Bird Meetings and Events
Wed 21 May 2025 (9.45am )
Rye Meads for spring migrants
Wednesday walk: Rye Meads. Looking for resident birds and spring migrants.
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Wed 04 Jun 2025 (9.30am)
Waterford Heath for summer birds
Local Walk: Waterford Heath. A pleasant walk looking for summer migrants and butterflies.
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Wed 11 Jun 2025 (9.30am)
Therfield Heath for butterflies, plants and birds
Wednesday walk: Therfield Heath chalk grassland nature reserve and SSSI for butterflies, flowers and birds.
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Tue 24 Jun 2025 (7.30pm)
Dragonflies of Hertfordshire and the UK
County Dragonfly Recorder Roy Woodward speaks on ‘Dragonflies of Hertfordshire and the UK’.
The United Reformed Church Hall, Mill Lane, Broxbourne, EN10 7BG (Wheelchair accessible)
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Fri 27 Jun 2025 (7pm)
Woodhall Estate for farmland birds and bats (evening walk)
Local Walk: Stapleford along the Beane. A lovely walk through the Woodhall Estate for farmland birds and bats.
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
Wed 16 Jul 2025 (9.30am)
Broxbourne Woods for birds, butterflies and plants
Wednesday walk: Broxbourne Woods and Heath for birds, flowers and butterflies, including purple hairstreaks and silver washed fritillaries.
Organised by: RSPB South East Herts Group
HNHS News
School holidays: it's time for kids to go 'Wild about Hertfordshire'
St Albans Museum + Galleries and the HNHS have got together to arrange a great programme of Easter holiday activities to coincide with our 150th anniversary Wild about Hertfordshire exhibition.
Wild About Hertfordshire – opening of the HNHS 150th anniversary exhibition!
'Wild About Hertfordshire' – our family-friendly exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of Hertfordshire Natural History Society – opened to the public on Friday 21 March.
Running until Sunday 6 July at St Albans Museum it celebrates our county's wonderful wildlife which the Society's volunteers have been recording since 1875.
Around 120 guests enjoyed the opening night preview, including the Mayor and Mayoress of St Albans, Jamie and Liz Day.
Capacity audience for the 2025 Herts Bird Conference
A capacity audience enjoyed the 2025 Herts Bird Conference on Saturday 8 March, which included fascinating talks on Green Sandpipers and the 'gold standard' Breeding Birds Survey in Britain.
Those attending also voted for the Hertfordshire Bird Photograph of the Year – Paul Ward's striking image of a Common Snipe and its reflection taken at Lemsford Springs near Welwyn Garden City.
Videos of the main presentations are available on the HNHS YouTube site.