Please note that all members attending field meetings do so at their own risk.
Field meetings usually start at the front of the Town Hall at 10.00 a.m. and you should normally take packed lunch and be prepared for rough walking, stiles and mud. If you are uncertain about your ability you should contact the leader beforehand.
Where a pub lunch is indicated you are usually required to book in advance.
Children, but not pets please, are welcome if adequately supervised.
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed.10th Jan | Manchester Museum | Ron Weston |
| Tue. 23rd Jan | Tittesworth Reservoir (wintering birds) | Steve Price |
| Thur. 15th Feb | Wormhill | Chris Lees & Liz Honeybell |
| Fri. 23rd Feb | Bowden Area | Reg Radford |
| Wed.13th Mar | Tintwistle; around the Western Reservoirs | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Sat. 23rd Mar | High Peak Mining Museum, Matlock | Mary Weston |
| Fri. 19th Apr | Consall Woods | Jeanne Daniels |
| Mon. 29th Apr | Combs Reservoir & Bradshaw Hall | Chris Jones |
We started our walk at Upper Dale, and made a gradual ascent on a stony bridle track to Brushfields Hough, returning through woodland into Monsal Dale, to return along a short stretch of the Monsal Trail.
On the way we saw some excellent examples of limestone flora, as well as a couple of day flying moths.
We saw the common spotted orchid in a species rich neutral grassland that we passed on the way up. The bee orchids were seen in the calcareous grassland at the top of the daleside.
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Tue. 10th Jan | Local walk | Reg Radford |
| Thu. 19th Jan | Carsington Water. | Joan Potts |
| Tue. 7th Feb | Buxton Museum | Ron & Mary Weston |
| Wed. 22nd Feb | Hopton Hall | Mary & Ron Weston |
| Mon. 6th Mar | Dunham Massey | Nicky Burgess & Margaret Race |
| Fri. 24th Mar | Roman Lakes | Margaret Race |
| Wed.19th Apr | Macclesfield Forest | Chris Jones |
| Sat. 29th Apr | Eastern Moors from Curbar Gap | Barry Soames |
| Fri. 5th May | Monk's Dale | Tony Axcell |
| Thur.11th May | Carsington Water | Joan Potts |
| Wed. 24th May | The Torrs, Canal and River | Jeff & Frances Osbourn |
| Thur. 8th June | Tittesworth Reservoir (flowers, insects & breeding birds) | Steve Price |
| Tue. 13th June | Coombs Dale | Elaine Radford |
| Wed. 28th June | Mousley Bottom (Ranger Hut 7p.m. [or Rock Mill Lane 6.45p.m.]) | eanne Daniels |
| Tue. 4th Jul | Calver | Jill Hulme |
| Sat. 22nd Jul | Blacka Moor | Barry Soames |
| Tue. 15th Aug | Mousley Bottom Family Bug Hunt (10a.m. outside New Mills Central Station) | Ian Russell |
| Fri. 25th Aug | Goyt Valley Moss & Bog | Linda Dawes |
| Wed. 6th Sep | Dimmingsdale | Tony Axcell |
| Sun.17th Sep | Goyt Valley Fungus Foray | John Hawksford |
| Tue. 26th Sep | Cracken Edge | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Thur. 5th Oct | Watford Lodge Nature Reserve closure & working party | Joan Potts |
| Mon. 23rd Oct | Rainow | Margaret Race |
| Tue. 7th Nov | Crowden | Joan Potts |
| Sat. 18th Nov | Brian Fox Memorial Walk & Pub Lunch. The Packhorse, Mellor Road. Booking essential. | John Hawksford |
| Fri. 1st Dec | Local Walk | Chris Jones |
| Thur. 28th Dec | Walk it off! | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 13th Jan | Local Walk near Wash | Reg Radford |
| Wed. 26th Jan | Local Walk near Brookbottom | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Tue. 8th Feb | Tittesworth | Joan Potts |
| Fri. 25th Feb | Cromford Canal | Chris Lees & Liz Honeybell |
| Tue.15th Mar | Lindow Moss | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Sat. 26th Mar | National Stone Centre | Mary & Ron Weston |
| Sat. 9th Apr | Alderley Edge | Barry Soames |
| Sun. 24th Apr | Disley | John Hawksford |
| Tue. 10th Mayr | Around Rudyard Lake | Jeanne Daniels |
| Mon. 23rd May | Stanage Edge (ring ouzels) | Joan Potts |
| Sat. 11th Jun | A limestone dale | Elaine Radford |
| Wed. 29th Jun | Hay Dale | Jeanne Daniels |
| Fri. 15th Jul | Longstone Edge (butterflies) | Linda Dawes |
| Thu. 21st Jul | Grin Low | Steve Price |
| Thu. 4th Aug | Sheldon & Magpie Mine | Chris Lees & Liz Honeybell |
| Sun. 14th Aug | Blacka Moor | Barry Soames |
| Fri. 2nd Sep | Lathkill Dale | Tony Axcell |
| Wed. 21st Sep | Broadbottom | Nicky Burgess & Margaret Race |
| Sun. 2nd Oct | Lyme Park fungus foray | ohn Hawksford |
| Wed. 12th Oct: | Watford Lodge Nature Reserve closure & working party | Joan Potts |
| Mon. 24th Oct | Bosley Locks & North Rode | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Tue. 8th Nov | Local walk | Chris Jones |
| Sat. 26th Nov | Brian Fox Memorial Walk & pub lunch. Booking essential. | John Hawksford |
| Sun. 4th Dec | Local walk | George Burgess |
| Wed. 28th Dec | Walk it off! | Margaret Race |
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 14th Jan | Local Walk (cancelled) | Reg Radford |
| Wed. 27th Jan | Local Walk (cancelled) | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Tue. 9th Feb | Tittesworth (cancelled) | Joan Potts |
| Fri. 26th Feb | Cromford Canal (cancelled) | Chris Lees & Liz Honeybell |
| Tue.16th Mar | Lindow Moss (cancelled) | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Sat. 27th Mar | National Stone Centre (cancelled) | Mary Weston |
| Tue.13th Apr | Alderley Edge (cancelled) | Barry Soames |
| Sun. 25th Apr | Chapel/Combs Circular (cancelled) | John Hawksford |
| Wed. 19th May | *New Mills (meet near Co-op) | Margaret Race |
| Thu. 27th May | Errwood | Joan Potts |
| Mon. 7th Jun | *Taxal Edge (bus; no cars) | Tony Axcell |
| Tue. 15th Jun | A White Peak Dale Walk | Elaine Radford |
| Sat. 17th Jul | Danes Moss | Barry Soames |
| Fri. 30th Jul | Upper Goyt Valley | Chris Jones |
| Wed. 4th Aug | Consall Forge | Jeanne Daniels |
| Thu. 12th Aug | *Marple (bus, or car) | John Hawksford |
| Mon. 13th Sep | Alton & the Churnet Valley | Tony Axcell |
| Wed. 29th Sep | Fungus Foray | The committee |
| Tue, 5th Oct | Watford Lodge Nature Reserve Closure & Working Party |
Joan Potts |
| Fri. 15th Oct | Tideslow Rake & High Rake Mine | Linda Dawes |
| Mon. 25th Oct | Fernilee | Margaret Race |
| Tue. 2nd Nov | *Whaley Bridge (bus) | Chris Jones |
| Sun. 21st Nov | Ollersett Landscapes (a shorter walk) |
Ron Weston |
| Mon. 6th Dec | *Brian Fox Memorial walk (bus); | John Hawksford |
| Wed. 29th Dec | Walk It Off! | Margaret Race |
* = not starting from the Town Hall car park: details later.
Due to the coronavirus outbreak, all New Mills Natural History Society meetings are cancelled for the foreseeable future.
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Thu. 9th Jan | Carsington Reservoir | Joan Potts |
| Tue. 21st Jan | Romiley area | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Mon. 3rd Feb | Etherow Country Park | Pat & Anne O’Mara |
| Wed.19th Feb | Massey Winter Garden | The Committee |
| Thu.12th Mar | Bradford & Lathkill Dales | Tony Axcell |
| Fri. 27th Mar | Edale (using a train) (cancelled) | Margaret Race |
| Thu. 2nd Apr | A Dark Peak Walk (cancelled) | Reg Radford |
| Wed. 8th Apr | Tegg's Nose & Macclesfield Forest (cancelled) | Chris Jones |
| Sat. 25th Apr | Biddulph area (cancelled) | John Hawksford |
| Wed. 6th May | Errwood (cancelled) | Joan Potts |
| Sat. 30th May | Healey Dell (cancelled) | Mark Higginbottom |
| Thu. 4th Jun | Gowhole (cancelled) | David Blowers |
| Fri. 19th Jun | A White Peak Dale Walk (cancelled) | Elaine Radford |
| Tue. 30th Jun | Cunning Dale (cancelled) | Steve Price |
| Sat. 18th Jul | Danes Moss (cancelled) | Barry Soames |
| Fri. 31st Jul | Upper Goyt Valley (cancelled) | Chris Jones |
| Tue. 4th Aug | Consall Forge (cancelled) | Jeanne Daniels |
| Thu. 13th Aug | Rudyard Reservoir (cancelled) | John Hawksford |
| Mon. 14th Sep | Alton & the Churnet Valley (cancelled) | Tony Axcell |
| Wed. 30th Sep | Fungus Foray (cancelled) | Irene Blagden |
| Fri. 9th Oct | Tideslow Rake & High Rake Mine (cancelled) | Linda Dawes |
| Sun. 18th Oct | Fernilee (cancelled) | Margaret Race |
| Mon. 2nd Nov | Whaley Bridge by bus. Meet at New Mills bus station at 9.55 a.m. (cancelled) | Chris Jones |
| Wed. 18th Nov | Hartington (cancelled) | Ron Weston |
| Sat. 5th Dec | Brian Fox Memorial Walk & Pub Lunch. Booking essential. (cancelled) | Pam Richards & Margaret Race |
| Wed. 30th Dec | Walk it off! (cancelled) | Margaret Race |
Some lichens seen on a New Mills Natural History Society field meeting near Disley
| Date | Description | Leader(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Wed. 9th Jan | Local Walk | Susan Bailey |
| Mon. 21st Jan | A Local Winter Walk | Reg Radford |
| Wed. 13th Feb | Poynton Area | Pam Richards |
| Mon. 25th Feb | Fairholmes | Joan Potts |
| Tue. 5th Mar | Looking at Lichens (Disley Area) | Irene Blagden |
| Sat. 23rd Mar | Hartington | Ron & Mary Weston |
| Tue.16th Apr | Ladder Edge Country Park | John Hawksford |
| Thu. 25th Apr | Coombes Valley RSP Reserve | Joan Potts |
| Tue. 7th May | North of Slackhall | David Blowers |
| Mon. 27th May | Eldon Hill, Peak Forest | Tony Axcell |
| Mon. 3rd Jun | Longdendale Holly Trail: for Nightjars, meet at Town Hall at 7.00 p.m | Joan Potts |
| Fri. 7th Jun | Cromford Canal | Joan Potts |
| Tue. 25th Jun | A White Peak walk | Elaine Radford |
| Thu. 11th Jul | Lightwood, north of Buxton | Steve Price |
| Wed. 17th Jul | Harpur Hill | John Hawksford |
| Fri. 26th Jul | Curbar, Froggatt & White Edges | Linda Dawes |
| Thu. 1st Aug | Hope Valley (possibly using a train) | Chris Lees & Liz Honeybell |
| Wed. 7th Aug | 50th Anniversary Lunch; booking required | Pam Richards & John Hawksford |
| Tue. 20th Aug | Upper Goyt Valley | Chris Jones |
| Sat.14th Sep | Ashworth Valley | Mark Higginbottom |
| Tue.24th Sep | Weston Park Museum, Sheffield (by train and tram) | Mary Weston |
| Tue 8th Oct | Fungus Foray | Irene Blagden |
| Thu.17th Oct | Watford Lodge Nature Reserve closure & working party | Joan Potts |
| Fri. 25th Oct | Swine Sty & Bar Brook | Ron Weston |
| Wed. 13th Nov | Rainow/Ingersley Vale | Pam Richards |
| Wed. 27th Nov | Danebridge | George & Nicky Burgess |
| Sat 7th Dec | Brian Fox Memorial Walk & pub lunch; booking essential | Ron & Mary Weston |
| Mon. 30th Dec | Walk it off! | Margaret Race |
