Scheduled WORK PARTIES
3rd Sunday of month; Mardley Heath Friends
Meet at car park 10am, Sue Stephens 01438 814557
4th Sunday of month; Tewinbury SSSI
Meet HMWT car park on farm drive 9.30am
Contact Robin Cole 01438813403.
3rd Thursday of month; Friends of Danesbury LNR
Meet at the Fernery field, Welwyn AL6 9RD
Contact John Roper 07910 311589
HMWT LOCAL GROUP
Contact Claudia Harflett 07754145029
WELWYN NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY
meets 8pm at Welwyn Civic Centre AL6 9ER
President: Sue Stephens; Secretary: Janet Adderley; Chairman: Richard Darby 01438 817618
Committee: Isabel Darby, Claudia Harflett, Robin Cole, Jan Mitchell, Judith Watson
Contact: welwynnhs@gmail.com or 07884946565
Our Next Meeting: 13th December
Would you believe it's our Christmas meeting?
What do we have? A Quiz
Who sets it? Richard
And after we have all won the quiz we console ourselves... or celebrate... with Christmassy things to eat and drink... up to you to bring something!!!
So looking forward to seeing you:
Civic Centre 8pm as usual
2023/4 Programme
2023
Feb 22 Joint with Herts Natural History Society Wildlife in Hertfordshire's 'New' Forest - Heartwood
Tim Wright and Prof Brian Legg
Mar 22 Chemistry, Ecology, Competition and Colour: a dye gardener's perspective Susan Dye
Apr 26 Healthy Rivers - what needs to be done? Richard Aylard
May 24 The Tragedy of Smallford Pits
(one of Hertfordshire's top dragonfly sites) Steve Brooks
June 28 More about Moths Jono Forgham
Sept 27 Spitzbergen, the Realm of the Polar Bear Richard Bashford
Oct 25 Beetles - exactly what you wanted to know about them Kelly Jowett
Nov 22 Trout ecology and river restoration Rob Mungovan
Dec 13 Light-hearted Quiz and Christmas gathering
2024
Jan 24 AGM and members' evening: Photos, exhibits and short talks welcome
Feb 28 Joint with Herts Natural History Society
GERALD SALISBURY MEMORIAL LECTUR
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Subscriptions: £15pa; visitors £4per meeting; children free