Autumn Programme 2025
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, 11 Sep 2025 | AGM (short) followed by "Review of the last 60 years: returning wildlife" by Derek Crawley |
| Tue, 16 Sep 2025 | Visit to Elford Hall Garden near Tamworth. This is a volunteer managed and maintained walled garden in the grounds of the former Elford Hall (now demolished). Meet outside the Head Gardener's House at 2 pm. Leader Mich Moore. The garden is at the end of Church Road, Elford (postcode B79 9DA, OS map ref: , what3words: ). |
| Thu, 9 Oct 2025 | "Spitzbergen" by a speaker from NatureTrek |
| Sat, 11 Oct 2025 | Visit to Lichfield to walk a section of Canal restored by the Lichfield and Hatherton Canal Restoration Trust. Meet in the Waitrose Lichfield carpark at 2 pm. Leader Mich Moore. Refreshments available in Waitrose Cafe following the walk. Postcode WS13 6RX, OS map ref: , what3words: . |
| Thu, 16 Oct 2025 | 6:30 pm. Annual Dinner at the (OS map ref: ). |
| Thu, 13 Nov 2025 | "Magpies" by Kevin Reynolds |
| Tue, 18 Nov 2025 | 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: Mich Moore. |
| Thu, 11 Dec 2025 | "Badgers" by Philip Playford |
| Sat, 13 Dec 2025 | Outdoor meeting to be announced |
Notes
There are no meetings in January; meetings will resume in February 2026. Dates for your diary:
- Indoor meetings: 12 Feb, 12 Mar, 9 Apr 2026; May date to be decided
- Possible dates for outdoor meetings: 14 Mar, 14 Apr, May date to be decided, 11 Jul 2026
Visitors are welcome at any meeting, indoors or out. A nominal charge is made for an indoor meeting.