Slimbridge, 18 December 2024

Slimbridge, 18 December 2024

Above: Bewick and Mute Swans, Pintail, Wigeon and Shoveler Duck © Phillip Delve Leaders: Lucy Starling and  Phillip Delve Five members and two non members joined Phillip Delve and me to explore this wonderful reserve, especially exciting at this time of year for...
Heal Somerset, 11 December 2024

Heal Somerset, 11 December 2024

Above: View across the Southern Fields at Heal Somerset © Alvan White Leader: Daniel Hill (Rewilding Ranger) Fourteen members were welcomed to the farmhouse on a wintery afternoon with hot drinks and mince pies and an introduction to Heal’s first rewilding site: a...
Whitcliff Deer Park, Berkeley, 4 December 2024

Whitcliff Deer Park, Berkeley, 4 December 2024

Above: Eyelash fungus Scutellina species © Alvan White Leaders: Clare and Mark Kitchen On an unusually mild December morning thirteen of us met in the village of Ham and walked along the ridge of the deer park, which gave us fine views of the River Severn and the...
Westonbirt Arboretum, 11 November 2024

Westonbirt Arboretum, 11 November 2024

Above: Bath Nats members at Westonbirt © Alvan White Leader: Alvan White Eight members met for a guided walk and talk led by volunteers at Westonbirt, the National Arboretum, which contains examples of temperate rain forest and is a preserved landscape, with different...