News

Our next walk
Is on Saturday the 3rd of August, at Witherslack, Cumbria, led by Chris B. A description of the walk will be posted when available.

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

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

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

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

Our 22nd 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 8th 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 5th of June outing
Unfortunately this outing at Singleton has had to be cancelled.

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

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

Our 11th 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 27th 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.

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

Our 13th 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 30th 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 16th 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 2nd 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 17th 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 3rd of February walk
Was at Stanah/Skipool in Thornton, led by Diane.

Our first walk of 2024
Was at Marton Mere on the 6th 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
The parking situation at Forest Gate Baptist Church has changed since last year so it important that you are aware of the new rules. 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.

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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