Abingdon Naturalists Society

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  • His Gloriousity – The Purple Emperor Butterfly

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    An illustrated talk by Matthew Oates, an English naturalist and nature writer who is in love with the natural world, particularly with butterflies – especially the mighty Purple Emperor

    £3

  • A Year in Reserve – all BBOWT Nature Reserves in one year

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    The illustrated  talk by Jon Mason of his adventures and the wonderful wildlife encountered in just one Wild Year visiting all 83 BBOWT Nature Reserves.

    £3

  • Creating and restoring wetland habitat in the Ock

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    Speaker: Adam Bows, Senior Project Manager of the Ock Catchment Partnership, co-ordinated by Freshwater Habitats Trust. Adam Bows will talk to us about the Partnership and the breadth of activity taking place in our area to deliver the Freshwater Network including: Creating floodplain wetland mosaics, ponds and scrapes; Restoring floodplain grassland; GroWet plant re-introduction;  Alkaline […]

    £3

  • Otmoor – a Wetland Restored… History of the Moor and a journey through a year – what to see and when

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    An Illustrated Talk by Peter Barker, Volunteer Manager, RSPB Otmoor. The talk will explain why Otmoor is so special due to its geology and isolation. Peter will talk about what they have done and are doing to reinstate the wetland and then he will take a rapid tour through the year on the moor.

    £3

  • Sequencing Everything  – The Darwin Tree of Life Project

    Christ Church, Northcourt Road, OX14 1PL Northcourt Road, Abingdon, United Kingdom

    An Illustrated Talk presented by Dr Liam Crowley,  Research Entomologist and member of the Wytham Genome Project Group, Department of Biology, Oxford University. The Wytham Genome Project group was formed in 2019 with the purpose of sequencing the full genome of each species at Wytham Woods, a key site for the Darwin Tree of Life […]

    £3

  • Achieving Nature’s Recovery in Oxfordshire

    An Illustrated Talk by Rachel Crookes, Nature Recovery Lead for Wild Oxfordshire. With the upcoming launch of Oxfordshire's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, this talk will give an overview of how you act to improve  biodiversity in your local area, from your back garden and beyond

  • Pedicting Biological Invasions Globally

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    Illustrated talk by Professor Helen Roy, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology. Biological invasions can threaten biodiversity and ecosystems but also human health and economies, particularly through their interactions with other drivers such as climate change. The number of alien species arriving in new regions is increasing globally and there is no sign of slowing. […]

    £3

  • Beavers in Britain: the past, present and possible futures’

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    An illustrated talk presented by Professor  Jamie Lorimer and Dr Jonathan Turnbull, School of Geography and the Environment, University of Oxford, who will discuss their work on British beavers and the people working to support their recovery in the countryside and in cities.

    £3

  • The Otter in England

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    An Illustrated Talk byLesley Wright, former Deputy Chair of the Otter Specialist Group of the IUCN Species Survival Commission, looking at our history with otters, how we nearly lost them, and how we got them back. But what future awaits them?   

    £3

  • Frilford Heath Fens

    Christ Church Hall Northcourt Road, Abingdon

    An illustrated talk by Judy Webb, a local ecologist  and specialist in the wildlife of such calcareous fens and  who has worked with Abingdon Green Gym and the golf club on conservation of the Frilford Heath fens since 2011.

    £3
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