Meeting Reports June 2026
“The society’s aims are to continue to document, …..the objective being to have a record of each survey undertaken.”
Leaders : Joyce & Paul Simmons
A preliminary report of species recorded can be found here
Leader :- Caroline Barrass
Recorder :- Colin Howes
Attendees :- 15 Members & Guests including Jim Burnett (President); Committee members Gerri Stevenson (treasurer) & partner (guest?), Colin Howes, Tricia Haigh & Les Coe; also Tom Higginbottom, wife & sister (guest?); Ian Farmer; Caroline Barrass (Leader); Samantha & Graham Batty; Carol Benson & partner (guest?); (apologise if I missed anyone. Let me know)
Group Photo, Mount Pleasant Meeting (17 June 2026).
Nats Group Photo, Mount Pleasant Meeting June 17
Nats enjoying tea & scones after meeting, Mount Pleasant Meeting (17 June 2026).
Typical open landscape , Mount Pleasant Meeting (17 June 2026).
The pond encountered during the walk , Mount Pleasant Meeting (17 June 2026).
Tricia Haigh, Mount Pleasant Meeting.
Lesser (or perhaps Greater) Silver-haired photographer, Mount Pleasant Meeting June 17
A walk through varied habitats, mainly scrub and sandy heath and what a fantastic afternoon of exploration and recollection for some.
Just waiting for the survey reports to arrive.
Here are some more photos by our Nats members
Basidiomycota (Fungi)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Diptera (Two-winged Flies)
Galls
Hemiptera (True Bugs)
Hymenoptera
Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Mecoptera (Scorpion Flies)
Orchidaceae (Orchids)
Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Crickets)
Plantae (Vascular plants)
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Leader / Recorder :- Louise Hill
Bird’s-foot Trefoil and Creeping Cinquefoil, Carolina Heath, Doncaster (3 June 2026)
Forget-me-not, Carolina Heath.
Carolina Heath (May 2024)
Meeting Report LAH
