RNHS News
Water Vole Recovery Plan!
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Funding from Natural England has been obtained to support water vole surveys in Leicester and Rutland. Helen O’Brien and the L&R mammal group have managed to obtain funding from NE to support surveys in Leics and Rutland. This is to support a...
IMPORTANT NOTICE – date change for SWADDYWELL outdoor meeting
The date for the outdoor meeting to Swaddywell reserve has been changed from Saturday 20th July to SUNDAY 21st July at 10.00am – 12.00pm. Sarah Lambert from the Langdyke trust will be leading us around the reserve. The meeting will be at the same time and same place PE6 7EL. We do hope you will still be able to join us on this revised day.
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RNHS News Archive
CORONAVIRUS – KEEPING IN TOUCH – JUNE 2020
I would like to remind everyone that our events are cancelled until the end of July. We will continue to review the guidelines and will update the position as we learn more. There has been major relaxation on what we can and cannot do but many of the guidelines remain...
CORONAVIRUS – KEEPING IN TOUCH – MAY 2020
I would like to remind everyone that our events are cancelled until the end of July. We will update the position as further guidance is available. Although travel limitations have been relaxed a little please continue to follow the guidelines on numbers and distance....
CORONAVIRUS – KEEPING IN TOUCH – APRIL 2020
This is a copy of a newsletter sent to all members with email addresses registered with RNHS. We are grateful to Linda Clark and Linda Biddle for putting this together. Hopefully you will find it of interest and please join in. RNHS April Newsletter
CORONAVIRUS – GARDEN WATCH – 29th March UPDATE
Copy of email sent to members 29th March 2020 RNHS - CORONAVIRUS Hi All A message from our Chair, Linda Biddle: “The coronavirus pandemic is evolving rapidly, and things are changing daily so much so that it is difficult to keep up with developments. You will all be...
CORONAVIRUS – 25th March UPDATE
Copy of email sent to members 25th March 2020 RNHS – CORONAVIRUS Hi all. Hope you are all keeping well. This is only short message. We have decided to cancel the July meetings as we think that even if the current restrictions are lifted it would be too difficult to...
CORONAVIRUS – 18th March UPDATE
Copy of email sent to members 18th March 2020 RNHS – CORONAVIRUS Hi all. As we thought things are moving on at a pace with the Coronavirus and it can be seen from looking at other Societies and Clubs that additional action is now being taken as regards meetings,...
CORONAVIRUS – CURRENT RNHS STANCE
Copy of email sent to members 16th March 2020 RNHS – CORONAVIRUS We hope you are all well and managing to have a slightly normal life in these extremely unusual times. With the constantly changing guidelines on how we should all behave as you might expect the RNHS...
Rutland Natural History Society proposed Yorkshire Tour
RNHS 2020 Tour This event has been cancelled due to low take up and the timescale involved for booking. We may try this another year when time allows.
Rutland Roadside Verges
The attached article was brought to our attention by Jane and Duncan Ball. It seemed appropriate to offer some response and after due consideration by members of the committee and recorders a reply has been formulated to send to RCC. Rutland Natural History Society...
Back from the Brink Project more courses
A message from Liz Morrison I work on the Roots of Rockingham Back form the Bring Project with Susannah O’Riordan and I thought you might be interested in keeping up to date with our free events. We have lots of events and workshops coming up that you might be...
Friends of Fineshade – Forest Holidays update
To all Friends of Fineshade We haven't sent out an email to all the Friends for quite a long while but tonight seems exactly the right time to share with you some outstandingly good news: the Forestry Commission (FC) have today agreed that they have no plan or...
Lincs Dormouse Group
On Sunday 21st October 2018 the Lincs Dormouse Group invited a couple of RNHS members to accompany them on what would probably be their last survey of 2018. Phil Rudkin has very kindly put together a report of the outing and this is attached. Please note...