Trip Reports
The Society runs an active programme of field meetings throughout the year. Many are visits to areas of interest within the local area, but we also arrange trips to places further afield. Some focus primarily on bird-watching whilst others look for wild flowers, fungi, insects or other groups. Many of these visits are of interest to general naturalists as can be seen from the reports, which we endeavour to publish within a week or two of the event.
Hartlepool Field Trip 5th February 2013
As usual, a sprinkling of snow led to traffic chaos in Harrogate and we were 30 mins late setting out. The snow fizzled out north of Ripon and it was a beautiful sunny day when we arrived at Hartlepool. It was high tide at the Headland and we were treated to the...
Ripley Winter Bird Walk 12th January 2013
Fourteen of us assembled outside the gates of Ripley Castle and were greeted by the sight of two Nuthatches in a nearby tree. We then entered the castle grounds, where unfortunately a shoot was in progress, so we could not enter the deer park. Nevertheless, the...
Spurn Field Trip October 13th 2012
The weather was kind to us and we enjoyed sunshine for most of the day, whilst nearby Hull appeared to have been afflicted by heavy showers. Disembarking the minibus, we were told in no uncertain terms by June, our leader, to stop talking and start stalking. ...
Smardale Gill NNR Butterfly Visit 01 August 2012
We drove across the Pennines into Cumbria to the Smardale Gill National Nature Reserve, one of only two English sites of the Scotch Argus butterfly, a species in flight during late July/August. We might also be lucky to see another English butterfly rarity, the...
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