Haslemere Natural History Society

Providing a focus for enthusiastic naturalists of all ages

Indoor Meeting

The health of rivers, with special reference to the Rivers Western Rother and Arun

Date: 16 November 2024
Time: 14:15
Speaker: Aimee Felus (Chief Executive of the Western Sussex Rivers Trust) This Trust is a team of people striving to protect and restore resilient, vibrant riverscapes for wildlife and people. Aimee will describe present and recent successful projects, who are “River Guardians” monitoring water quality, and what the public can do to help rivers flourish.

The Fungarium at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Date: 25 November 2023
Time: 14:15
Lee Davies, Collections Manager, gave an informative and lively talk on Zoom to 23 members. The collection has 1.3 million specimens from all over the word with nearly 4,000 being added each year, sent in by the British Mycology Society and from expeditions.  Dry condition of 43% humidity and cool conditions of 18°C are needed […]

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Date: 27 April 2024
Time: 14:15
After the short business meeting there will be an illustrated Talk. Wildlife Projects in Haslemere and BeyondSpeaker: Gareth Matthes (Ecologist and HNHS member) Gareth, as a local ecologist, spoke to an audience of 39 of wide-ranging schemes and plans with which he is involved.He gave a number of useful contact details should members want to […]

Swallows and martins

Date: 9 March 2024
Time: 14:15
Paul Stevens (Ecologist with increasing specialisation in hirundines and swifts) To a large audience of 60, Paul’s photos showed the physical difference between these species.Barn Swallow: Besides barns will nest in out-houses with an open door.  Mud is collected and added to an existing nest or to build a new one. There can be 3 […]

in the Night: Britain’s nocturnal wildlife

Date: 3 February 2024
Time: 14:15
Speaker: Michael Blencowe (Sussex naturalist, co-author of “Butterflies of Sussex” and wildlife guide) An audience of over 60 enjoyed the presentation which had not only photographs but sounds of birds and entertaining, animated comments and diagrams.By the use of trail cameras and ultraviolet torches Michael recounted his night excursions, including:In the garden: sounds of Green […]

AGM followed by a Talk  

Date: 15 April 2023
Time: 14:15
Birds, climate and habitat in a changing world Speaker: Alan Perry (HNHS Committee member and Emeritus President of Sussex Ornithological Society) In the UK global warming is affecting birds, butterflies, moths and plants which are known to be moving northwards from areas that are too warm for them to thrive.Species moving north: Golden Plover, Dunlin, […]

“A Curious Boy: The Making of a Scientist”

Date: 11 March 2023
Time: 14:15
Speaker: Richard Fortey (Paleontologist with research interests including trilobites, long-time career as Paleontologist at Natural History Museum, London, writer of 14 books on wildlife, presenter of television programmes including BBC4 “Nature’s Wonderlands: Islands of Evolution”). The subject of the talk was taken from the title of Richard’s recent book of memoirs of his early years. […]

The local release of Beavers

Date: 11 February 2023
Time: 14:15
Speaker: Dave Elliott (Lead Ranger: National Trust, South Downs West Area) Dave spoke to an audience of 60 members.The Valewood Project, was aimed to increase the biodiversity by natural processes: bringing in Longhorn Cattle and Beavers (a keystone species).  Beavers feed on soft vegetation, the cambium layer of tree trunks, shoots and buds of trees. […]

Surprising examples of intelligence in insects and spiders

Date: 14 January 2023
Time: 14:15
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION ON ZOOM by Rupert Soskin (nature photographer, naturalist, writer and author of the impressive book “Metamorphosis.”) This was held as a Zoom presentation with 26 members logging on.In higher creatures the young gain intelligence from their parents but young insects and spiders develop by themselves and are given no survival techniques.Rupert posed the […]
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