or camera […]
Leaders: Clare Herbert & John Rawles Start: 10.00 Finish: Approx. 13.00 Meet: Eagle House, Northend, GR 779684 Landranger 172/Explorer 155 SAT NAV BA1 7EH Roadside parking, or by bus 3A or 3B, alight St Catherine’s Way, Batheston (check timetable Traveline). Focus: Early Spring flora and resident birds and bird song. Description: Gentle level walking over […]
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 benefits to the environment of sustainable land management. See Stratton Farms | LEAF (Linking Environment and Farming) Wheelchair access is available by contacting BRLSI reception.
NB Mondays to Fridays only 10 am to 4 pm, An exhibition of macro-photography by students at the University of Bristol, accompanied by a range of specimens from the BRLSI Collection. Timed to coincide with the talk by Mike Hacksto on Monday 6 March Wheelchair access is available by contacting BRLSI reception 01225 312084
Please note that attendance will be limited to 10 places due to the nature of the event. Leaders: Rob Randall & Marion Rayner Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 12:00 Meet: Cross-roads with the Bradford road at top of Entry Hill. GR ST 743622. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Park locally or come by bus. Regular services but check […]
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 identification keys Mikes Insect Keys (google.com) Doors open 7.00pm £2 members £4 guests Wheelchair access is available by contacting BRLSI reception 01225 312084
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 round the Gardens.
Leader: Robert Hargreaves and Anne Crowe Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: Weston Park East BA1 2UZ below The Royal High Junior School, GR ST 735660. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Roadside parking available. Focus: The last of the winter thrushes, first of the breeding birds and early spring flora. Description: A steady walk (no stiles) up […]
Leader: Terry Doman Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 12:00 Meet: In Pay & Display Angel Fish car park at the bottom of Brassknocker Hill, Monkton Combe, GR ST 783261. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Focus: Birds and general interest including early spring flowers Description: An easy paced slow walk in particular aimed at the less mobile. A linear […]
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 BRLSI reception 01225 312084
Please note that attendance to this event is limited to 15 places. Leader: Glen Maddison Start: 10:00 Finish: Approx. 14:00 Meet: At Lansdown Park & Ride car park by bus stop: GR ST 731682 Landranger 172/Explorer 155 SAT NAV BA1 9BJ Focus: Early Spring migrants. Warblers, Wheatear, Whinchat and Hirundines. Butterflies, including Brimstone and Green-veined […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Non-members and novice birders particularly welcome so feel free to bring a friend. Start: 9:00 Finish: 10:30 Meet: In Gardens by the gates at the end of Bathwick Street, GR ST 756653. Landranger 172/Explorer 155 SAT NAV BA2 4DB Focus: Birds and their songs and calls including Blackbird, Song Thrush, Nuthatch and […]
Please note that attendance will be limited to 10 places due to the nature of the event. Leader: Rob Randall Start: 1 pm Finish 2 pm Focus: Spring flowers, native and exotic. Description: A slow stroll round the cemetery, which has a wide range of trees and flowers, especially spring bulbs. Please book with the […]
Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has had to be amended from the description in the BNHS Autumn / Winter 2022-2023 newsletter, issued in 2022. Leader: to be confirmed 1. Cotswold Water Park This first part of the day is now self-guided and there will be no leader in attendance Start: 8:00 Finish: 10:00 Meet: […]
Leaders: Lucy Starling & Phillip Delve Start: 9.00 Finish: Approx. 11.00 Meet: Main car park off Claverton Hill GR ST 783640 Landranger 172/Explorer 155 Focus: Moths caught overnight in two humane moth traps. Description: To view, record, then release moths caught the previous night. Traps will be opened in the gardens near the main entrance […]
This event has been cancelled Leader: Victoria Hillman Host: Penny Williamson Start: 10.30 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: GR ST 788591 Landranger 172/Explorer 142. Friary is reached via a steep narrow road off the A36, through Friary Woods. Focus: General interest wildlife specimens. Description: Learn to take both identification and creative images of your special interest […]
Leader: Rob Randall Start: 11:00 Finish: Approx. 15:00 Meet: Brean Down car park. GR ST 297587 Landranger 182 /Explorer 153 (£6 coins or PayByPhone app, free to NT members). An easy route by car is via the A368 and A371 to Weston-super-Mare then the A370 south, turning right for Lympsham and Brean about a mile […]
Leader: Marion Rayner Start: 14.00 Finish: Approx. 16.00 Meet: At entrance to Bathwick Fields, Bathwick Hill, GR ST760647 Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Bus No: 18 to Bathwick Hill. On street parking limited but there may be some in nearby side roads. Focus: General wildlife including flowering plants and bryophytes. Description: An exploration of the varied habitats and […]
Leader: Alvan White Start: 10.30 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: Metal 5 bar gate. GR ST 718650 Explorer Map 155. If coming from the city, pass through Twerton shops, onto Newton Road, take 1st right immediately after store on right hand side. Take 2nd right to T junction and the gate is immediately in front of […]
Leaders and times: Various. Meet at Bath City Farm buildings, GR ST725641. There is a small car park but it is preferable to park locally and walk, or use public transport. Description: Part of the Festival of Nature, with events organised by Bathscape, Bath City Farm, Avon Wildlife Trust and Bath Nats members. Full details […]
Leaders: Dan Merrett, Alan Feest, Rob Randall (public meeting, part of the Festival of Nature, no need to book.) Start: Short guided walks on the hour from 11:00 to 14:00 Meet: End of Freeview Road, GR ST726643. Park locally, walk, or use public transport. Description: Organised as part of the Festival of Nature. The Biodiversity […]
Leaders: Clare and Mark Kitchen Start: 11:00 Finish: Approx. 16:00 Meet: Car park near the ranger's house, GR ST 746881, Landranger 172/Explorer 167 Focus: General interest but especially plants and insects of ancient woodland. Description: A joint meeting with the botany section of Gloucestershire Naturalists' Society. Ancient woodland enclosing meadows and clearings on the site […]
Leader: Felicity Gilmour Start: 10.30 Finish: Approx. 13.00 Meet: Outside Bradford Station GR ST825606 Landranger 173/Explorer 156. Charges apply in the car park or there is free parking on Moulton Drive, GR ST827597 which is approx. 15 mins walk from the meeting point. Focus: Nesting swifts and local wildlife Description: We will look for nesting swifts […]
Leaders: Dave Newman and Rob Randall Coach: 7.30 start with various pick up points in Bath, to be advised on booking form. Focus: General interest, but Dave will lead a party concentrating on birds, Rob will lead on plants and insects. Description: National Nature Reserve comprising an extensive dune system (one of the largest and […]
Leaders: Jenny Vickers and Alvan White Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 13:00 Meet: East Woodlands Church, GR ST 790441 Landranger 183/Explorer 142. Focus: Flora and fauna, including Golden Ringed Dragonfly and Silver-washed Fritillary. Description: A slow stroll of about 1-2 km around the valley bottom. Uneven ground, walking boots recommended. Suggest bring food and drink. Please […]
Leader: Glen Maddison Start: 10.00 Finish: Approx. 13.30 Meet: Lansdown Park & Ride BA1 9BJ approx 9.45 for prompt start! GR ST 732681 Focus: Resident breeding and summer migrant birds, butterflies and interesting invertebrates. Description: Roughly a circular walk, up to 4 miles, taking in playing-fields, farmland tracks and margins towards Langridge Farm, where we […]
NB Because of the weater forecast for the original date (Wednesday 2 August) the leader has changed the date to Friday 4 August) Leader: Phillip Delve Start: 11:00 Finish: 15:00 Meet: Benin Road, Perham Down, Wiltshire, SP11 9FQ. GR SU 260484 Landranger 186 / Explorer 131 Directions: From the A338 at Tidworth, turn east into Station Rd. […]
Leader: Lucy Starling Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 14:00 Meet: By entrance to Bath Cats and Dogs Home, The Avenue, GR ST 777638 Explorer Map 155. Post Code BA2 7AZ. Pay and Display car park at University or University bus up Bathwick Hill. Focus: Late summer butterflies, dragonflies, crickets, grasshoppers, limestone flora and migrant birds, possibly […]
Leader: Tom Rogers Start: 10.00 Finish: Approx.13.00 (with optional extension) Meet: In reserve car park signpost directions in Steeple Langford off A36. GR SU 037370 Explorer 130/Landranger 184. Sat Nav Post Code SP3 4NH. Focus: Migrating waders, and other birds, dragonflies, and other insects. Possible Red KIte, Hobby and Osprey. Description: A circular walk around […]
Leader: Richard Bottle Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 14:30 Meet: in Newton St. Loe Churchyard. Grid Ref. ST 701649. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Take care to park considerately in the village. Focus: General interest, local history, and natural history. Description: A varied circular walk of 4.3 miles, taking in the lakes and woods in the grounds of […]
Hosts: Philippa and John Paget Leaders: Terry Doman and Phillip Delve Start: 9:00 Finish: Approx. 11:00 Meet: Elm Farm, Burnett, south of Keynsham off the B3116. GR ST 665651 Landranger 172/Explorer 155 Focus: Moths caught overnight, which may include interesting migrant species. Description: To view, record, then release moths caught the previous night by light […]
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
Leader: Laura Mullholland Meet 7 pm. at the top of Cow Lane, ST742652. Laura will give a brief introduction explaining how bat detectors work, then we will proceed towards the Botanical Gardens and the duck ponds where bat activity is usually at its greatest. Length of the meeting will depend largely on the weather.
Meet: Layby on Charmy Down side of the junction of the old and new A46, Upper Swainswick, ST761681, Landranger 172/Explorer 155 Focus: Plateau grassland, fungi, butterflies and grasshoppers. Description: The disused airfield is traditionally managed, and cattle graze each field in turn. As a result there are always ungrazed areas to provide food for grasshoppers […]
Leaders: Alan Rayner and Helena Crouch Start: 10:30 Finish: Approx. 14:30 Meet: Birchwood Lane, by the entrance to the NW corner of the wood. OS Grid Ref ST631633 From Chelwood Roundabout, take A37 north. Birchwood Lane is on the right about 0.6km north of the roundabout. Parking by the wood is limited so please lift […]
Leader: Catherine Turner Start: 10:00 Finish: 12:00 Meet: Entrance from Morrisons car park, ST757658. Bus stops nearby. Landranger 172/Explorer 155. Focus: Spiders and their habits Description: A gentle stroll around the meadows and the riverside path looking for spiders and their webs. The varied nature of the vegetation should result in a wide range of […]
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 interest in bees began at an early age. Doors open 7.00pm, for coffee and a chat, with proceedings beginning at 7.30pm £2 members £4 guests […]
Replacement for cancelled coach trip to Ogmore by Sea previously scheduled for 14 October Leaders: Lucy Starling and Phillip Delve). Maximum participants 14.To book, contact Lucy Starling; members can find Lucy's contact details in their Autumn / Winter 2023-2024 newsletter.for the field trip of 28/4/2024 Start: 10:00 Finish: 15:00 Meet: WWT Centre. SAT NAV post […]
This event has been cancelled. Instead, on the same day Margaret Jones and Tom Rogers lead a trip to Marshfield and on Wedenesday 11 October Lucy Starling and Philip Delve will lead a visit to Slimbridge
Leaders: Margaret Jones and Tom Rogers (contact Tom Rogers to book) Start: 10:00 Finish: 13:00 approx. Meet: Park in the Marshfield west layby, just off the A420 by Homes Barns, post code SN14 8JN, what3words: baroness.shift.poets Focus: Farmland birds, including Corn Bunting, Yellowhammer, Linnet, Skylark & Red Legged Partridge Description: Walk around the Marshfield area […]