This page is under construction and will be added to as talks are confirmed.
9th October 2025
The Hedges and Edges Project
Jack Ellerby and Naomi Walker (Friends of the Lake District)
An illustrated talk with Friends of the Lake District’s Jack Ellerby and Nature Recovery Officer for Hedgerows, Naomi Walker, to learn about the exciting plans to enhance our wonderful hedgerows in Cumbria.
Hedgerows are real winner for everyone – the farmer, livestock, wildlife, soils, the climate, and volunteer groups get huge satisfaction planting new hedges. Be inspired to support this project through donating, volunteering or spreading the ‘Healthy Hedgerows’ message.
13th November 2025
The Arnside and Silverdale National Landscape
Mike Warren (Arnside & Silverdale Landscape Trust)
Stunning limestone pavements, ancient woodlands, intimate orchards and meadows and an impressive coastline make Arnside & Silverdale National Landscape one of England’s finest landscapes. The work of the National Landscape Partnership aims to conserve and enhance this extraordinary place now and for the future.
11th December 2025
Orchids
Richard Bate
29th January 2026
Annual General Meeting
Ambleside Parish Centre
12th February 2026
Ecology and Conservation of River Birds
Stuart Sharp
12th March 2026
Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve
Jade Allen (National Trust)
9th April 2026
Harvest Mice, Bumblebees and Barn Owls: grassland environments and their wildlife
Julia Pigott (Brigsteer Bee Reserve)
Field trips in late spring or summer
As in previous years we expect to hold one or two observational fields trips.