Cambridge Natural History Society.
Diary 2008
2008
January 1 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows
January 13
- CBG excursion, Sutton, Chatteris & Doddington
January 17 - CNHS Council meeting
January 26
- CBG excursion, Duxford
January 31 - CWT talk, Arnold Cooke on "Oh dear, deer"
February
7 - CNHS talk,
Professor John Parker on "Comfort me with apples: biology, history and culture of
a fruit"
February 10
- CBG excursion, Little Widgham Wood
February 14 - CNHS "Members' enthusiasms"
February 16 - Cambridge Countryside Reserve tree planting day at Coton.
February 21 - CNHS talk, Mike Majerus on "The peppered moth: the proof of Darwinian
evolution"
February 22 - Froglife event about "Life in Cold Blood" at Zoology museum, 7pm
February 24
- CBG excursion, Devils Ditch
February 26 - SciSoc lecture, James Jackson "Living with Tsunamis", 8pm
February 28 - CWT talk, Mark Hill on "An introduction to Bryophytes"
February 28 - Chemistry Society panel debate on "Biofuelling the future", 7:30pm.
March 6 - CNHS talk, Neil Renwick on "RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes"
March 8
- CBG excursion, Haddenham
March 13 - CNHS talk,
Owen Mountford
on "Between the Woods and the Water: Conserving Nature in
Romania"
March 8 - 16 - Science Week; Exhibition by Henry Tribe
March 27 - CWT talk, Toby Carter on "Cambridge, the Coprolite City"
March 30 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 2pm
March 30
- CBG excursion,
West Wickham & Balsham Wood
March 31 - LNR Amphibians & Reptiles evening at Barnwell East, 4pm
April 3 - CNHS talk, Gill Mallett on "Colour in gemstones"
April 6 - LNR walk at Paradise, 2pm
April
10 - CNHS talk, Laura Watson on "Amphibians and reptiles"
April 10 - Friends of the Roman Road AGM, 7:30pm, Six Bells, Fulbourn
April 15 - Cambridge Badger & Otter Group meeting
April 17 - CNHS Council meeting
April 19
- CBG excursion, Wicken Fen
April 19 - Cambridgeshire Bat Group AGM
April 20 - CNHS excursion, Magog Down, 2pm
April 24 - CWT talk, Chris Gerrard on "The Great Fen Project, an
update"
April 26 - CFG meeting Over Wood
April 26 - CPS guided walk from Wandlebury to Coton
April 27 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 2pm
May 4 - CPS dawn chorus walk, Wandlebury
May 8 - CPS dawn chorus walk, Coton
May 11 - CNHS/CPS ladybird survey at Wandlebury, 2pm
May 17 - CNHS excursion to RSPB Fen Drayton, 10am
May 22 - CNHS excursion to Cherry Hinton pits, 6:30pm
May 29 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 6pm
May 29 - CPS evening walk, Coton
May 31 - CFG meeting Newmarket Heath
June 1 - CPS walk, Paradise to Grantchester
May 2 6 - June 8 - Cambridge Environment
Festival
June 6 - Cambridge Bumblebee Survey launch
June 7 - National Moth Night
June 8 - CPS guided walk, Coton
June 13 - 15 - CNHS Conversazione (AGM June 14)
June 19 - CNHS excursion, Thriplow, 6:30pm
June 21 - CFG meeting Dernford Fen
June 26 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 6pm
June 23 - 29 - National Insect Week
June 28 - CPS Beginners bats at Wandlebury
July 3 - CNHS excursion, Grantchester townlands, 6:30pm
June 21 - July 6 - Garden Moth Count
July 17 - CNHS excursion, Cambourne, 6:30pm
July 19 - CPS Insect safari & Butterfly Conservation at Wandlebury
July 20 - CPS Archaeology open day at Wandlebury
July 22 - LNR walk at Nine Wells at 6pm
July 26 - CFG meeting Newborough & Eye
July - Cambridge Open Studios features
art from several members and associates
July 31 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 6pm
August 2 - CPS Plantlore walk at Coton
August 9 - CPS Mammal day at Wandlebury
August 16 - CFG meeting Fordham woods & Snailwell meadows
August 31 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 2pm
September 7 - CNHS excursion to Magog Down, 2pm
September 13 - CFG meeting Chrishall Grange plantation
September 14 - HFFS visit to RSPB Fen Drayton, 2:30pm
September 23 - ARU Student Fair
September 24 - CWT talk, Tim Pankhurst on the Flora of the Fenland Ditches
September 26 - CNHS Council meeting (postponed from September 18)
September 27 - CPS Tree identification at Wandlebury
September 28 - CNHS survey of Ditton Meadows, 2pm
September 28 - LNR walk at Paradise, 2pm
October 5 - CPS guided walk at Coton
October 7 - 8 - CUSU Soc Fair
October 10 - CNHS talk, Jonathan Revett on Fungi
October 11 - CNHS fungal foray in the Botanic Gardens, 2pm
October 12 - CNHS fungal foray to the Beechwoods, 2pm
October 16 - CNHS talk, Tim Sparks on Robert Masham and phenology
October 18 - Cambridgeshire Bird Club & BTO Wetlands Weekend,
talks at Comberton
Village College
October 19 - Cambridgeshire Bird Club & BTO Wetlands Weekend, site visits
October 23 - CNHS talk, Student fieldwork in Sweden and Italy
October 26 - CBG excursion to March and Whittlesey
October 29 - CWT talk, Professor Sir Dilwyn Williams on Chrnobyl
November 4 - CUVZS talk, John & Margaret Cooper on Wildlife forensic
medicine
November 6 - CNHS talk, Ed Turner on Conservation from a butterfly's point of
view
November 8 - CBG excursion to to Bassingbourn
November 10 - SCI talk, Human evolution and climate change
November 12 - CUVZS talk, Fire Brigade on Deer and horse rescue
November 13 - CNHS talk, David Barden on Ferns of Cambridgeshire
November 16 - CNHS fungal foray, 2pm at The Observatories
November 18 - CUVZS talk, Andy Fisher on Wildlife crime
November 20 - CNHS talk, Lucy Evans on the Magog Down Trust
November 22 - CPS Tree identification at Wandlebury
November 23 - CBG excursion to Isleham
November 26 - CWT talk, Peter Vince on The Woodland Trust
November 27 - CUVZS talk, on Gharial conservation
December 4 - CNHS talk, Guy Belcher on Cambridge City's Nature Conservation
Strategy
December 6 - CBG excursion to Shepreth and Meldreth
December 11 - CNHS talk and Christmas meal, Toby Carter giving the Presidential Address
Abbreviations:
CBG - CBG,
Cambridge Bryological Group
CFG - Cambridgeshire Flora Group
CPS - Cambridge
Preservation Society - Contact Caroline
Grohler for details. Booking is usually required
CWT - Cambridge city group of the Wildlife Trust
HFFS - Hunts Flora and Fauna Society
SS - Cambridge Sustainable City events
LNR - Local Nature Reserve. These events may require booking.
Contact Ellis Selway.
SCI - Cambridge University Scientific Society
MMC - Melbourn Mushroom Club
CUVZS - CU Veterinary
Zoological Society.