| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| Leader: | |
| Group email: | Natural History group |
| When: | On Thursday mornings 3rd Thursday |
| Venue: | Various |
We meet usually - but not always - on the morning of the 3rd Thursday of the month. See below for full details.
New members always welcome, email group leader Sheila Crawley.
In the winter our trips mainly focus on birds and in the summer wildflowers. We have an annual trip which involves an overnight stay, the next one will be North Wales including RSPB South Stack on Anglesey in June.
This year for the first time 6 members of the group went to Tarifa, the narrowest northern point of the Straits of Gibralter, to observe the amazing migration from Europe to Africa. We intend to build on this in 2026 with a trip to north Majorca in September.
Forthcoming events
17th June 2026
9:30 am
to 18th June 2026
Visit
Plans are yet to be firmed up but the intention is to visit both RSPB's South Stack on Anglesey (PUFFINS!) and RSPB Conwy across the 2 days, leaving Ashbourne on […]
18th June 2026
9:30 am
Visit
Hartington Meadows is bursting with the colour of wild flowers through the summer. The grassland is managed as part of a working farm, and is cut for hay in mid-July […]
16th July 2026
9:30 am
Visit
New to us, this wetland reserve comes with a personal recommendation as a great place for birdwatching. The mixture of open water, marsh, wet and dry grassland, scrub and trees […]
20th August 2026
9:30 am
Visit
Willington comprises 40 hectares of wetland habitat within a beaver-proof fence. The wetlands are teeming with bird life all year round, dragonflies and damselflies are plentiful here too. Tucklesholme has […]
17th September 2026
9:30 am
Visit
Burton Mere Wetlands is a great reserve, straddling the border between England and Wales with a mosaic of freshwater wetland habitats, mixed farmland and woodland. The boardwalk passes through ancient […]
15th October 2026
9:30 am
Visit
Wollaton Hall has herds of Red and Fallow deer and a wide range of birds and mammals roaming its 500 acres of parkland which has grassland, wetland and woodland habitats. […]
19th November 2026
9:30 am
Visit
We had a previous trip to Old Moor where we were treated to fabulous views of Bearded Reedlings / Tits. In autumn look out for Barn Owls swooping across the […]
17th December 2026
10:00 am
Visit
A day to reflect on the past year's events and to plan for 2027. https://discovereaststaffordshire.com/?greatoutdoors=36041 https://www.denstonehall.co.uk
