A trip further afield for a change, we are going to visit the North York Moors National Park. We will start with a mid-morning visit to Wykeham Forest where we have a chance of seeing honey-buzzards and goshawk, as well as the increasingly scarce turtle dove. If time allows, we can travel across to the

Silverdale resident John Webb will lead a walk around the Silverdale area. On this half-day field trip we will take a walk of approximately 3-4 miles and take in a variety of habitats including the scrubby grasslands of Jack Scout and various woodlands. We will stop for lunch (please bring your own) coincide with the

Another out of area field trip, this time to the East Yorkshire migration hotspot Spurn Point. Whether it is grounded migrants, overhead visible migration, seawatching, huge wader flocks or the occasional scarcity, there is never a dull day at Spurn in September. Nick and Dan will lead this trip, which will be flexible in its

Dr Phillip Warren is a project officer for Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust. Phil has an article in the BBC Wildlife Magazine on this topic - TEAMS meeting starting at 19:30.

Exact topic and setting to be arranged.

On Monday 25th November Prof Ian Nieduszynski will give a talk on “Bird Vision” at Hornby Institute.

Slyne Church Hall Shady Ln, Slyne, Lancaster LA2 6JG