Reading & District Natural History Society

by James Wearn
The Reading and District Natural History Society has forged an agreement with the Library, Art and Archives at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.  The pact is based upon the transfer of copies of the society’s journals, past, present and future (numbering 60 issues so far), to Kew.  This significant step will endow mutual [...]

Seven members met at Rushall Manor Farm on a crisp, frosty morning that rapidly turned to steady light snowfall. This severely interfered with plant discovery and very few birds were seen, not surprisingly. The woods to the north of Rushall Manor Farm were explored and the walk extended through fields down to the Pang. The [...]

by James Wearn
Location: Fallen dead branch of Acer pseudoplatanus, Withymead Nature Reserve, near Goring, Oxfordshire, 27 July 2009
Collector: Dr J.A. Wearn
Identified by: Dr J.A. Wearn & Dr B. Aguirre-Hudson (Kew)
Voucher specimen: Herb. J.A. Wearn, Wearn F064 (duplicate to be deposited at Kew)
This is a particularly interesting record of a scarce fungus and is a first [...]

Rules for exhibitors
1.     The competition is open to all members of the Reading & District Natural History Society
2.     Members may enter a maximum of 2 photos per category. They may enter up to 5 of the 7 categories
3.     Each photo must not be bigger than A4 size (210×297 mm)
4.     Photographs must not have been entered [...]