Haslemere Natural History Society

Providing a focus for enthusiastic naturalists of all ages

Events

A Field to a Nature Reserve – a Rewilding Success? (Grayswood)

Date: 28 March 2026
Time: 10.30
Directions: GR: SU923347 Postcode: GU27 2EE W3W: ///laminated.commander.trumped
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Leader: Jonnie Taylor (HNHS Member)On a sunny morning with a bit of a chill, 24 members attended this private site, which was a new one for us. The site sits on heavy clay, wet and soggy in the winter but dry in the summer. The owners had a plan for ecological restoration, their aim being […]
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Birds at Farlington Marshes (Hampshire & Isle of Wight Trust)

Date: 28 February 2026
Time: 10.00 (note earlier time)
Directions: GR: SU675043 W3W: ///lofts.rugs.rips
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Leaders: Phil Darley and Doug Maughan (HNHS members) It was immediately apparent that there were large numbers of Brent Geese everywhere: on the sea, on the freshwater pools and on the meadows – there must have been many hundreds. We soon found Greenfinches on meadow-side bushes. On the sea were a group of smart Pintails […]
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Winter birds at Pulborough Brooks Reserve (RSPB)

Date: 24 January 2026
Time: 10.00 (note slightly earlier time)
Directions: GR: TQ06271655 Postcode: RH20 2EL W3W: ///crank.enabling.velocity
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Leaders: Doug Maughan and Paul Nevett (HNHS Members) As we arrived at the centre for the 10 o’clock start the sky lightened to light grey, which made a change from the dark grey and rain we had for the previous week! The Song Thrush and Blue Tits announced that spring is on the way. The […]
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Annual General Meeting followed by an illustrated talk: The Rare Reptiles and Amphibians on the Heaths around Haslemere

Date: 11 April 2026
Time: 14.15
Speaker: Rob Free (Amphibian and Reptile Conservation)Rob Free from Amphibian and Reptile Conservation introduced us to our native amphibians and reptiles. We have 7 species of amphibians and 6 species of reptiles. The amphibians consist of 3 newts (Great Crested Newts, Palmate Newts and Smooth Newts) and 2 types of frogs (Northern Pool Frog, Common […]
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Pan-species Listing – How to Become a Super-Naturalist

Date: 14 March 2026
Time: 14.15
Speaker: Graeme Lyons (professional ecologist and author)Pan-species listing is a new type of engagement in natural history – it involves maintaining a personal list of all species seen in the wild, including all types of organisms. Our speaker is a leader of this approach, having set up the definitive website and, just a couple of […]
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Honey-buzzards and Hawfinches

Date: 14 February 2026
Time: 14.15
Speaker: Mark Mallalieu (Trustee of the Sussex Wildlife Trust.)The speaker has studied the woodland birds of the Weald area for many years, and picked out two of the most charismatic for this presentation. When seen, the massive beak of Hawfinches makes them unmistakable, but they are not easy to see: partly because they have declined […]
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Ants, Bees and Wasps: Over 600 UK species – and counting!

Date: 10 January 2026
Time: 14.15
Speaker: Mike Edwards (Entomologist)The Hymenoptera constitutes one of the largest insect Orders. It includes the sawflies, the aculeates and an assortment of groups lumped together as the “Parasitica”. The aculeates include the most familiar hymenopterans – the bees, wasps and ants – and this was the topic for this talk by a UK authority on […]
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