Stuart Foster has asked the Nats to look out for  local occurrences of a limpet-like scale insect which attacks lawns at this time of year. Stuart has added the following description to aid your search. The scales actually develop and feed below the turf surface and can only realistically be found when they come up […]

Our next meeting is to  Bessacarr Woodlands on Monday 19th May 2025 Colin Howes will be leading the party in a quest for finding the emerging spring flowers (and no doubt many other interesting subjects which will receive a comprehensive explanation of its life style from Colin.) Meet at 1.30 pm along Plumpton Park Road […]

We have two meetings coming up this week. The first is to Brodsworth Hall grounds on Wednesday 7th May to see Green Winged Orchids. Meet at 10.30 prompt in the car park DN57XJ (SK507070). The leaders are Tom Higginbottom and Catherine Palmer who are volunteer gardeners there and are able to get up to 12 […]

I am sorry about this, but for personal reasons, I need to change the day for the visit to RSPB St. Aidan’s from Saturday to   Friday 9 May at 10.30 St Aidan’s is a RSPB reserve.  https://www.rspb.org.uk/days-out/reserves/st-aidans/location It is interesting at most times of the year, but particularly so in spring when the Bitterns are […]

The next meeting is the annual dawn chorus meeting next weekend. Here is more information from the leader, Louise Hill: Dawn Chorus Walk 3rd May 4.30am  Straight Mile Sandall Beat Wood Car Park Following the Woodman’s Trail around the northern half of the Woodland. Paths are firm due to the dry weather. Bring a warm […]

Visit to Bernard Russell’s Woodland Tuesday 22 April. Meet 1.30 pm in lay-by off the A635 East of the A1 junction. Leader : Bernard Russell Ducker Holt wood is a small family run woodland in Doncaster. It is in the early stages of regeneration into a traditional coppice with standards wood. https://www.facebook.com/duckerholt/ Here is a […]

The next meeting, which had been rearranged from the 15th April to the new date of 19th April, is to Ash Hill Farm, Moss to view the bluebells. Leader is John Scott. Meet on site at 1.30pm. (SE605134) DN6 0DL.

The next meeting is on Monday 14th April, the annual census of newts at Thorpe Marsh Nature Reserve with Mick Townsend. Meet at 7.30pm at the level crossing on Applehurst Lane SK539912, DN6 0DZ. Go through Nicholson’s Farmyard and Mick will be waiting at the level crossing. Please be prompt because Mick will have to […]

April 15  change to 19 April Bluebells at Ash Hill Farm 1.30pm John Scott has looked at the Bluebell plants and fears that they won’t be at their best by the 15th, as most are not even showing buds. So, he proposes a later date, probably Easter Saturday, as a better time. Easy flat walking around very […]

The next meeting is on Friday, April 11th meeting at 10.30 am in the car park at Brockadale Nature Reserve, post code WF8 3JS, grid ref: SE512174. It is always difficult to fix timing for spring flowers. I have done a recce today and the Wood Anemones are perfect. Now! So it will not be as […]