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Author: Les Coe

Aug12 0

Next Meeting – Friday 14th August 2026 to Hatfield Moor

Posted by Les Coe

Leader – Louise Hill Objective – to look for bush crickets Meet – in the NE Boston car park at 10 am. Postcode: DN7 6DS . The walk will be about 3.5 Km, bring a packed lunch and a bat detector if you have one (to indicate the presence of crickets). Regards Margaret Prior

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Jul31 0

Next Meeting – Friday 7th August 2026 for Chesterfield Canal walk

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is on August 7th a walk on the Chesterfield Canal. Leader : Graeme Coles. Meet : at 10.30 am on Marina Drive, postcode S81 8NQ. (SK557810) What3Words “second.fish.invite”. Roadside parking at the far end of Marina Drive. More details from Graeme: Walk along the Chesterfield Canal towpath from Shireoaks Marina. A visit […]

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Jul24 0

Next Meeting – Monday 27th July 2026 to Brookfield Park.

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is on Monday 27th July 2026 to Brookfield Park. Meet at 10.30 in the car park. Please note, the instructions on the programme are incorrect, in particular the six figure reference. Ian has sent these revised instructions. Travel east on A633, turn left onto Station Road past Manvers lake, turn right into […]

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Jul13 0

Next Meeting – Wednesday 15th July 2026 to Thorpe Marsh NNR

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is on Wednesday 15th July to Thorpe Marsh NNR Leader is Mick Townsend. Meet at 2 pm (please be prompt) at the level crossing on Applehurst Lane SK539912. We hope to see dragonflies, Purple Hairstreaks and do some pond dipping. The butterflies fly in the early evening so if you want to […]

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Jun30 0

Next Meeting – Saturday July 4th, 2026 at Denaby Delf

Posted by Les Coe

YNU Meeting 4 July at Denby Delf 10.30am This is our regular meeting with YNU which I organise in South Yorkshire.  It is rather further away than usual, but the nature reserve owned by Garganey Trust and chaired by Jeff Lunn (who gave us a talk last February) is well worth a visit. Jeff will […]

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Jun22 0

Next Meeting – Friday 26 June 2026 to Brockadale

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is this Coming Friday to Brockadale to look for butterflies. Here is a note from Joyce about it. Doncaster Nats visit to Brockadale  Friday 26 June 1.30 pm in the car park SE512173 Post code WF8 3LL The plan is to see flowers and butterflies in Brockadale. At the moment there is […]

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Jun12 0

Next Meeting – Wednesday 17th June 2026 at Mount Pleasant Hotel on Bawtry Rd.

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is on Wednesday 17th June for a walk from Mount Pleasant Hotel on Bawtry Rd. Meet at 1.30 in the hotel car park on the A638 about 3 miles north of Bawtry for a walk of about 2 miles. The leader is Caroline Barrass, she sent me a message to pass on […]

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May29 0

Next Meeting – Wednesday 3rd June 2026 Carolina Heath, Lakeside, Doncaster

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is next Wednesday 3rd June to Carolina Heath at Lakeside in Doncaster. Meet 5.30pm on foot off Carolina way at SE5918180120. Leader – Louise Hill Parking in Potteric Carr overflow car park or the Yorkshire Outlet or on local roads. Regards, Margaret Prior

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May23 0

Next Meeting – Thursday 28th May 2026 River Idle walk

Posted by Les Coe

The next meeting is on Thursday 28th May for a riverside walk and wetlands visit along the River Idle near Bawtry. Leader is Jim Burnett. You will find the meeting place by going to Bawtry and turning down the A631 at the traffic lights towards Gainsborough. Approximately 120m after passing under the railway bridge, turn […]

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May09 0

Next Meeting – Tuesday 12th May 2026 1.30 am to Went Hills

Posted by Les Coe

Doncaster Naturalists visit to Went Hills Tuesday 12 May 1.30 pm Our visit is by invitation of the owner, Les Driffield. Parking is limited, so car share if possible. Travel north up the A1 from Doncaster and leave at the Wentbridge turn off. Go down the hill and over the bridge. Opposite the Wentbridge House […]

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  • Next Meeting – Friday 14th August 2026 to Hatfield Moor 12 August 2026
  • Next Meeting – Friday 7th August 2026 for Chesterfield Canal walk 31 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Monday 27th July 2026 to Brookfield Park. 24 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Wednesday 15th July 2026 to Thorpe Marsh NNR 13 July 2026
  • Next Meeting – Saturday July 4th, 2026 at Denaby Delf 30 June 2026

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Nuthatch - Sitta europaea,  Sherwood Forest. Pieris napi, Green-veined White, Austerfield

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No. 16 Fuchsia sp. Water Figwort (Scrophularia auriculata), Bevercotes Pit Wood, Notts Trichochermes walkeri on Buckthorn, Denaby Ings. Cystolepiota bucknallii, Whitwell Wood, Derbyshire. Great White Egret, Lound. Mediterranean Gull, NWT Lound. Nettle Tap - Anthophila fabriciana - Brook Walk, North Anston (22 May 2026). Pyramidal Orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis), Thorne Moor. Burdock burrs turned into tree baubles Lycophotia porphyrea - True Lover’s Knot, Austerfield.
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