Doncaster Naturalists & DCRT Botanical & Wildlife Survey of Great Ings, Fishlake 10th July, 1-3pm Meeting Place: Main Street, Fishlake, DN7 5JJ Parking: There is free parking in the layby by the picnic area. If there are no spaces left, there are some additional spaces further up the road by the church and at the Old Butcher’s […]

The next meeting is on Tuesday 2nd July and is part of the three pits walk, this time to Edlington Colliery Site. Meet at 1.30 in the car park SK547990 for a two mile walk. The leader is Hilary Hilton. I have had this message from Hilary to pass on to members: I have just […]

Tony Sellars has let me know that the meeting to Denaby Crags on Friday 28 June 2024 has been postponed due to illness. Regards Margaret Prior

The next meeting is this coming Wednesday to Holmes Carr Wood New Rossington with Tom Higginbottom. Meet at 10.30 at DN11 0LA. Tom parks on the minor road that leads to the cemetery. The wood is large and shady but when he was there last Saturday there were a lot of biting insects so take […]

The next meeting is this Wednesday 19th June to Maltby Common YWT Reserve. Meet at 10am in the car park on Stoneywell Lane SK555917 post code S66 7QN. Bring lunch. The leader is Jim Horsfall from the YWT and is a joint meeting with Sorby Natural History Society. Regards Margaret Prior

Sunday 16th June, a walk around Highfields Lake to see Bee Orchids. Meet at 1.30 in the Highway Man Pub car park on the B1220. Grid reference SK543071, DN6 7HT. A walk of 1 mile or longer. The leader is Jim Burnett. Regards Margaret Prior

Here is a message about it from Tricia Haigh: We are holding an event on Saturday 15th June from 1.30 – 4.30pm to celebrate 30 years of churchyard conservation.  There will be a display and photos on the overhead screen with an updated trail around the churchyard pathways, though anyone is welcome to just wander […]

Tom Higginbottom and Catherine Palmer volunteer in the gardens and have offered to take members in for free. Numbers are limited so please let Tom know that you are going and if you’ve already told him that you’d like to go please confirm  after reading the arrangements below. Message from Tom: Are you still aiming […]

The meeting on the 7th June to Stainforth and Ashfield Bank has been postponed. The suggested rearranged date is for 22nd June – to be confirmed.  Regards Gerri Stevenson for Margaret Prior I’ll keep an eye on the long-range weather forecast and confirm the date and arrangements nearer the time.  Start time would be late […]

On Monday, the first showing of this years Springwatch, a series of images were shown one of which was by our former member Samantha Batty. Samantha says  “The researchers had asked my permission on Flickr to use a photo of the female Muslin Moth and had been asking questions about moths, then saw the photo […]