PONTELAND WILDLIFE GROUP
Programme of Talks 2024-25
All talks are held on the first Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm at St. Mary's Parish Centre, Thornhill Road, Ponteland, NE20 9PZ. All are welcome.
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September 3rd 2024
The Return of the Beaver
Helen McDonald, National Trust Wallington
October 1st
The UK Rare Breeding Birds Panel
Mark Eaton, RBBP Secretary
November 5th
Northumberland Coast National Landscape
Iain Robson, National Landscape Manager
December 3rd
Butterflies of Northern England: Changes and Challenges
Stephen Kirtley, Butterfly Recorder for NE England
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January 7th 2025
Trees of Life in The Wood Age
Max Adams, author of ‘The Wisdom of Trees’
February 4th
Northumberland Rocks
Ian Jackson, geologist and author of ‘Northumberland Rocks’
March 4th
Migration of Arctic Terns
Chris Redfern, Emeritus Professor, Newcastle University
April 1st
Title tbc – a talk to celebrate our group’s 50th Anniversary
Mike Pratt, NWT Chief Executive
Programme 2023-24
Please note: Mark Eaton's talk has been postponed to October, Our talk on April 2nd is now:
Make your records count an introduction to E.R.I.C. NE and biological recording
Paul Stevens
Programme 2022-23
September 6th 2022
The Veteran Tree Project
Nick Johnson
October 4th 2022
Chillingham’s Wild Cattle
Stephen Hall of Chillingham Wild Cattle Association
November 1st 2022
The Clark’s Bog Story
Peter Matthewson, Warden of Clark’s Bog Morpeth
December 6th 2022
The Many Issues with Northumberland’s Rivers including the Pont
Steve Lowe of Northumberland Rivers Trust
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January 3rd 2023
Whinchats at Geltsdale and where they go in winter
Stephen Westerberg, RSPB Geltsdale
February 7th 2023
AGM
Northumberland’s Wild Flowers – collecting seeds to establish flower meadows
Jane Austin Walker
March 7th 2023
Two Squirrel Families
Ian Glendinning
April 4th 2023
First Steps with 8 Legs : An Introduction to Spiders and Harvestmen
Ian Beddison
2021-2022 programme
Tuesday September 7th 2021
Where are the Aliens? - An Introduction to the Search for Exoplanets
Adrian Jannetta, Northern Astronomical Society
Tuesday October 5th
Owls and the Aurora - six Autumns in Northern Norway
Chris Wright
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Tuesday November 2nd
No talk in November
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Tuesday December 7th
Flora of Northumberland - Recent Developments
Chris Metherell, Vice County Recorder for North Northumberland
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Tuesday January 4th 2022
Everything You Always Wanted To Know About Slugs And Snails But Were Afraid To Ask
Gordon Port, Natural History Society
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Tuesday February 1st (including AGM)
Projects on the NWT Reserves at Whitelee, Benshaw Moor and East Chevington
Duncan Hutt, Head of Conservation, NWT
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Tuesday March 1st
Birds of Northern Peru
Tim and Janet Dean
Tuesday April 5th
Longhorsley Moor: A Special Heath
Penelope Ford