Evening talk
George Druce: Botany, Politics and Pharmacy (Zoom)
Speaker: Professor Stephen Harris (University of Oxford) Pharmacist George Claridge Druce (1850-1932) was a self-made man who became a prominent botanist and politician during the…
Storing Carbon Under Your Feet – Literally
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Professor Martin Lukac (University of Reading) There is urgent need to remove carbon from the atmosphere and store it for the long term. With…
The Call of Nature (Zoom)
Speaker: Richard Jones Dung is a 4-letter word, but nothing to get disgusted about – it is simply pre-used food, still full of nutrients. The…
Christmas Party and Photographic Competition
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomOur annual members' Christmas party with quizzes, food and drink. The photographic competition will also be held. 2023 winner for 'on the doorstep' category: Tawny…
Making space for nature (Zoom)
Speaker: Rosie Street (Berkshire Local Recovery Strategy) A brief overview of our Berkshire Local Nature Recovery Strategy over the last 20 months. The policies forming…
Sulham Wood-meadows
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSpeaker: Ed Cooper (BioCap Limited) A 130ha area of former arable land on the Sulham Estate is being transformed into a landscape aimed at increasing…
Bird Flight and Cooperation Aerodynamics (Zoom)
Speaker: Dr Steve Portugal (University of Oxford) Learn how birds co-operate and the mechanisms they employ to save energy during flight. The distinctive V formation…
Butterfly Identification made Easy
Speaker: Grahame Hawker (Butterfly Conservation) After a brief introduction to butterflies, we will look at the butterflies that live in our area and the rest…
The Plants and Birds of Crete (Zoom)
*** Change to published programme *** Speaker Ken White (rescheduled from October 2024) Spring on the Greek island of Crete is spectacular. 1600 species of…
AGM and Members’ Evening
Pangbourne Village Hall 6 Station Rd, Pangbourne, Berskshire, United KingdomSociety AGM and short talks given by our members.