The next meeting is on Wednesday 27th August to Woodfield Country Park. Meet outside the entrance to St Catherine’s Hall at 1.30 p.m. Postcode DN4 8QP Park in either of three free car parks near the Hall. The leader is Colin Howes. Aims: To visit the Woodland Nature Trail through the perimeter plantation woodland, walk […]

Leader – Colin Howes with assistance from Billy Collins Meet : 11 a.m. at Park Farm Cottages DN12 2AW (SK 507970) on Saturday 23rd August. Parking is available there. Objective : To record natural history on the Farm and disused railway track. (bring lunch). Colin has gained permission from the owner to survey this property […]

The next meeting on the programme is this coming Friday 22nd August to Thorpe Marsh for pond dipping and to look for Willow Emerald Damselflies. Meet at 1.30 at the level crossing on Applehurst Lane SK539912. Post code DN6 0EA. Approach from the direction of the village of Thorpe-in-Balne, go down Applehust Lane and go […]

Dear Members of the Doncaster Naturalists’ Society While it lasts, you’ve got to come and see this!!! The free-floating carnivorous plant the Bladderwort, a rarity in the Old Canals area of Thorne Moors National Nature Reserve, has turned up on Hatfield Moors and can be seen in bloom on-mass in one (perhaps several) of the […]

The next meeting is on Tuesday 12th August to Austerfield Nature Reserve to look for dragonflies. Meet at 2.00 at the entrance, DN10 6RG. The leader is Jim Burnett. Austerfield nature reserve has good paths and it will involve a walk of less than 2Km. There is on road parking nearby. Regards Margaret Prior

The next meeting is this coming Wednesday July 30th an evening session at Cusworth Park to monitor the Green Flowered Helleborine and walk around the grasslands, lakes and woodlands. Colin will be taking his bat detector to monitor the bats. Meet at 6.30 at Keepers Cottage. Please note that the car park closes at 9pm […]

The next meeting is on Tuesday 22nd to the Woodfield Green Triangle rewilding site. Meet at 1.30 p.m.  in Morrison’s (Balby) Supermarket car park, gathering outside the Laundry machines behind the Garden Centre (Grid ref. SE579 005  Post Code DN4 5JP). To monitor a former golf course, which now includes lake, over-mature boundary trees & […]

Doncaster Naturalists’ meeting with YNU The Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union covers the whole of Yorkshire and its members are interested in wildlife. Some are experts in some aspect of wildlife, others are generally interested in anything, and like to learn from others. As a member of Doncaster Naturalists you are also an affiliated member of the […]

The next meeting is this coming Tuesday 17th June to Ash Hill Farm, Hawkhouse Green Lane, Moss DN6 0DL (SE605134). Meet at 2 p.m. We are going to look for Forester Moths, butterflies and flowers in John Scott’s meadows. The leader is John Scott.  Regards Margaret Prior

We are meeting at 2.00pm in Finningley churchyard with the aim of carrying out a botanical and entomological survey of the churchyard and the new burial ground if there is time. I’m hoping that the weather will be fair but please come prepared for any eventuality.  We’re certainly getting a mix of weathers and temperatures […]