Meetings

Indoor Meetings

We are currently holding our meetings at 8pm on the first Tuesday of the month in St Margaret’s Institute, 30 Polstead Road, Oxford, OX2 6TN map except as otherwise noted.

Annual features include the E.F. Warburg Memorial Lecture (in conjunction with BBOWT) and the Bernard Tucker Memorial Lecture (in conjunction with Oxford Ornithological Society), both given by prestigious guest speakers. For a list of forthcoming talks (including their locations) please consult the programme.

There is on-street parking for St Margaret’s Institute on Polstead Road, Rawlinson Road and other streets after 6.30pm. The nearest bus stop is the St Margaret’s Road stop on Woodstock Road, served by the 6/6C, S2 and S3 bus services. There are cycle racks at St Margaret’s Institute.

Next indoor meeting:

• Tue, Feb 4th 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: Dr Oli Pescott - Flexibility and rigour in the "unconscious tradition of compromise" - the first five years of the National Plant (and habitat) Monitoring Scheme

Field Meetings

Visits to nature reserves and other places of natural history interest take place on Saturdays, Sundays and summer evenings. For a list of forthcoming field meetings, please consult the programme.

Some outdoor sites may be unsuitable or hazardous for the disabled or infirm. Please contact the organiser in advance to discuss any apecial requirements. Note, also, that dates may sometimes have to be changed, depending on the season.

All field trips are free to members and a charge of £2 will be made to non-members.

Next Field Meeting:

• N/A, Sat, Jun 13th 2020 – Early Gentian at White Horse Hill

Upcoming events

• Thu, Jan 30th 2020, 1:10 pm, Schlich Lecture Theatre: Oxfordshire Flora Group John Poland - Winter Twigs
• Tue, Feb 4th 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Dr Oli Pescott - Flexibility and rigour in the "unconscious tradition of compromise" - the first five years of the National Plant (and habitat) Monitoring Scheme
• Thu, Feb 27th 2020, 1:10 pm, Schlich Lecture Theatre: Oxfordshire Flora Group Andrew Lack - Why do British Milkworts vary so much in flower colour?
• Tue, Mar 3rd 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Annual General Meeting
• Thu, Mar 12th 2020, 1:10 pm, Schlich Lecture Theatre: Oxfordshire Flora Group Oliver Pescott - Invasive alien plants: where are we, and what’s on the horizon?
• Tue, Apr 7th 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Eleanor Mayhew - Saving Oxford's Wetland Wildlife
• Tue, May 5th 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Dr Nick Isaac - Long-term changes in invertebrate biodiversity: Are we approaching insectageddon?
• Tue, Jun 2nd 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Rod d'Ayala - Amphibians Of Oxfordshire
• Sat, Jun 13th 2020, N/A, : ANHSO Field Early Gentian at White Horse Hill
• Tue, Jul 7th 2020, 8:00 pm, St Margaret's Institute: ANHSO Talk Professor Dieter Helm - Green and Prosperous Land: A Blueprint for Rescuing the British Countryside
• Sun, Oct 11th 2020, 1:30 pm, : ANHSO Field National Fungus Day, Harcourt Arboretum