Cambridge Natural History Society

The intricate relationships of Sallow and Hazel and the Organisms that live on them

Duncan Mackay.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 22 January 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Notes and noises in nature: not a swan song?

Professor Hans Slabbekoorn, Leiden University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 23 January 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Nature's Memory; behind the scenes at the world's natural history museums

Jack Ashby, Assistant Director of the University Museum of Zoology.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 29 January 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Throat-Singing: Body, Spirit, Pathways, Place

Dr Carole Pegg, University of Cambridge.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 30 January 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Trumpington Meadows past, present and future

Iain Webb, Wildlife Trust BCN.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 05 February 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Songs We Grow By

Dr Ibrahim Baltagi, Lebanese American University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 06 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Return of the Beaver: reintroducing the first beavers to Northamptonshire for 400 years

Ben Casey, Wildlife Trust BCN.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 12 February 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Song in the Ancient World: Echoes of Religion and Resistance

Dr Matthew Gordley, Carlow University.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 13 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Update on Swift Conservation in the UK

Dick Newell.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 19 February 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Hearing Her Voice: Women musicians in Vienna 1900

Dr Carola Darwin, Royal College of Music.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 20 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Ladybirds in the UK: more diverse than you may think!

Peter Brown.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 26 February 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Songs of the Stars: unravelling stellar music with asteroseismology

Professor Conny Aerts, KU Leuven.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 27 February 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

CNHS Field Studies 2025

Duncan Mackay and Jonathan Shanklin.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 05 March 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

Palestinian Song in Transition: The Interplay of Tradition and Innovation, 1936-1948

Professor Issa Boulos, University of Chicago.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 06 March 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Seed Testing, its History and Links with Cambridge

Pam Butler.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 12 March 2026, 18:45-20:00

Darwin College Lecture Series

How Song Shapes Society, and Society Shapes Song

Richard Morrison, The Times.

Lady Mitchell Hall, Sidgwick Avenue.

Friday 13 March 2026, 17:30-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Annual General Meeting 2026

Please note earlier 6.30pm start

The President and Officers.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 19 March 2026, 18:30-18:45

Cambridge Natural History Society

History of Natural History: Contributions from some Cambridge scientific giants of the 19th century

Please note the start time, being after the AGM, is approximate.

CNHS President and a former President of Cambridge Philosophical Society.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 19 March 2026, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

NatHistFest: 107th Conversazione

Free Exhibition on the Wonders of the Natural World

Free Public Exhibition.

Main Seminar Room (First Floor) David Attenborough Building, University of Cambridge Pembroke St, Cambridge CB2 3QZ.

Saturday 11 April 2026, 11:00-17:00