Photo: Wood spurge (Liz Coyle-Camp)

​All meetings are free for members, and if via Zoom the link will be emailed a few days in advance.  Guests are also warmly invited to join us - contact us for instructions on paying the guest fee of £2 and receiving the link.  There are opportunities to comment and ask questions. 

​All talks will take place in the Victoria Hall, High Street, Tisbury SP3 6LE at 7:30pm unless indicated via email or a Blog post. The bar is open from 7.00pm.

Accounts of past talks can be found on the Blog page if you select the category Talks on the right hand side. 

You can download a PDF of the full 2023/24 programme, including Young Nature Watch activities here. 

Thursday 16 Mar 2023  
Plantlife : Saving England’s Juniper
Matt Pitts

Thursday 20 Apr 2023  
Glimpses of wildlife behaviour
Simon & Mandy Martin, Earthwatch

Meetings then change to the 2nd Thursday of the month:

​Thursday 14 Sep 2023
Urban hedgehogs…to be arranged
 
Thursday 12 Oct 2023
Why dark skies matter: the importance to wildlife of responsible lighting
Steve Tonkin
 
Thursday 9 Nov 2023
The Future of the British Hedgehog
Philip Baker, ecologist at University of Reading
 
Thursday 14 Dec 2023
Plants and us + Christmas Food & Drink
John Akeroyd, botanist and author
 
Thursday 11 Jan 2024
Rewilding at Wild Woodbury
Rob Farrington, Dorset Wildlife Trust
 
Thursday 8 Feb 2024
Hen Harrier Reintroduction Project + AGM
Robyn Owen, ecologist Project Manager Natural England
 
Thursday 14 Mar 2024
The Land of the Somer People
Mike Read, photographer
 
Thursday 11 Apr 2024
Wild Fish
Shaun Lenard, director Wild Trout Trust