Programme announced for Autumn Meeting and AGM (Saturday November 16)
The 2024 HNHS Autumn Meeting and AGM will take place on Saturday 16 November from 2 to 5.30pm at the offices of Affinity Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield. AL10 9EZ
The speakers include Andrew Wood, author of Butterflies of Hertfordshire and Middlesex, who will talk about species and population trends including the most recent, disappointing season for butterflies. Marc Wilcox of Hertfordshire County Council will speak on the county's Local Nature Recovery Strategy, currently being drafted.
The Society's awards for an outstanding county naturalist and an outstanding contributor to natural history will also be presented.
Go wild in Watford at Wildfest 2024!
HNHS - Herts Bird Club is once again taking part in Wildfest, the annual family-friendly celebration of wildlife, on Saturday 13 July being organised by the Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
Come and find our stall at Cassiobury Park, Watford between 10am and 4pm and enjoy a wide range of activities including pond dipping, butterfly and bug hunts and bird watching.
Mammal, amphibian and reptile atlas – survey help wanted
Survey work on the new Hertfordshire Mammal, Amphibian and Reptile Atlas (Herts MARA) is now in its final year. And the organisers need help surveying a few localities from which an improbably low number of records has been received.
HNHS Awards for 2024
If you know an outstanding Hertfordshire naturalist or someone who has made outstanding contribution to natural history in our county consider nominating them for an HNHS Award this year.
Continuing concern over Broadwater Lake SSSI future
Despite receiving more than 1,200 objections to its plans the London Borough of Hillingdon still appears intent on creating a large watersports centre on the Broadwater Lake Site of Special Scientific Interest. The lake is part of the Colne Valley wetland system which extends into Hertfordshire and is nationally important for wintering wildfowl.