Winter Programme 2007 - 2008

Meetings are on Tuesday evenings in the Arts Centre, Vane Terrace. Meetings commence at 7.30pm.

* indicates a change from previously published programme.

OCTOBER
*02 - Teesdale in the ICE AGE - David Taylor
09 - Rights and Wrongs of Rights of Way - Sally Hunter & Yvonne Ramage
*16 - Crofting for Wildlife in the Outer Hebrides - Anne & John Allan McClennan
*23 - The Haytime Project – Restoring Upland Haymeadows - John O’Reilly
*30 - The Romans in County Durham - David Mason

NOVEMBER
06 - Wild Orchids of the North East.
Identification & Photography - Chris. Barker
13 - A Year in the Life of a Farming Lepidopteris - Ray Wilson
20 - Short talks - Members
27 - Geology of Upper Teesdale & The Whin Sill - Dr. John Senior

DECEMBER 04 Christmas Dinner

JANUARY 2008
08 - Weird and Wonderful Down Under - Debbie Scott
15 - More History of the Lower Tees Plain - Jenny Braddy
22 - Underwater Nature Photography - Andrew Jones & Irene Crooks
29 - Birds of South Africa - Doug McCutcheon

FEBRUARY
05 - Ancient & Natural Woodlands - Dr. Brian Wood
12 - Short Talks - Members.
19 - The Work of the Wildflower Ark - Jessica Harrison
26 AGM – Followed by a talk entitled A Walk on
the South Downs - Dr. John Turner

MARCH
04 - Why Do Birds Breed in Colonies - Dr. John Coulson
11 - Return of the Native ( Trees) - Brian Walker
18 - The Toads of Cod Beck Reservoir - Dr. Chris. Lowe
25 Easter Week – NO MEETING

APRIL
01 - Letters from Selbourne - John Harding
08 - The Habitat of Fungi - Colin Stephenson
15 - A Naturalist in Northern India - Don Griss
22 - Round and About - Cliff Evans
29 - Presidential Lecture - Derek Risbey

OUTDOOR MEETINGS
Sat - Oct. 27 - Fungal Foray at Washington Wildfowl Trust. With the Northeast Fungus Study Group – Meet at 10.00am, Abbey Road Sports Field
Sat - Mar.15 - Coniscliffe Walk – (Yellow Star of Bethliehem) – Meet at 2.00pm - Abbey Road Sports Field
Sun - Apr. 27 Upper Teesdale – (Gentian) – Meet at 10.000am – Arts Centre.