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Latest News Items
Wild About Beds - 01/01/2024
The Summer 2023 edition of our newsletter Wild About Beds (WAB 207) is now available.
The Summer 2023 edition of our newsletter Wild About Beds (WAB 207) is now available.
Online payments and new membership database - 17/09/2020
It is now possible to order and pay online for the new BNHS publication Bedfordshire – our changing habitats and wildlife. See the publications page on this website.
We have set up a new membership database using the Membermojo software which will enable people to join or renew their membership online. See the membership page on this website.
The new database contains all current members of the BNHS and the Bird club and will use email to send reminders to renew and a link to the database to enable renewal using online payment. If you have changed your email recently it would be helpful if you could send your new email to the membership secretary so that the database can be updated.
If you did not renew your membership this year you can rejoin the BNHS or the Bird club (or both) by clicking the Join Now button on the membership page.
It is now possible to order and pay online for the new BNHS publication Bedfordshire – our changing habitats and wildlife. See the publications page on this website.
We have set up a new membership database using the Membermojo software which will enable people to join or renew their membership online. See the membership page on this website.
The new database contains all current members of the BNHS and the Bird club and will use email to send reminders to renew and a link to the database to enable renewal using online payment. If you have changed your email recently it would be helpful if you could send your new email to the membership secretary so that the database can be updated.
If you did not renew your membership this year you can rejoin the BNHS or the Bird club (or both) by clicking the Join Now button on the membership page.
AGM Postponed - 14/03/2020
The BNHS AGM due to take place on Tuesday 17th March 2020 has been postponed until further notice
The BNHS AGM due to take place on Tuesday 17th March 2020 has been postponed until further notice
2018 Conference Slides - 31/01/2019
The 2018 Insects Conference Presentations are now available from the 2018 Conference page.
The 2018 Insects Conference Presentations are now available from the 2018 Conference page.
2016 Conference Proceedings Updated - 26/01/2019
Martin Harvey has provided us with an annotated version of his 2016 Conference presentation Soldierflies & Bee-flies. This new version is now available from the 2016 conference page.
Martin Harvey has provided us with an annotated version of his 2016 Conference presentation Soldierflies & Bee-flies. This new version is now available from the 2016 conference page.
Theed-Pearse Award - 21/04/2018
A document detailing the annual Theed-Pearse Award has been added to the Society Documents section.
A document detailing the annual Theed-Pearse Award has been added to the Society Documents section.
Events in the next few weeks
THIS IS A PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME ONLY. Details may change and additional events may be organised at short notice. All places must be booked in advance.
BIG – Bedfordshire Invertebrate Group, book your place with Andrew Green, emailsawflies(at)bnhs.org.uk telephone 01234 772555
Please book a place for other events as mentioned in the write-up with Julia Powell: JuliaCPowell800(at)gmail.com or 01582 661328, or Sheila Brooke: brooke.se(at)btinternet.com, telephone 01525 873396
Tuesday 14th May : HEATH & REACH MAP
8:30 pm Go bat detecting in Stockgrove. Do you own a bat detector but don't know how to interpret the noises that come out of it? Or are you thinking of burying a bat detector? This bat walk will give you the basics of identifying the more common species of bat with the aid of a bat detector. Bat detectors can be provided for those who don't have their own. Stockgrove is a great bat site and usually has a variety of species flying around. Bring a small torch, your bat detector if you have one and a pair of headphones if possible.
Meeting time will be 8:30pm in the Stockgrove car park in Brickhill Road, Heath and Reach LU7 0BB SP92012937. Note that this is the Stockgrove car park, not the main Rushmere car park. Bob has a car park pass, so it won't be necessary to pay for parking; vehicles will be locked into the car park, and Bob has a key to let them out at the end. Finishing time will be approximately 10:30pm.
Places are strictly limited to 20, so please book your place early by emailing bnhsevents@bnhs.org.uk.
Any questions about the event, or directions to the car park please contact Bob Cornes at bats@bnhs.org.uk.
8:30 pm Go bat detecting in Stockgrove. Do you own a bat detector but don't know how to interpret the noises that come out of it? Or are you thinking of burying a bat detector? This bat walk will give you the basics of identifying the more common species of bat with the aid of a bat detector. Bat detectors can be provided for those who don't have their own. Stockgrove is a great bat site and usually has a variety of species flying around. Bring a small torch, your bat detector if you have one and a pair of headphones if possible.
Meeting time will be 8:30pm in the Stockgrove car park in Brickhill Road, Heath and Reach LU7 0BB SP92012937. Note that this is the Stockgrove car park, not the main Rushmere car park. Bob has a car park pass, so it won't be necessary to pay for parking; vehicles will be locked into the car park, and Bob has a key to let them out at the end. Finishing time will be approximately 10:30pm.
Places are strictly limited to 20, so please book your place early by emailing bnhsevents@bnhs.org.uk.
Any questions about the event, or directions to the car park please contact Bob Cornes at bats@bnhs.org.uk.
2023 Freshwater Invertebrates Conference
Look out for a full Conference report in a forthcoming Bedfordshire Naturalist, journal of the BNHS.
Presentations given at previous conferences are also available.
Recent Publications
The society produces many quality publications such as a newsletter (Wild About Beds),
books and two annual journals (the Bedfordshire Naturalist and the Bedfordshire Bird Report).
Wild About Beds
View the latest Summer 2023 edition of Wild About Beds our members newsletter.
Or visit our Newsletter section where you will find all issues from Winter 2009/2010 onwards.
Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife
A new book entitled Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife by Richard Revels, Graham Bellamy and Chris Boon, was published by the BNHS in May 2020. The book documents changes affecting Bedfordshire's habitats and wildlife over the last two decades, with stunning photographs by Richard Revels FRPS, and clear commentary - your essential guide.
View these PDF files for and an
You can now order and pay for this book online, see our
A new book entitled Bedfordshire - our changing habitats and wildlife by Richard Revels, Graham Bellamy and Chris Boon, was published by the BNHS in May 2020. The book documents changes affecting Bedfordshire's habitats and wildlife over the last two decades, with stunning photographs by Richard Revels FRPS, and clear commentary - your essential guide.
View these PDF files for and an
You can now order and pay for this book online, see our
Bedfordshire Naturalist and Bedfordshire Bird Report
The annual journal for 2022, The Bedfordshire Naturalist, Volume 77 was published in December 2023. The Bedfordshire Bird Report, Volume 75 for 2020 was published in February 2022.
The Bedfordshire Naturalist covers wildlife, as well as meteorology and geology. The Bedfordshire Bird Report is the annual report of the Bedfordshire Bird Club, which is a specialist section of the BNHS.
Non-members may purchase copies for £15 (incl. p&p) from the Membership Secretary, or .
Bedfordshire Naturalists for the period 1946 to 1998 are available as searchable PDFs
Dragonflies of Bedfordshire
Grab one before it's too late...
A few copies are still available, at only £5 + P&P. from:- Wildlife Trust office in Priory Country Park Visitor Centre
MAP
Call 01234 364213 to reserve a copy and to check when someone will be there
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