Greyfield Wood, 25 September 2024

Greyfield Wood, 25 September 2024

Above: Yellow Stagshorn (Calocera viscosa) © Helena Crouch Leader: Alan Rayner Seven members met on a fine autumnal morning for a fungal foray in Greyfield Wood near High Littleton. As Alan gave an introduction, we were joined by a passing local naturalist! Setting...
Kingsgate Park and Yate Common, 17 September 2024

Kingsgate Park and Yate Common, 17 September 2024

Above: Southern Hawker over Yate Common pond © Andrew Harrison Leader: Alvan White Ten members gathered on a warm relatively bright day. This expedition was identified last year on a hunt for suitable bio-diverse sites in this area. Dave Pole contributed to this and...
Sand Bay, 4 September 2024

Sand Bay, 4 September 2024

Above: Bath Nats members inspecting strandline vegetation at Sand Bay © Helena Crouch Leader Helena CrouchThis meeting was planned as a follow-up to the Presidential Address given by Rob Randall in December 2023 on Strandline Plants and Dune Formation. Sixteen members...

Overscourt, 14 August 2024

Leader: Alvan White Nine members gathered at the Overscourt car park. Once the dog walkers and their cars had thinned, we were all able to access parking. The day was overcast with occasional drizzle. Combined with the wet winter and spring this did not auger well for...
Bathampton Meadow, 4 August 2024

Bathampton Meadow, 4 August 2024

Above: Bath Nats members  members at Bathampton Meadow © Chris Woods Leader Helena CrouchBathampton Meadow is owned by the Highways Agency and managed by Avon Wildlife Trust. The reserve was created in 1996 for floodwater management, following construction of the...
Battlesbury Hill, 25 July 2024

Battlesbury Hill, 25 July 2024

Above: Stand of Rosebay Willowherb © Phillip Delve Leader Phillip Delve Battlesbury Hill is a chalk outlier, at the western end of the Salisbury Plain, just east of Warminster. We approached the hill from the bottom, across a meadow, following a path, lined each side...