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Wild About Beds - 18/08/2024
The Winter 2023/2024 edition of our newsletter Wild About Beds (WAB 209) is now available.
The Winter 2023/2024 edition of our newsletter Wild About Beds (WAB 209) is now available.
FIELD TRIP ORGANISERS URGENTLY NEEDED FOR 2025 - PLEASE CAN YOU HELP? - 16/10/2024
We urgently need someone, or several people, to coordinate a programme of field trips for 2025, so if you think you might be able to help, please contact Mike Robinson at bnhsevents@bnhs.org.uk to find out more.
If you enjoy our field trips, exploring different parts of the county and meeting up with other members, please do consider helping the Society by volunteering for this important role. You can find some information about organising events in the July issue (210th issue) of Wild about Beds that was emailed to members. You will join the team of Mike Bird who kindly stepped up to arrange the indoor meetings, Mike Robinson who is emailing out information about meetings that have been arranged and Julia Powell who is continuing to organise attendance at outside events.
We urgently need someone, or several people, to coordinate a programme of field trips for 2025, so if you think you might be able to help, please contact Mike Robinson at bnhsevents@bnhs.org.uk to find out more.
If you enjoy our field trips, exploring different parts of the county and meeting up with other members, please do consider helping the Society by volunteering for this important role. You can find some information about organising events in the July issue (210th issue) of Wild about Beds that was emailed to members. You will join the team of Mike Bird who kindly stepped up to arrange the indoor meetings, Mike Robinson who is emailing out information about meetings that have been arranged and Julia Powell who is continuing to organise attendance at outside events.
Online payments and new membership database - 17/09/2020
It is now possible to order and pay online for the new BNHS publication Bedfordshire – our changing habitats and wildlife. See the publications page on this website.
We have set up a new membership database using the Membermojo software which will enable people to join or renew their membership online. See the membership page on this website.
The new database contains all current members of the BNHS and the Bird club and will use email to send reminders to renew and a link to the database to enable renewal using online payment. If you have changed your email recently it would be helpful if you could send your new email to the membership secretary so that the database can be updated.
If you did not renew your membership this year you can rejoin the BNHS or the Bird club (or both) by clicking the Join Now button on the membership page.
It is now possible to order and pay online for the new BNHS publication Bedfordshire – our changing habitats and wildlife. See the publications page on this website.
We have set up a new membership database using the Membermojo software which will enable people to join or renew their membership online. See the membership page on this website.
The new database contains all current members of the BNHS and the Bird club and will use email to send reminders to renew and a link to the database to enable renewal using online payment. If you have changed your email recently it would be helpful if you could send your new email to the membership secretary so that the database can be updated.
If you did not renew your membership this year you can rejoin the BNHS or the Bird club (or both) by clicking the Join Now button on the membership page.
AGM Postponed - 14/03/2020
The BNHS AGM due to take place on Tuesday 17th March 2020 has been postponed until further notice
The BNHS AGM due to take place on Tuesday 17th March 2020 has been postponed until further notice
2018 Conference Slides - 31/01/2019
The 2018 Insects Conference Presentations are now available from the 2018 Conference page.
The 2018 Insects Conference Presentations are now available from the 2018 Conference page.
2016 Conference Proceedings Updated - 26/01/2019
Martin Harvey has provided us with an annotated version of his 2016 Conference presentation Soldierflies & Bee-flies. This new version is now available from the 2016 conference page.
Martin Harvey has provided us with an annotated version of his 2016 Conference presentation Soldierflies & Bee-flies. This new version is now available from the 2016 conference page.
Events in the next few weeks
THIS IS A PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME ONLY. Details may change and additional events may be organised at short notice. All places must be booked in advance.
BIG – Bedfordshire Invertebrate Group, book your place with Andrew Green, emailsawflies(at)bnhs.org.uk telephone 01234 772555
Please book a place for other events as mentioned in the write-up with bnhsevents@bnhs.org.uk
Tuesday 19th November : ZOOM
Dr David Jones will give a presentation on the Ecology of British Earthworms via Zoom at 8pm on 19th November. Links to the Zoom meeting will be circulated to members via email.
Members may recall Dr Jones's first talk to BNHS was on the 10 deadliest organisms in the world. We enjoyed that entertaining presentation so much that he was invited back to talk on rainforest ecology; which was again very well received. His third visit to us will almost certainly be as fascinating and enjoyable as the first two.
David Jones is a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum in London.
Dr David Jones will give a presentation on the Ecology of British Earthworms via Zoom at 8pm on 19th November. Links to the Zoom meeting will be circulated to members via email.
Members may recall Dr Jones's first talk to BNHS was on the 10 deadliest organisms in the world. We enjoyed that entertaining presentation so much that he was invited back to talk on rainforest ecology; which was again very well received. His third visit to us will almost certainly be as fascinating and enjoyable as the first two.
David Jones is a Scientific Associate at the Natural History Museum in London.
Tuesday 3rd December : MAULDEN MAP
8pm Members evening where participants can share photos, news and activities from across the county and perhaps beyond. Please bring some festive fare to share.
8pm Members evening where participants can share photos, news and activities from across the county and perhaps beyond. Please bring some festive fare to share.
Thursday 26th December : WOBURN MAP
9:30am Boxing Day Walk through Woburn Park. Please book with Julia Powell on JuliaCPowell800@gmail.com or 01582 661328. Meet at the Woburn Village car park, opposite the church in Park Street, postcode MK17 9PG, Grid Ref SP950331.
Leader: Julia Powell.
9:30am Boxing Day Walk through Woburn Park. Please book with Julia Powell on JuliaCPowell800@gmail.com or 01582 661328. Meet at the Woburn Village car park, opposite the church in Park Street, postcode MK17 9PG, Grid Ref SP950331.
Leader: Julia Powell.
2023 Freshwater Invertebrates Conference
Look out for a full Conference report in a forthcoming Bedfordshire Naturalist, journal of the BNHS.
Presentations given at previous conferences are also available.
Recent Publications
The society produces many quality publications such as a newsletter (Wild About Beds),
books and two annual journals (the Bedfordshire Naturalist and the Bedfordshire Bird Report).
Wild About Beds
View the latest Winter 2023/2024 edition of Wild About Beds our members newsletter.
Or visit our Newsletter section where you will find all issues from Winter 2009/2010 onwards.
Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife
A new book entitled Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife by Richard Revels, Graham Bellamy and Chris Boon, was published by the BNHS in May 2020. The book documents changes affecting Bedfordshire's habitats and wildlife over the last two decades, with stunning photographs by Richard Revels FRPS, and clear commentary - your essential guide.
View sample pages here and an
You can order and pay for this book online, see our
A new book entitled Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife by Richard Revels, Graham Bellamy and Chris Boon, was published by the BNHS in May 2020. The book documents changes affecting Bedfordshire's habitats and wildlife over the last two decades, with stunning photographs by Richard Revels FRPS, and clear commentary - your essential guide.
View sample pages here and an
You can order and pay for this book online, see our
Bedfordshire Naturalist and Bedfordshire Bird Report
The annual journal for 2022, The Bedfordshire Naturalist, Volume 77 was published in December 2023. The Bedfordshire Bird Report, Volume 75 for 2020 was published in February 2022.
The Bedfordshire Naturalist covers wildlife, as well as meteorology and geology. The Bedfordshire Bird Report is the annual report of the Bedfordshire Bird Club, which is a specialist section of the BNHS.
Non-members may purchase copies for £15 (incl. p&p) from the Membership Secretary, or .
Bedfordshire Naturalists for the period 1946 to 1998 are available as searchable PDFs
Dragonflies of Bedfordshire
Grab one before it's too late...
A few copies are still available, at only £5 + P&P. from:- Wildlife Trust office in Priory Country Park Visitor Centre
MAP
Call 01234 364213 to reserve a copy and to check when someone will be there
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