THE 15th SOUTH YORKSHIRE NATURAL HISTORY DAY. “What’s going on in South Yorkshire?” A Festival of Amateur Natural History. Saturday, 21 February 2026 at Treeton Miners Welfare, Arundel Street, Treeton, S60 5PW. Attendance is free for all (including non-members). No need to book in advance; just turn up on the day. There will be displays from various […]

Meet 1:30 pm. at Parklands Social Club. DN2 4LT The End of the Line For a talk by Colin Howes and Louise Hill called, ‘The End of the Line’. A message from Louise about it:  Colin’s plan is that our talk will explore the legacy of railway lines within the Doncaster Borough.  Many of the […]

The next meeting is this Thursday 5th February to Old Moor RSPB Reserve. The leader is Jim Burnett. Meet at 10.30 am. in the site car park. Postcode S73 0YF Grid Ref SE42280217. Charge of £6 for non-RSPB members. Lunch in the cafe. Best wishes Margaret Prior

The next meeting is on Saturday 31st January and it is the AGM. The meeting is at a new venue for us at St Catherine’s House, Woodfield Park, Tickhill Road, Balby, Doncaster, DN4 8QP. Flourish enterprises consider that we are a partner society so have let us have the lovely drawing room for half the […]

The next meeting is next Thursday 15th January, at Parklands Club. Meet at 1.30 till 4pm. The topic is ‘Yorkshire from the Air‘  by Tim Prosser.  Regards Margaret Prior

The next meeting is next Saturday 3rd January, the New Year Walk. The leaders are Louise Hill and Jim Burnett. Starting from Martin Lane off Bawtry Road SK650934 at 10.30am.  The walk is from Martin Lane through Bawtry Cemetery to Gally Hills Public Open Space and Kings Wood.  The option is then to go over […]

The next meeting is on Wednesday 17th December at Parklands Club starting at 1.30. The talk is about ‘The Natural History of Christmas’ delivered by the YNU president, Derek Whiteley. It is our last meeting of the year and there is a rumour that there will be mince pies! The bar will be open downstairs […]

Natural Curiosities I hope you are able to come to the very popular meeting which we have had for a couple of years. It relies on us all bringing something interesting to the meeting. It can be anything that you have come across which you have found interesting. It can be photos, objects, stories, specimens, ideas […]

The next meeting is 25th November, for a talk by Colin Howes and Les Coe who have been sorting through the Doncaster Naturalists’ archive at the old museum. Come along tomorrow to find out what fascinating things that they have found. The meeting is at Parklands Social Club, 1.30-4pm. Regards Margaret Prior

The next meeting is this Sunday 23rd November to Brockadale with our moss expert Steven Heathcote. Meet in the car park, WF8 3LL at 10.30. Bring your moss identification books and lunch if you wish. This is a change from the published programme which was Saturday 22nd. Best Wishes Margaret Prior