Cambridge Natural History Society

CNHS Seasonal Social

Social Gathering 🍾.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 December 2022, 18:30-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

TO BE ADJOURNED - AGM

AGM WILL BE ADJOURNED

AGM.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 30 April 2020, 18:45-19:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

CANCELLED - A trillion trees – A trillion reasons to thrive!

CANCELLED

Stuart Dainton, Head of Trillion Trees WWF-UK.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 26 March 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

CANCELLED - Seasearch

CANCELLED

Paul Mylrea, Director of Communications for Cambridge University.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 19 March 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

The wonderful world of rocks, minerals and fossils

Mal Faloon.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 05 March 2020, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

Title to be confirmed

Prof Ruth DeFries.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 04 March 2020, 17:00-19:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Alternative plastics, grass and worms

Sophia Upton.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 27 February 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Three mammals: otters, bats and hedgehogs

Peter Pilbeam, Jo Chesham and Carole Baber.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 20 February 2020, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

Saving Wildcats: the reinforcement of wildcats in Scotland

Dr Helen Senn.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 19 February 2020, 17:00-19:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Lines in nature and the landscape

Martin Davies.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 13 February 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Harrold-Odell Country Park

Richard Dowsett.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 06 February 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

The Kingfishers Bridge Nature Reserve

James Moss (the Reserve Manager) and Stephen Tomkins.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 30 January 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Floreana: Rebirth of an island in the Galapagos

Mark Collins, past chair of the Galapagos Conservation Trust.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 23 January 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Chalk streams of Cambridgeshire

Ruth Hawksley, Water for Wildlife Officer at the Wildlife Trust for Beds, Cambs & Northants.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 16 January 2020, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

CNHS Seasonal Social

Tickets £10 to be purchased in advance.

Members' Event.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 05 December 2019, 19:00-21:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Members' enthusiasms

Rod Mulvey - John O’Boyle - Ben Greig.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 28 November 2019, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

Money, myths and man-eaters

Dr Amy Dickman, University of Oxford.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 27 November 2019, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

The short Arctic summer

Robert Burton.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 21 November 2019, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

How can we reduce illegal activity in Africa's protected areas?

Dr Colin Beale.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 14 November 2019, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

An astronomer in Antarctica

Jonathan Shanklin.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 07 November 2019, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Tasty Crafty Aliens - Making the best of a bad situation...

Abigail Stancliffe-Vaughan.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 31 October 2019, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

The past, present and possible future of the global state of nature... and a glimpse into science denialism

Prof Andy Purvis.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 30 October 2019, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

The Last Dog? Wolves in the Highlands of Ethiopia and elsewhere

Part of the Festival of Ideas - free admission

Kevin Hand.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 24 October 2019, 18:45-20:30

CCI Conservation Seminar Series 2019-2020

Where the Wild Things Are: Investigating the spatial distribution patterns of highly mobile species

Dr Charlotte Boyd, University of Washington, Seattle.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Wednesday 16 October 2019, 17:00-18:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

(Re-)discovering Moths

Annette Shelford.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 10 October 2019, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Cambridge's Natural History - what do we know after three years of NatHistCam?

Mark Hill.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 03 October 2019, 18:45-20:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Tree rings at the interface of archaeology, biology, climatology and ecology

Ulf Büntgen, Department of Geography, University of Cambridge.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 04 April 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Farming of the future: Alternative options for agriculture & conservation

Part of Cambridge Science Festival - free admission

Abigail Burns.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 21 March 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Creating a wildlife tour with the Arctic Sami

Part of Cambridge Science Festival - free admission

Kevin Hand.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 14 March 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Parasitic plants

Helen Moore.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 07 March 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Hyde Park: a history through trees

Greg Packman, Arboricultural Officer at the Royal Parks.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 21 February 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Cheetah conservation in Namibia

Chris Heron.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 14 February 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Venom

Leah Fitzpatrick, Imperial College London/Natural History Museum.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 07 February 2019, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

FairWild: collecting and trading wild-collected products sustainably

CNHS talk & social - tickets £10

Anastasiya Timoshyna/TRAFFIC International.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 06 December 2018, 18:45-21:30

Cambridge Natural History Society

Discovering lichens

Mark Powell.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 22 November 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Wildlife photography

Joshua Harris, CU Nature Society.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 15 November 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Getting to know British reptiles

Terry Moore.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 November 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Foula: Edge of the World

Part of the Festival of Ideas - free admission

Sam Buckton.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 25 October 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

The riparian meadows of Cambridge

Part of the Festival of Ideas - free admission

Chris Preston.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 18 October 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

A trip to the Galapagos islands

Paul Hoxey.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 11 October 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Old specimens, new tricks? The Cambridge University Herbarium: what a million dead plants can tell us about the world today

Opening Autumn Lecture

Lauren Gardiner.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 04 October 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Land of Eagles - Albania: from closed nation to wildlife paradise - where next?

Preceded by the AGM, 18:00 to 18:30.

Kevin Hand.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 22 March 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Breckland, birds and conservation

Robert Hawkes.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 15 March 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

The importance of seed testing

Pam Butler.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 March 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

“This object has been temporarily removed”

Leah Fitzpatrick.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 22 February 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Smuts, bunts and ergots

Sandra Chapman.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 15 February 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Exhibiting Ice Age Cambridge

Douglas Palmer.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 08 February 2018, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Romanian meadows, their problems and conservation

This will be followed by drinks and refreshments until 9.30pm – further details will be sent by email but there will be a charge and booking will be required.

Louise Bacon.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 07 December 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Amphibian conservation and midwife toads in Cambridge

Steven Allain.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 23 November 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Origins of Mediterranean flora

Harriet Allen.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 16 November 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Shepreth Hedgehog Hospital

Robert Day.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 09 November 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Plants and their uses (medicinal & otherwise)

Gwenda Kyd.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 02 November 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Lost forests of Huntingdonshire

Jason Peters.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 19 October 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Britain's Hidden Marine Life

Dr. Frances Dipper.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 12 October 2017, 18:45-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Travels of a botanist in search of mosses: Unst to Albania, then Cambridge

Mark Hill.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 06 April 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Adventures in the Arctic

Duncan Mackay.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 23 March 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

First Footsteps: the Colonisation of Land

Ken McNamara.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 16 March 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Protecting trees in South Cambridgeshire

Ian Lorman.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 09 March 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Chalk, clunch and life on the edge

Chris Donnelly and Reg Nicholls.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 02 March 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

The cacti of Peru

Paul Hoxey.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 16 February 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

A review of 2016: wildlife and more - a personal perspective

Brian Eversham.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 09 February 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

The environmental impacts of oil palm: good crop/bad crop?

Ed Turner.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 02 February 2017, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Trees, hedges and woodland management

Simon Damant, Forester at the National Trust Wimpole Hall estate.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 24 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

A bird's-eye view of the natural world: monitoring forests from aircraft

David Coomes, reader in Forest Ecology and Conservation.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 17 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Surveying marine biodiversity in the Staffa archipelago

Nick Owens.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 10 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

NatHistCam

Mark Hill.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 03 November 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Cambridge University Botanic Garden: past, present and future

Beverley Glover, Director of the Botanic Garden.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 20 October 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Once you get a taste for it...

Leah Fitzpatrick.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 13 October 2016, 18:30-20:00

Cambridge Natural History Society

Slugs and snails

Brian Eversham, Chief Executive of the local Wildlife Trust.

David Attenborough Building, New Museums Site, Pembroke St., Cambridge, CB2 3QZ.

Thursday 06 October 2016, 18:30-20:00