Lecture Programme for 2019-2020. Click here for full downloadable programme. A suggested donation of £1.00 (Members) and £2.00 (Visitors) is invited from those attending lectures.
October 2019
31 (Thursday)
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Field meeting. Morning of conservation work. Location Upgang Ravine. Time. 10:00. Notes. The Club's annual grassland clearance on the bankside has resulted in clear improvement in the flora and dependent insects. Bring refreshments, tools and gardening gloves. Contact. Wendy English [wendy.english<at>btopenworld.com].
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November 2019
2 (Saturday)
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Lecture. 100 years of growing pains - changing attitudes in the Forestry Commission. Speaker. Brian Walker (Scarborough Field Naturalists). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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9 (Saturday)
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Lecture. YNU Presidential Address: Seaweeds - the Cinderellas of the sea. Speaker. Jane Pottas (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. Jane is currently President of the Yorkshire Naturalists' Union [YNU]. At this meeting, therefore, the Club will host the YNU for their AGM, and their Presidential Address will also be our lecture.
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16 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Sparrows and people. Speaker. Amy-Jane Beer (Wildstory). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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23 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Yorkshire's irreplaceable peatlands. Speaker. Matthew Snelling (Yorkshire Wildlife Trust & Yorkshire Peat Partnership). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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30 (Saturday)
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Lecture. The natural history of NW Iceland. Speaker. Mike Bagshaw (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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December 2019
7 (Saturday)
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Lectures. Christmas round-up. Speaker. Various Recorders (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. With mince pies and mulled wine.
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January 2020
11 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Wildlife photography and conservation - twin passions. Speaker. Steve Mills (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Northern Lights Suite, Whitby Spa, Westcliff, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. Not usual venue, which is temporarily unavailable.
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18 (Saturday)
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Lecture. The Walmsleys of Robin Hood's Bay: father and son; artist and writer. Speaker. Jane Ellis (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Exhibition Room, Whitby Spa, Westcliff, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. Not usual venue, which is temporarily unavailable.
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25 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Jet rock and mass extinctions. Speaker. Timothy Burnhill (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Northern Lights Suite, Whitby Spa, Westcliff, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. Not usual venue, which is temporarily unavailable.
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February 2020
1 (Saturday)
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AGM and Photographic Competition. Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00. Notes. Return to usual venue.
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8 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Nature and industrial heritage - an update on the Land of Iron Project. Speaker. Sam Newton (North York Moors National Park). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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8 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Nature and industrial heritage - an update on the Land of Iron Project. Speaker. Sam Newton (North York Moors National Park). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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15 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Trail cameras and time lapse. Speaker. Tony Kearsley (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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22 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Wonders of wood. Speaker. Mark Bennett (The Woodlark). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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29 (Saturday)
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Lecture. The Yorkshire enclosed beaver release trial - the story so far. Speaker. Cath Bashforth (Forestry England). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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March 2020
7 (Saturday)
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Lecture. The East Cleveland Barn Owl Nest Box Network. Speaker. Kate Bartram (Tees Wildlife). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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14 (Saturday)
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Lecture. Sex & drugs & rock & roll - the Microsporidia. Speaker. David Minter (Whitby Naturalists' Club). Location. Normanby Room, Whitby Museum, Pannett Park, Whitby. Time. 14:00.
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