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Sutton Coldfield
Natural History Society

Autumn Programme 2024

Indoor meetings begin at 7.30 pm in the Hall, Holy Trinity RC Church, Lichfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, unless otherwise stated. Outdoor meetings normally end by 4.30-5 pm, but finishing times and distances of outdoor meetings are approximate.

Please check 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.

The OS map link below will take you to a map, as will the what3words link.

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 AGM (short) followed by "Dangerous Animals" by Peter Norbury
Tue, 17 Sep 2024 Visit to , a 48 ha Woodland Trust site with a mix of meadows and broadleaf woodland. There are grass and surfaced pathways, with some slopes. Meet at 2 pm at the on-site car-park off St Matthews Road (OS map ref: , what3words: ). Leader: Mich Moore.
Thu, 10 Oct 2024 "Fungi for Finding" by Beverley Rhodes
Sat, 12 Oct 2024 2 pm. Walk/Fungus Foray in Sutton Park. Enter via Streetly Gate; park in the Ash Track before the Arena Field (OS map ref: , what3words: . Leader: Peter Coxhead.
Thu, 24 Oct 2024 6 pm. Annual Dinner at the (OS map ref: ).
Thu, 14 Nov 2024 "Wild in the Garden" by Martin Fisher
Tue, 19 Nov 2024 CANCELLED: in view of the weather, the walk is cancelled.
Thu, 12 Dec 2024 "Pigeons" by Kevin Reynolds
Sat, 14 Dec 2024 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: , post code B43 5AG).

Notes

There are no meetings in January; meetings will resume in February 2025. Dates for your diary:

  • Indoor meetings: 13 Feb, 13 Mar, 10 Apr, 8 May 2025
  • Possible dates for outdoor meetings: 18 Mar, 12 Apr, 13 May, 12 Jul 2025

Visitors are welcome at any meeting, indoors or out. A nominal charge is made for an indoor meeting.