Ryedale Natural History Society is based in Kirkbymoorside about 25 miles north of York, and holds indoor meetings in winter and runs field outings through the summer. Membership is open to all (£12 single, £20 family). Please email ryenats@gmail.com for details.
Ring Ouzel records: Ken Hutchinson and Vic Fairbrother have been monitoring ring ouzels in Ryedale for over25 years, and have kindly allowed Ryenats to publish their findings here. This includes a fascinating paper on ring ouzel dialects (PDF file).
New – There is a new recording form for your 2026 records – see below.
Report of Ryenats Fungus Foray 2025 Chafer Wood (opens in new window).
Report of Fungus foray to Sleightholmedale 2024 (PDF file).
Reports trips: 2023
Appleton Woods,
Dawn Chorus Gilling,
High Mires, Hartoft,
Fungus foray to Bonfield Gill 2023 (PDF file)
2022
Nunnington (more to add...)
2021
Appleton Woods,
Dawn Chorus, Newgate Bank,
Beavers in Cropton Forest,
Upper Riccaldale,
Farndale/Harland,
Gilling Lakes Dragonflies,
Hazel Heads Fungi
For earlier years please see the Archive page.
Field trips and indoor meetings
There will be a variety of trips, e.g. botanical or for birds or general. Please see the calendar.
If you have any suggestions for trips (e.g. do you prefer whole or half days, general or specific groups, particular sites you’d like to see) please contact us ryenats@gmail.com.
Recording species in Ryedale – you can help us by logging anything interesting to build up a database of wildlife in our local area.
You can add your own pictures to the current album.
A selection of images uploaded to our album page.
For more information please email ryenats@gmail.com.
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