TDFC’s lectures are free to attend for members and for a small admission fee to non-members (Adults £3 per lecture, Children £1). Membership can also be purchased at any TDFC event.
Unless otherwise stated, lectures are held in the Minor Hall of the Duthac Centre, Tain, IV19 1BQ and start at 7.30pm on the 2nd Tuesday each month Sept-Mar.
Free tea and coffee served after each lecture: why not stay and social
Lectures: 2026-27
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| Tue 15th Sept 2026 | Patagonia: Land of the Puma | Fraser Symonds |
| Tue 13th Oct 2026 | AGM (7pm) followed by: Tongue. A Ten Year Adventure | Ian Evans, Assynt Field Club |
| Mon 16th Nov 2026 | The Highland Cow and the Horse of the Woods | Roy Dennis |
| Tue 8th Dec 2026 | ||
| Tue 12th Jan 2027 | ||
| Mon 15th Feb 2027 | Wild Pines: Searching for forgotten and future native woodlands in the Highlands. Joint talk with the Botanical Society of Scotland and Inverness Botany Group | Andrew Painting |
| Tue 16th March 2027 |
Past Lectures
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| Tue 16th Sept 2025 | Cairngorm Beaver Project (lecture follows AGM) | Jonathan Willet (Beaver Project Manager) |
| Tue 14th Oct 2025 | Scottish Invasive Species Initiative | Trudi Clarke (SISI) |
| Mon 17th Nov 2025 | Flow Country | Roxanne Anderson (UHI) |
| Tue 9th Dec 2025 | 45 Years of TDFC | David McAllister |
| Tues 13th Jan 2026 | Peffery Catchment Restoration | Richard Lockett (Lockett Agri-environmental) |
| Mon 16th Feb 2026 | Can predators save their prey? | Cristian Waggershauser (UHI) |
| Tue 10th March | The rise and fall of the wild rabbit in Britain | Brian Boag (The James Hutton Institute – retired) |
| Date | Subject | Speaker |
| 11th March 2025 | Wildlife Photography on the Wing | Rebecca Gibson (Rebecca on the Wing) |
| 18th February 2025 | Species on the Edge | Tracey Munro (Butterfly Conservation) |
| 14th January 2025 | 20 YEARS OF RECORDING THE FLORA OF EASTER ROSS: CHANGE AND PERSISTENCE. | Dr Brian Ballinger (BSS. TDFC) Joint meeting with the Botanical Society of Scotland. |
| 10th December 2024 | Beetles | Ashley Whiffin (Curator of Entomology, National Museum of Scotland) |
| 19th November 2024 | Wildcat Recovery in Scotland | David Barclay (Saving Wildcats) |
| 10th September 2024 | GROWING RHINOS IN EAST AND SOUTHERN AFRICA | ROB BRETT |