Ryedale Natural History Society Meetings 2008

Programme for 2008 – see below for the indoor and outdoor meetings respectively.

NB. The October, November, December and January 2009 meetings are in the Methodist Hall, Kirkbymoorside.

The Society was formed on 2nd December 1963 and is based on the administrative district of Ryedale. It is responsible for 800 kilometre squares with Kirkbymoorside at an approximate centre. Our area is defined by the northern watershed running from Black Hambleton to Saltersgate; the Whitby to Thornton-le-Dale road to the east and the drove road along the edge of the Hambleton Hills to the west. Our southern boundary is less easy to describe but generally includes the Howardian Hills as far as Malton and the Kirkham Gorge, following the 75 grid line.

There are approximately 60 members and the Society has seven indoor meetings, usually on the third Tuesday of the month in Kirkbymoorside, and at least four outdoor trips during the year. New members are always welcome (please contact the Secretary, Tom Denney). Our programme for 2008 is:

INDOOR MEETINGS 2008

January 15th	Recorders’ Reports and Quiz	Ryenats Recorders
February 19th	Carnivorous Plants Joint Meeting with Ryedale Beekeepers’ Association	Stephen Morley
March 18th	Biodiversity in Ryedale	Sue Bragg
April 15th	Daubenton’s Bats in the Dales Joint Meeting with Yorkshire Wildlife Trust	Ruth Angell
October 21st	Thirty-six years studying birds of prey	Wilf Norman
November 18th	Dragons, Damsels and the AGM	Don Smith
December 16th	Wetland Restoration at Flixton Carrs	Tim Burkinshaw
January 20th 2009	Recorders’ Reports and Quiz	Ryenats Recorders

Indoor meetings are held at Church House, High Market Place, Kirkbymoorside, at 7:30pm.
NB. The October, November, December and January 2009 meetings are in the Methodist Hall.

OUTDOOR MEETINGS 2008

Unless advised otherwise all meetings are on Saturdays
Please bring a packed lunch for all-day meetings.

May 10th 6am	Listen to the Dawn Chorus at Manor Vale SE 694867	Tom Denney
May 17th 9:30am	Look for Summer migrants including Ring Ouzel, Blakey Bank SE 683989	Jim Pewtress
May 31st 2pm	Explore the Upper Derwent and Forge Valley SE 985865	Janet Denney
June 14th 10am	Ancient Hedgerow Plants and Trees, Appleton SE 735880	Gill Smith
Friday July 11th 8:30pm	Looking for Daubenton’s Bats, Nunnington SE 669795	Michael Thompson
August 30th 7pm	Moth Trapping, Rudland SE 664917	Terry Crawford
October 11th 11am	Fungi Foray, Gilling Woods SE 588766	Colin Stephenson

A Programme and Newsletter are available
from the Secretary:

Tom Denney, Sykes House, Rudland,
Fadmoor, York

or email Tom Denney or Gill Smith

YNU Field Excursions 2008

VC61 July 26th	North Cave Wetlands
VC62 August 9th	Hawnby Estate
VC63 May 17th	Chesterfield Canal (and surrounding area)
VC64 June 14th	Ellington Banks (near Ripon)
VC65 July 5th	Thorp Perrow Arboretum (entrance fee)

For further details see
http://ynu.org.uk/ynuexcursions.htm