Report by: Lucy Starling
As the Society’s President I attended the Guildhall event which focused on preserving and enhancing the natural world in and around the city, and recognising its benefits to the health and well-being of residents and visitors to Bath. I was very pleased to be accompanied by entomologist Mike Williams, Ordinary Council Member of the Society.
It was inspiring to learn more about the many community projects within Bath, in particular, Blooming Whiteway. Clare Loder and Jude Rice gave a particularly interesting presentation and Jude decided to join Bath Natural History Society! Fellow exhibitors included Friends of Lyncombe Hill Fields and Director Maurice Tennenhaus will be talking to the Bath Natural History Society in March 2026.
Middle Ground Growers, who many regulars to the Bath Farmers Market will know, provided the food for our delicious buffet lunch which included cake laid on by Bath Community Kitchen. Hamish Evans spoke passionately about regenerative farming and the need to live in harmony with nature. Indeed, all the speakers during the day provided excellent presentations and much ‘food for thought’. We were told about what is happening in Bath now and what might transpire in the future in terms of preserving and enhancing Bath’s landscape, including the River Avon, and making Bath a more sustainable and climate resilient city.
On the Bathscape banner, The Bath Natural History Society logo sat among major organisations such as the National Trust and Avon Wildlife Trust as a key player and component within the groups at the heart of promoting, presenting, preserving, enhancing and monitoring the natural landscape.
So, please keep renewing your membership and, better still, if you do not already do so, please consider volunteering in whatever capacity you can to ensure Bath Natural History Society continues to encourage exploration of nature around Bath and beyond.
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