Season 2010 – 2011 Events

Here is the schedule for the 2010 – 2011 lecture season.

Our first lecture 2010 / 2011 Season followed the 2010/2011 AGM (7pm) in the Tain Parish Church Hall 14/09/2010 Midges, by Jenny Mordue (Aberdeen University)

	12^th October 2010 Impact of the New Zealand flatworm on Scotland’s Biodiversity Brian Boag (SCRI Invergowrie rtd.) “ATTACK of the KILLER WORMS” (The Independent)

9^th November 2010 North-west Highland Mink Project Lois Canham, Project Officer

Also 9^th November; Forestry Manager Graeme Findlay; A Resume of Biodiversity and Environmental Aspects of the Forestry Commission’s Work

	14^th December 2010 Mapping Scotland’s Birds Bob Swann (BTO Atlas Co-ordinator)

11^th January 2011 Soil – the Forgotten Asset Willie Towers (Macaulay Institute) Also 1, 2, 3, 4,

	1^st February 2011 North-west Highlands GeoPark Donald M. Fisher Also 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

15^th March 2011 Scottish Plant Hunters, Alan Bennell (Head of Visitor Services, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh) See also 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 This season’s last lecture

Field Excursions

Sun 20^th March, 2011 The New Loch Fleet Hide	Birds and possibly seals Meet at 11:30 Led by Russell Wood Access to the hide is from the Little Ferry road from Golspie. Meet at Car park Ferry Road Grid Ref NH814976 at 11.30. Bring your telescope if you have one.

Beachcombing & fossils Low Tide is at 13:10 (-1.70m) Led by Mark Weir Meet at Helmsdale harbour car park, at 11:00 am to walk northward along the foreshore	Sat 26^th Feb Helmsdale foreshore

Our Annual Members’ Evening
Meet in Fay’s new home extension	We meet at Fay’s house on the evening of Saturday, 22^nd January 2011. Come along at 7:30pm for a traditional Field Club social evening. Look out for a Raffle, Touchie-Feelie, Natural History Quiz, Pictionary, food & wine. Contact Fay who is coordinating food.

We will have a New Years’ Walk, given favourable conditions, on Monday, 3^rd January 2011. We met at the east end of LOCH MIGDALE map ref NH 665 908 and walk along the north shore. Afterward all were invited for warming snacks to Marion & Phil’s house Try to consolidate cars to help parking at Loch Migdale.	The valley above Loch Migdale

	21/11/2010, Sunday Alladale Wilderness Reserve: Elk, Tree Planting and The Future – Led by Sadie and Innes McNeill

16^th October 2010 Plodda Falls & Dog Falls in Glen Affric

	Portmahomack to Tarbatness Coastal birds, flowers, Old Red Sandstone / fossils lunch, reserve 10/07/2010 10:00 @ Portmahomach Post Office (NH 915 844)