Rochdale Field Nats Society is run entirely by its members, for its members.
But any organisation needs organisers, so every year we elect a Steering Group to guide the Society’s activities, and, because we do such a lot of different things, we have a number of Teams that each look after an aspect of what we do.
We’re all volunteers, a group of nature lovers who thoroughly enjoy getting down and dirty with the wildlife on our local patch.
We’re not committee animals, really, but we know that events don’t arrange themselves…
We don’t have a monopoly on ideas, either, so if you can think of something you’d like the Society to learn about, or a place we could visit, PLEASE let us know!
Just so you know who to talk to about what, here’s the current list of team members
(updated December 2025).
Steering Group
- Gill Wrigley (Co-Chair)
- Pete Knowles (Co-Chair)
- Jan Kidd (Treasurer)
- Ian Short (Secretary)
- Pam Crofts (Publicity)
- Vipul Parkinson (Membership)
- Outdoor Team Rep
- Indoor Team Rep
- Con & Ed Team Rep
Outdoor Events
- Jan Kidd
- Paul Whiting
- Charlie Farrell
- Clare Farrell
- Karen Cowley
- Sheila Simpson
Indoor Events
- Karen Cowley
- Ian Short
- Vacancy – we need a volunteer to help book speakers, please!
Conservation & Education (Con & Ed)
- Gill Wrigley
- Paul Whiting
- Jenny Short
- Jan Kidd
- Laura Ettrick
- Janet Gerrard
Publicity
- Pam Crofts (Posters, Calendars, design lead)
- Laura Ettrick (Newsletter, Facebook, WhatsApp)
- Ian Short (Website, WhatsApp, Tech support)