Field Meetings
All are welcome to our field meetings, which give opportunities to pursue specific interests and learn about biodiversity in different habitats and the relationships between species involved. Field meetings are free to members. Non-members are welcome on payment of a day membership fee of £3 per person.
Reports of past excursions can be found on this website (under Trip Reports).
Please note the following precautions: stout footwear and suitable outdoor clothing should always be worn. Bring plenty of food and drink, with sun blocker and insect repellent when relevant. Members take part entirely at their own risk and are responsible for their personal safety and the security of their personal belongings.
Of course the weather can never be guaranteed, so some events may have to be altered slightly to work around any inclement precipitations! Also note that return times are approximate only.
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Notes for botanical field trips
Please email or ‘phone the organiser to say you are coming, this will make it possible to car share – many of the venues have little parking; also changes to the printed programme may have occurred. Please bring next-of-kin name and phone number.
Contact Details:
Contact: Kerry Morrison or Muff Upsall (see membership card or Members' Area for contact details)
Notes for ornithological trips run by Mike Smithson
All meetings are self drive / car share but the resumption of the coach trips is being kept under review. Please contact Mike Smithson beforehand if you intend to come (contact details in the Members' Area).
Please also supply Mike with an emergency name and phone number either prior to coming or when you arrive. As with most field meetings a packed lunch and suitable clothing is recommended.
Botany of Swinsty and Fewston Reservoirs
July 29, 2026 at 10:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location: Swinsty Moor car park, LS21 2NP, SE186537
Price - £3, free to members
Bruce Brown has offered to lead this meeting with a plan to follow the path to Swinsty or Fewston reservoir, particularly with a view to looking at species that grow in the ‘draw-down zone’.
This meeting may also just last the morning but carrying a packed lunch, as Bruce will be doing, leaves options open.
Event Organiser: Kerry Morrison
Event Leader: Bruce Brown
Great Ouseburn LNR
August 3, 2026 at 10:30 am - 4:00 pm
Location: Park S of village where road widens alongside reserve SE453613
Price - £3, free to members
Tour of the tree plantation and the reserve. Details to follow.
Event Organiser: Muff Upsall
Event Leader: Graeme Jackson
Fungus foray
October 8, 2026
Location: tba
Price - £3, free to members
Hold the date for our annual fungus foray to be led by Andy Woodall. Details to follow.
Event Organiser: Muff Upsall
Event Leader: Andy Woodall
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