Everyone is welcome to the meetings below. For outdoor meetings wear stout footwear, suitable weather wear, and as appropriate, insect repellent and sunscreen.. For day meetings bring a drink and a packed lunch. Mothing sessions – usually arranged at short notice – bring a torch, hot drink and warm clothes. Other field visits may be arranged, depending on the weather. Detailed information about excursions will be sent by email about a week before the event. Please let general secretary (Margaret) know if you will be coming to an excursion, so that the leader knows how many will attend and any changes or cancellations can be notified. Attendance is at your own risk. Children under 16 should be accompanied by an adult.
Doncaster Naturalists’ events are in bold, indoor meetings are in blue are at Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road DN2 4LT
| Date | Meeting |
|---|---|
| October | |
| Sun 1 | Fungal Foray at Danes Hill (between Torworth and Lound, DN22 8RB.) Meet in the car park (south side of the road) at 10:30am. Bring lunch. Leader Kevin Gilfedder |
| Wed 4 | Review of Doncaster Naturalists meetings Indoor meeting at 7.00pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Bring photos to share on a memory stick. |
| Sat 14 | Harvest mouse hunt at Fowlsyke Flash on the River Don Meet at 2:30pm at SK520995, postcode DN12 3BJ south end of Garden Lane and Constitution Hill, Cadeby. Leader: Colin Howes. |
| Tue 24 | Birding trip to YWT North Cave Wetlands. (Note change of date) Meet in the Reserve car park (Postcode HU15 2LY, Grid ref SE 886328) at 10:30. Bring lunch and binoculars. Leaders Joyce & Paul Simmons |
| November | |
| Thurs 2 | Wildlife Photography. Talk by Kevin Hatley. Indoor meeting at 1.30pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT The talk will feature birds and hares, and a video of how to photograph a sparrowhawk. |
| Wed 8 | A Ramble around Hatfield Moor. Meet at 10:30am in the Natural England visitor centre car park off the A614 (SE684049, Postcode DN76BF). Leader Colin Howes. |
| Sat 18 | Mosses at Austerfield CANCELLED Meet at 10:30 in the Austerfield car park DN10 6RG. Bring lunch. Leader: Steven Heathcote. |
| Sat 25 | Mosses at Lindrick NEW Meet at 10:30 at the entrance to Anston Stones Wood on the A57 (SK537828). Bring lunch. Leader: Steven Heathcote. |
| Tues 21 | Looking for Planthoppers Indoor meeting at 2.00pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT A talk by Stuart Foster |
| December | |
| Sun 3 | Slaynes Lane the Idle Ings, Misson. Meet at 10:30 for birdwatching on the flooded sand-pits and washlands. Bring lunch and binoculars. Leaders Colin Howes and Jim Burnett. |
| Wed 13 | Christmas get-together. Indoor meeting at 1.30pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Natural Curiosities – share the photos/objects/specimens which have intrigued or delighted you. |
| January | |
| Sat 6 | New Year Walk. Meet at 10:30 in the car park at the end of Sandal Beat Road, off Leger Way. DN2 6JP, Leader Nora Boyle |
| Tues 9 | All hands on the Don. Indoor meeting at 1.30pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Talk by Don Catchment Rivers Trust. Exciting projects to improve the health of the River Don |
| Sat 13 | AGM Meet 10.30am in the Tofield Room, Potteric Carr DN4 8DB Bring lunch, tea and coffee will be available, followed by a reserve walk in the afternoon. |
| February | |
| Wed 7 | Archaeology around Doncaster Indoor meeting at 1.30pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Talk by Colin Merrony – Department of Archaeology at Sheffield University |
| Sat 17 | South Yorkshire Natural History Day NEW Treeton Miners Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, S60 5PW Starts 10.30 am closes 3.30 pm |
| Wed 21 | Movie Makers evening. Meet 7.30pm Flintwood Methodist Church, Lansdowne Rd, Intake, Doncaster. Come along to see what movies the Movie Makers have produced |
| Tues 27 | Birding Trip to YWT North Cave Wetlands. NEW Meet 10.30am in the reserve car park (HU15 2LY, grid ref. SE886328). Leaders Joyce and Paul Simmons. |
| March | |
| Thurs 7 | North of the Arctic Circle. Indoor meeting at 1.30pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Talk by Joyce & Paul Simmons |
| Tues 19 | Members Night. Indoor meeting at 7.00pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Your chance to tell us about your projects, observations, interesting activities. |
| Sun 23 | Lindholme, Hatfield Moor NEW Meet 11 am at Gomde, Lindholme Hall. Attendees MUST confirm with Louise before visiting. An introduction to the Sphagnum growing project for the Moor by Louise, followed by a walk led by Tim |
| Thurs 28 | Walk around Roche Abbey to see early spring flowers. NEW Meet at 1.30 pm in the Roche Abbey car park. (grid ref: SK 542 901. Post code: S66 8NW) Leader: John Scott |
| April | |
| Thurs 4 | Aerial photography Indoor meeting at 7.00pm Parklands Social Club, Wheatley Hall Road. DN2 4LT Talk by Tim Prosser |