Events

Club Lecture Programme 2026 - 2027
(Programme with more details available for download below)

2026 Outdoor events remaining
October
  • TBC - Conservation work Upgang Ravine - Wendy English
  • Fri 23rd - 10.00 - Fungi / Lichen Foray Littlebeck Wood - Graham Featherstone
2026 Lectures
October
  • Sat 3rd - Linking Levisham Landscape Recovery Project - Hanna Kingsbury - NYMNPA
  • Sat 10th - Clues in the landscape to the history of the North York Moors - Jane Ellis - WNC
  • Sat 17th - Ghost signs Part 2 - Pete Craggs - Independent
  • Sat 24th - The unfettered nature of Whitby - Mark Fisher - WNC
November
  • Sat 7th - Shield bugs and allies of North and East Yorkshire - Allan Rodda and Sam Newton - Scarborough Naturalists / Ryedale Naturalists
  • Sat 14th - The surveillance and monitoring of coastal waters - Ralf Bublitz - North Eastern IFCA
  • Sat 28th - The Invention of Nature - the legacy of Alexander von Humbolt - Rick Harwood - WNC
2027 Lectures
February
  • Sat 13th - AGM and Photo Competition - Roger Payn - WNC
  • Sat 20th - Update on Darwin project - David Minter and Gihan Soliman - WNC
  • Sat 27th - Strandline monitoring - Keith Clarkson
March
  • Sat 6th - Science Festival - DETAILS TO FOLLOW - Whitby Museum
  • Sat 20th - Kirkdale Cave, William Buckland and The Deluge - Tim Burnhill - WNC

All Lectures start at 2pm unless otherwise indicated, the venue is the Normanby Room, Pannet Park, Whitby Museum. A suggested donation of £1.00 (Members) and £2.00 (Visitors) on the door.
The lecture programme is posted in the Pannet Park, Whitby Museum on the Notice Board adjacent to the reception desk. Information about each lecture, including a summary of content will also be made available through club emails and social media.

Notes
  • Relevant Risk Assessments are available for download below.
  • Sorry no dogs.
  • Further details about these events may be sent by email to members.
  • Extra 'ad hoc' events may be organised at short notice.
Disclaimer
"By participating in any walk or event organised by Whitby Naturalist’s Club, you acknowledge and agree that: 
  1. Outdoor walking and organised events carry inherent risks, including but not limited to trips, falls, uneven terrain, adverse weather, and physical injury. You participate entirely at your own risk. 
  2. Our walk leaders and organisers are volunteers, not professionally trained guides. While they act with group safety in mind, they assume no legal liability for your safety or personal property. 
  3. It is your sole responsibility to ensure you have the appropriate level of fitness, proper footwear, and adequate clothing/supplies (food, water, waterproofs) for the event. 
  4. You must inform the walk leader of any medical conditions or medications that may affect your ability to participate safely. 
  5. You waive, discharge, and agree not to hold Whitby Naturalist’s Club, its organisers, and its volunteers liable for any injury, accident, or loss incurred during or in connection with any walk."

The full Programme containing more details is available for download below:-

Download Lecture Programme 2026 - 2027

(lecture_programme_2026_2027_revised.docrev2.pdf)

Download Outdoor Programme 2026

(whitbynaturalists.outdoorprogramme2026.pdf)

Download Our Conservation Task Risk Assessment:

(PRINT IN LANDSCAPE)

Download Our Field Activity Risk Assessment:

(PRINT IN LANDSCAPE)

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