Evening talk
Dancersend: Cradle of Nature Conservation
Mick Jones MBE (BBOWT) Hear the extraordinary story of Dancersend Nature Reserve and its woods and chalk grasslands, how Charles Rothschild saved this valley rich…
A Survey and Review of Saproxylic Insects at Dinton Pastures Country Park
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomJon Cole (BENHS) Saproxylic species are in decline. They are associated with dead or decaying wood, providing important ecosystem services such as nutrient recycling and…
The Sensory Worlds of Birds – ZOOM
The link in the newsletter does not work. Please contact via rdnhszoom@btinternet.com for an updated link An overview of how birds sense the world and…
For the love of slugs
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomImogen Cavadino (RHS) Slugs are widely detested by gardeners, however they are represented by a diverse range of species in Britain and Ireland which play…
Bringing Back the Beaver
Derek Gow is a reintroduction expert, author, and farmer. Much of his land in Devon is under the process of rewilding (similar to the Knepp…
AGM and Members’ Evening
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSociety AGM followed by short talks by members of the society.
The Species Recovery Trust (Zoom)
Speaker: Dom Price (Species Recovery Trust) The Species Recovery Trust A brief talk outlining the work of the SRT, the species they are working to…
Bats in Berkshire
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Rose-Ann Movsovic (Berks & S Bucks Bat Group) After a brief introduction to UK bats, we will look at the species that can be…
Managing the Windsor Estate for wildlife (Zoom)
Speaker: Des Sussex (The Crown Estate) The wildlife and conservation work on The Crown Estate land at Windsor, extending across over 6,500ha of varied land…
An Introduction to Tracks & Signs – the Naturalist’s Forgotten Skill
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Bob Cowley (Oxfordshire Mammal Group) The ability to accurately identify and interpret tracks and signs relies on a body of traditional knowledge that previous…