Jacob’s Join
There is a Jacob’s Join tomorrow evening, Wednesday 11^th of December, which is free, with members bringing food and a raffle prize. It will be held at the Forest Gate Baptist Church, and information about the venue can be seen here.

Our Lytham walk HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Because of the recent bad weather and the weather warnings we have reluctantly cancelled tomorrow’s walk at Lytham.
Please let others know..

Jean Threlfall
Jean passed away recently. Her funeral was on Monday the 2^nd of December, and was well attended by walkers from Fylde Nats and Singletons (local Sunday walkers).

Wednesday Evening Presentation
Our last presentation of the year was on Wednesday, the 13^th of November. Mike Gosling gave us an informative and thought provoking lecture as usual (details and a map are here).

Our last walk
Was on the 9^th of November at Scorton, led by Diane. It was followed by a meal at Claylands Caravan Park in their Stepping Stones Restaurant (details and a map are here)..

Walk maps
The walk maps have now been brought up to date. If you click on a link it will open in a new window. Once there you can turn off any features that you don’t want and zoom in/out of the map, which can also been downloaded if you want to print it out.

Our 26^th of October walk
Was at Lydiate near Sefton, led by Chris W. A description of the walk is here.

Our 12^th of October walk
Was at Downham near Clitheroe, led by Julie. A description of the walk is here.

Newsletter
The Northwestern Naturalist Union have sent the recent edition of their newsletter for our members to read. Click here to read or download it.

Our 28^th of September walk
Was at Tewitfield near Carnforth, led by Bev and Mick. Ting has sent some photos and a video, and a description of the walk is here.

Coach drop off locations
Apart from Lytham, where the coach doesn’t pass the pickup point, the driver has been instructed to only drop members off at the designated pickup locations. This is to prevent delays on the return journey.

Our 14^th of September walk
Was at Silverdale, led by Simon. A description is here.

Our 31^st of August walk
Was at Tatton Park, Knutsford, led by Bev and Mick. Ting has sent some great photos as usual. A description of the walk is here.

Our 17^th of August walk
Was at Mitton, near Clitheroe, led by Jon McNicholl.

Our 3^rd of August walk
Was at Witherslack, Cumbria, led by Chris B. A description of the walk is here.

Our 20^th of July walk
Was at Windermere, led by Dave and Carol. Ting has sent some photos and a description of the walk is here.

The 17^th of July Mid-week Outing
Was at Rossall. Owen has sent a report here.

Our 6^th of July walk
Was Cartmel, led by Chris B. Ting has sent some photos and a description of the walk is here.

The 3^rd of July Mid-week Outing
Was at Waitby Greenriggs. Barry has sent a report here.

Our 22^nd of June walk
Was at Haigh Hall, led by Bev and Mick. Ting and Simon have sent photos. A description of the walk is here.

Our 8^th of June walk
Was a new route at Staveley, led by Margaret. Ting has sent some photos from the walk here. A description of the walk is here.

Wednesday 5^th of June outing
Unfortunately this outing at Singleton has had to be cancelled.

Our 25^th of May walk
Was at Beetham, led by Simon. Bev has sent some photos. And a description of the walk is here.

8^th of May Mid-week Outing
Was at Brock Bottom. Howard has sent a report here.

Our 11^th of May walk
Was at Rivington, led by Dave and Carol. Ting has sent some photos. And a description of the walk is here.

2024-2025 Programme
For information about this season’s programme please check the Programme page. A printed version of what walks we have so far will be available on Saturday’s walk.

Our 27^th of April walk
Was in the Hurst Green area, led by Jon Mc Nicholl. A description is here. And Ting has sent some lovely photos.

24^th of April Mid-week Outing
Was from Bull Beck near Lancaster. Owen has sent a report here.

Our 13^th of April walk
Was in the Silverdale area, led by Simon. A description of the walk is here. And Ting has sent some wonderful images and a video here.

Our 30^th of March walk
Was in the Roddlesworth area, near Bolton, led by Julie McGough. This was a change to the printed calendar because Julie found many fields waterlogged, and is a different route to the one led by Chris Wareing last October. A description of the walk is here. And some photos from Diane are here.

North West Naturalists Union
We are affiliated to the NWNU and have just received their latest newsletter which can be viewed or downloaded here.

Our 16^th of March walk
Was around the Jumbles and Wayoh reservoirs near Bolton, led by Margaret Sowerby. A description of the walk is here.
Photos from Ting are here. And a map of the walk is on the Walk Maps page here.

Our 2^nd of March walk
Was from Milnthorpe to Arnside. A description of the walk is here.
Ting and Simon have submitted photos from the walk. A map of the walk is on the Walk Maps page here.

Our 17^th of February walk
Was at Bleasdale, near Garstang. This was the first coach walk of the year, and was a gentle 6 mile walk to start us off gently. There were no steep climbs and the usually muddy section was no where near as bad as expected despite the recent wet weather. Ting has sent her usual excellent photos. A map of the walk is on the Walk Maps page here.

Our 3^rd of February walk
Was at Stanah/Skipool in Thornton, led by Diane.

Our first walk of 2024
Was at Marton Mere on the 6^th of January, led by Chris Butler. The ground was too wet for the usual route so we did part of it and then walked round Stanley Park. Thanks Chris. Ting has sent some photos from the walk.

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Wednesday Evening Presentations, Parking Restrictions
There are only three spaces available for us in the car park and the three who have parked must enter their details into the tablet on the right hand side as you enter the building. Failure to do so may result in a £100 fine.

Any changes to the programme will be highlighted in red

North Western Naturalists’ Union
We are an affiliated club and normally receive a printed copy of their twice yearly booklet. However they have now started to produce their quite detailed booklet in pdf form. This link will open it in a new window, and there is a link to their website on our Links page.

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