Becoming Nature Detectives

Sam Devine-Turner hosted a really enjoyable session for us at Churchstoke Community Hall, showing an enthusiastic audience how to spot and interpret the different signs that mammals leave behind them.  She made sure everyone was thoroughly engaged and involved and...

Russian bears on the Finnish Line

On Monday, 13th February, our AGM was followed by a return visit from Ric Morris, this time presenting his photos from “the trip of a lifetime” to see European brown bears on the Finland/Russia border. The bears literally crossed the ‘Finnish...

Fungi walk at Roundton

On Sunday 16th October, the group returned once again to the beautiful Roundton Nature Reserve near Churchstoke.  This time, we were on the hunt for fungi. The remarkably dry year so far had meant some fungi species were quite late in their usual development, but...

2022 AGM

Having been prevented by Covid from holding a full AGM last year, we were pleased to be able to return to the Churchstoke Community Hall for this year’s AGM. The existing committee agreed to continue for the following year with the exception of Steve Wright,...