| Status: | Active, open to new members |
| 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 |
We learn from each other about the natural world surrounding us and cover a wide range of wildlife subjects.
In the summer we go on informative walks and in the winter invited speakers cover a variety of natural history subjects.
The co-ordinator welcomes help from the members.
- April-September, Outings to Cumbrian nature reserves
- October- March, Castle Street Centre
Between last October and this March we enjoyed a thought provoking quiz; heard how Eskdale wildlife coped during Lockdown; learnt about rare fungi in the Kendal area; saw stunning macro photography of Cumbrian moths and butterflies; were treated to a brilliant talk about the work of the Kendal College Wildlife Rehab Unit and finished the programme with an in-depth talk about the reintroduction of Pine Martens to Cumbria.
Why not join us (sign in as visitors) at any of our next winter talks!
Recent visits
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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…