Autumn Programme 2026
Indoor meetings begin at 7.30 pm in the Mere Green Community Centre, 30a Mere Green Road, Sutton Coldfield, unless otherwise stated. Outdoor meetings normally last 2–3 hours, but finishing times and distances of outdoor meetings are approximate.
Please check this webpage, or with the Secretary or the Leader before attending an outdoor meeting, since these may have to be cancelled or changed. Please also feel free to contact the Secretary if you have any queries or have difficulty in getting to a meeting.
For outdoor meetings, the OS map links below will take you to a map, as will the what3words links.
| Thu, 17 Sep 2026 | AGM (short) followed by "Flowers of Western Cyprus Revisited" by Peter Coxhead |
| Tue, 22 Sep 2026 | Outdoor meeting to be arranged. |
| Thu, 15 Oct 2026 | "Working with Invertebrates" by Philip Playford |
| Sat, 17 Oct 2026 | Fungus foray in Sutton Park. Meet at 2 pm in the Banners Gate Car Park (OS map ref: , what3words: ). Leader: Peter Coxhead. |
| Thu, 22 Oct 2026 | 6:30 pm for 7 pm. Annual Dinner at the (OS map ref: ). |
| Thu, 19 Nov 2026 | "Wildlife of Kenya" by Glyn Edmunds |
| Tue, 24 Nov 2026 | Visit to the Wolseley Centre, headquarters of the Staffs Wildlife Trust. Meet at 2 pm at the centre (postcode ST17 0WT; OS map ref: , what3words: ). Leader: Mich Moore. |
| Thu, 17 Dec 2026 | Talk by Martin Fisher; topic to follow. |
| Sat, 19 Dec 2026 | Visit to the Sandwell Valley for winter birds. Meet at 11 am in the car park for the RSPB centre, off Tanhouse Avenue (OS map ref: ; what3words: ). |
Notes
There are normally no meetings in January; meetings will resume in February 2027.
Visitors are welcome at any meeting, indoors or out. A nominal charge is made for an indoor meeting.