| Natural History Group
The aims of this group are to promote and share members' interests in natural history. This takes the form of outdoor visits and rambles, together with indoor meetings that concentrate on the varied interests of the group. Meetings are generally held on the 3rd Thursday of every month.
All visits and talks start at 10.30 unless specified otherwise. Indoor meetings are held in Room 2 at the Community Care Centre above the Library in the Stokesley Town Close complex.
We now have over 50 members but typical attendance is 20 to 25.
Over the last year we have become more adventurous. Twenty five members went to the Farne Islands and a similar number to upper Teesdale. We have had some equally enjoyable days closer to home. During the winter months we had excellent presentations by our members and outside speakers.
This winter we have arranged three meetings with outside speakers. We have a busy summer programme with two meetings most months.
Upcoming Meetings
| 15th Oct |
Lichens and Fungi. Cod Beck Reservoir
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Meet in car park at north end of reservoir. |
19th Nov |
Bird Watching and Ringing
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Stokesley Community Care centre. (Above Library) |
3rd Dec |
Members Pictures followed by lunch. Joint with Garden Group |
Stokesley Community Care centre, then Y'Thai restaurant in Stokesley for lunch. |
Programme for 2010
| 21st Jan |
Wild Places. Filming Nocturnal Animals
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Stokesley Community Care centre. |
18th Feb |
Birds of Majorca |
Stokesley Community Care centre.
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18th Mar |
Possibly Saltholme or indoor talk
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TBA |
15th Apr |
Farndale. Daffodils
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6th May |
St Gregory's Minster. Spring flowers
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20th May |
Bempton Cliffs and Filey Brigg. Bird watching (gannets, puffins etc.)
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All day visit |
17th June |
Rainton Meadows, Co. Durham. Butterflies, flowers etc.
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1st Jul. |
Ashbury Pastures near Rievaulx.
Orchids
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15th Jul |
Middleham Quarry nr. Sedgefield – orchids and butterflies
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19th Aug |
Gibside – Gateshead. Red Kites |
Possibly all day |
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