Indoor Meeting - 15th April

 The next indoor meeting on Wednesday 15th April at the WI Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington,  will be a talk by Dr Clive Nuttman entitled "Kent's Chalk Grasslands: our Rainforests!" Dr Nuttman, who is a biologist currently working as a freelance environmental educator, has given us many talks in the past.  This talk is about the chalk habitats of Kent which are of global diversity importance  and introduces the geological history and rich flora and fauna of this unusual environment. 

The afternoon starts at 2.30 and finishes by 4.15. Admission is £4 which includes tea/coffee and biscuits. Please bring your own mugs. 

There will also be a raffle and all donations are welcome!

Happy Christmas and a Bird Filled New Year

                                                                                                                       

 Happy Christmas to all our Members

and

A Bird Filled and Peaceful New Year.

We hope to see you all next year.

Field Meeting - 11th December

The field meeting on Thursday December 11th will be at the Woods, Eastling looking for Crossbills and possibly Hawfinches meeting at the Cineworld car park at 09.15 to consolidate cars. if you prefer to make your own way, park at St Mary's Church, off Kettle Hill Road, Eastling at 10.00 but please let me know. After the recent rain, the terrain may be slippery so boots/ wellingtons are advisable. 

November Indoor Meeting

 Our November Indoor meeting will be on Wednesday 19th November. John Buckingham will be our speaker on Wednesday 19th November talking about "Birds of Southern Morocco- from High Atlas snow to Sahara sands."

The meeting will be at the WI Hall, Faversham Road, Kennington, starting at 2.30 pm and finishing by 
4.15 pm. Admission is £4 which includes refreshments. 

Please bring your own mug. 

There will also be some  bird guide DVDs for members to borrow free of charge.

November Field Trip

 Our next Field trip will be on Thursday 6th November, meeting by the cinema in Eureka Park at 9.15 am.

Further details will be advised nearer the time. Please contact us if you are going to attend.

Camouflage and Pretense

 Our next indoor meeting is on 15th October and is a talk on Camouflage and Pretence by Melvin Smith.

Why is that creature that colour? How do they know what colour they are?

A thought provoking, and sometimes amusing, look at the way evolution has produced the creatures which we see around us today.

This will be at the WI Hall, Faversham road, Kennington, starting at 2.30 pm and finishing by 4.15 pm. Admission is £4 including refreshments.

Thank you

 Following our September meeting, which featured an excellent talk by Paul Holt on the Hebrides, we held our AGM followed by thanks and a presentation to our outgoing Chair, Jenny Jackson. Jenny has led the. Club for many years, planning interesting talks and visits and guiding it through COVID and the use of online talks and meetings. We were pleased to present Jenny with a print of Bullfinches by Stephen Message, a book token and a garden voucher.