u3a

South Lakes

Natural History

Status:Active, full but can join waiting list
Coordinator:
Group email: Natural History group
When: Monthly on Wednesday afternoons 2:30pm-3:45pm
2nd Wednesday October to March
Venue: Castle Street Centre
Cost: £2.00 each indoor meeting
Going on visits
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We learn from each other about the natural world surrounding us and cover a wide range of wildlife subjects.

During winter we have a programme of talks covering a variety of natural history subjects -see below. These are open to all members of SLu3a you do not need to be a group member to attend.

In the summer we organise a series of popular visits which are advertised to group members only.

The co-ordinator welcomes help from the members.

Forthcoming events

11 November 2026
2:30pm
Open group meeting
Natural History of Mull
Philip Cropper will talk on the natural history of Mull. This is an open group meeting and all members of South Lakes u3a are welcome to join the Natural History […]
Cost: £2
9 December 2026
2:30pm
Open group meeting
Chile and Argentina
Katy Jones will talk about Chile and Argentina. This is an open group meeting and all members of South Lakes u3a are welcome to join the Natural History group for […]
Cost: £2
13 January 2027
2:30pm
Open group meeting
Natural history of Arnside and Silverdale
Local naturalist, Mike Warren will talk about the natural history of Arnside and Silverdale. This is an open group meeting and all members of South Lakes u3a are welcome to […]
Cost: £2
10 February 2027
2:30pm
Open group meeting
The mystery of bird migration
Scott Petrek, South West Reserve Manager for Cumbria Wildlife Trust will talk about bird migration. This is an open group meeting and all members of South Lakes u3a are welcome […]
Cost: £2
10 March 2027
2:30pm
Open group meeting
The Skiddaw Project
Pete Jones, Cumbria Wildlife Trust's Skiddaw Project manager will be telling us about what has been happening and future plans for this major project. This is an open group meeting […]
Cost: £2
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Recent visits

  • Wreay Syke Alpaca Centre

    14 of our SLu3a Natural History ( 'Nats') Group enjoyed meeting and feeding the gentle alpacas on their outing to Wreay Syke, near Kendal recently. Each of the alpacas had their own personality, some pushy, some shy with so many variations in fleece colour and their muzzles were so soft ! An hour and a…

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