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AGM & Indoor Meeting – Thursday 9th January 2025

28th December 2024 Ian Short Indoor meeting

The postponed AGM will take place on 9th January 2025, Cutgate Baptist Church, at 19:30. There will be no charge for entry to members. We expect the AGM to take no longer than half an hour and it will be followed by one of the more important talks of the year. RFNS members helped to […]

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Coach Trip : 13th July : Foulshaw Moss & Latterbarrow

3rd July 2024 Ian Short Coach Trip
Osprey at the nest

Drainage and tree planting in the 1950s-60s posed a severe threat to the ecosystem at Foulshaw Moss. However, since its purchase in 1998 by Cumbria Wildlife Trust significant habitat restoration work has taken place and many species are returning. Sphagnum mosses, carnivorous sundews, cranberry and bog-rosemary are just some of the plants that thrive here. […]

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Where have all the Bison gone?

17th January 202412th February 2024 Ian Short Indoor meeting

Unfortunately the weather was foul on the night of this talk, so the audience was smaller than usual. But if you couldn’t make it, fear not, for here’s a summary, from the speaker himself, of what was said. You’ll need to click the Continue Reading… button to use the link. Discover the top predators and […]

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