| PROVISIONAL Indoor Meetings (7:30pm Start unless otherwise stated). Entrance: ₤2 members, ₤2-50 non-members | Field Trips (Provisional) |
Leader: Richard Winspear. Meet at 8:30am. Autumn migrants at the Gravel Pits. Meet at the entrance Lane (Grid reference SK295280) just off the B5008 before the River Trent as you drive towards Repton and should last around 4 hours.
Chris Sperring - "Creating Resilience in the Climate Crisis: Owls and other species"
Chris has dedicated over 30 years to wildlife conservation as a key member of the Hawk and Owl Trust team, with much of his work focusing on conserving owls and their habitats
Leader: Alan Wragg Meet at 8:30am
Anyone wishing to go MUST email Alan Wragg at alan.wragg@mypostoffice.co.uk for precise meeting point
John Potts (BTO) - "The work of the BTO"
Jon, a DOS Member, is the BTO regional rep for North Derbyshire will provide a talk on BTO's work on a national level.
Leader: Alan Wragg/Steve Thorpe. Meet at 8:00am in the main car park TF357390. Join us at this excellent site overlooking the Wash.
Tony Davison - "Birding in Panama". Tony Davison will be talking about his experience birding in Panama, alongside sharing his incredible photos from his trip
David Callaghan - "Gull ID Simplified"
David busts the myth that gulls are a headache and breaks down identification so anyone can master this fascinating group
Please contact Steve Thorpe our Membership Secretary for the Zoom link - click here
Full details nearer the date
Mark Mallalieu - "Hawfinches"
After his excellent talk on the Honey Buzzard in 2025, we've invited Mark back to share his in-depth knowledge on Hawfinches with us
Leader: Alan Wragg/Steve Thorpe - Prior booking required (Alan Wragg: alan.wragg@mypostoffice.co.uk) as numbers strictly limited. Meet at 09:00 at the entrance to the site just off the westbound A50 at the gate and you will directed to the parking area
Leader: Alan Wragg - Twitcher's Special
Jack Baddams - "Filming Springwatch in Derbyshire"
Jack will join us to share all the behind the scenes details of filming Springwatch with the BBC at Longshaw and in wider Derbyshire/Yorkshire in 2025
Speaker: Mark Avery who will be talking about his Reflections book - "The most insightful and accessible book we have on the current state of wildlife conservation in Britain and what we might do to improve things" Ian Carter, British Wildlife
AGM followed by Speaker (TBD)
Leader: Andrew Sherwin (01246 221070) Annual Goshawk hunting trip. Meet at 8:00am. Loads to see but expect it to be cold and wet!
Leader: Barrie and Anita Staley - Meeting point to be decided after reconnaissance nearer the date. Target species are Woodlark, Raven, raptors, woodpeckers and possibly Crossbill.
Places limited to 12, to book please e-mail barriestaley@outlook.com stating the number of places you would like (places will be allocated on a first come basis). Please also supply a telephone contact number.
Joint meeting with Bakewell Bird Study Group. Speaker: Simon Curtin - "An Update on the Belvoir Osprey Project"
Leaders: Keith Lievesley - Meet at 07:30. Castor Hanglands is situated 3km North of the village of Ailsworth, 7km NW of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire (TF1101). There is limited roadside parking available from which there is a 500m walk to the reserve. The reserve can be wet and muddy.
Leader: Barrie Staley - Meet in the car park at 07:00, access over northbound A38. If arriving from north on the A38 turn around at the Barton Turn exit. The trip will take in the Water Park and most of the gravel pit complex in a circular walk that will take all morning. There is a good pub/food at the start/finish point for anyone who is withering at the end! All participants should contact me prior the the trip so I can confirm the final details and send a map of the meeting point. Limit is ten people.
Places limited to 10, to book please e-mail barriestaley@outlook.com stating the number of places you would like (places will be allocated on a first come basis). Please also supply a telephone contact number.
Leader: Paul Cole - Details and date TBD
Details and date TBD
Check back in September for the new season
Some meetings will be via Zoom. if you do not have a Zoom account, or never used it before, you will be asked to download the app to your system - do this. When you enter the meeting please do so with your camera on (of you have one) and microphone muted. The chairman will then tell you what to do. One of the the things is to click on an ask a question button which the chairman will see and invite you to turn on your microphone to ask it
Methodist Church Schoolrooms, Market Place, Buxton, SK17 6HX
Henmore Room, Visitor's Centre, Carsington Water, DE6 1ST
Friend's Meeting House, Chesterfield, S40 4AG
Evergreen Club, Allestree, Derby, DE22 2FT
Changes will be avoided if at all possible, but please note that the committee reserves the right to change the programmes due to unforeseen circumstances
DISCLAIMER: In attending any of our events you acknowledge that certain risks of injury and other risks e.g. COVID are inherent. These types of injuries may be minor or serious and may result from your actions, or the actions or inaction of others, or a combination of both. You understand that Indoor Meetings and Field Trips are designed for the safety and protection of the participants and hereby undertake to use care and watch out for yourself and others. You understand that a level of fitness and health (physical, mental and emotional) is required and that each person has a different capacity for participation
Some of the information given is preliminary so you can get the dates into your diaries and more information will be published later e.g. Zoom links