We are near the end of the Society's 150th anniversary year, but exiting in style with an exhibition at North Hertfordshire Museum (Broad Street, Hitchin SG5 1JE) from 16 December to 15 February.
'Wildlife – for the record'  focuses on habitats, flora and fauna that are special to the north of our county, including chalk grassland, streams, and species such as White Helleborine orchids and Chalkhill Blue butterflies.

Although smaller than our spring and summer exhibition in St Albans, the exhibits include items from the museum's storage facility that are rarely seen in public. Notable HNHS figures featuring among the photographic displays include Floraand Beetles of Hertfordshire author, Trevor James, who was a keeper of the museum's wildlife collections during the 1970s and 1980s.
For children, there will be animal dressing-up (loaned by St Albans Museum) and a renewed opportunity to hunt for some shy Wood Mice made by artist Pauline O'Dell.
The exhibition continues in 2026, so we are delighted that Graham White has agreed to repeat his popular 'Have I Got Poos for You' talks for familles at the Museum on the morning of Saturday 17 January and Mike Ilett will be talking about 'The Birds of North Hertfordshire' at lunchtime on Tuesday 3 February.
We are also hoping to organise a Monday lunchtime private viewing event for HNHS members during January – details tba.