Austwick Field and Local History Society
We meet on the third Wednesday evening each month from September to the following May, in Austwick Parish Hall starting at 7.30pm. We often organise a couple of outdoor visits during the summer months.
Members pay a £15 annual subscription for free admission to all the talks during the year. Guests are welcome for a small admission fee of £3. Following the talks, homemade refreshments will be available.
For further information contact Graham Cleverly on graham.cleverly1@gmail.com
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Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026 Schedule of Talks
The final talk of this schedule will take place on:
Wednesday 17 June 2026 – Fossils and Fossil Hunters of the Yorkshire Dales with Dr. Rebecca Bennion
Autumn 2026 to Spring 2027 Schedule of Talks
Wednesday 16 September 2026 – Look again: reading vernacular buildings and external finishes with James Innerdale
Wednesday 21 October 2026 – Walter Morrison: his links to Giggleswick with Heather Lane (Curator, Museum of North Craven Life)
Wednesday 18 November 2026 – Traditional Hay Meadows in the Dales with Tom Lord
Wednesday 9 December 2026 – Ingleborough History Underfoot with David Johnson
Wednesday 13 January2027 – AGM followed by a talk on The Building Homes for Dales House Birds Project by Eva Irving (YDMT)
Wednesday 20 January 2027 – Dry Stone walls with Prof. Angus Winchester (Emeritus Professor of Local History, Lancaster University)
Wednesday 17 February 2027 – History of Clapham Dam and the development of the Saw Mill cafe with Graham Cleverly and Maria Farrer
Wednesday 17 March 2027 – Birds of the Yorkshire Dales with Ian Court (YDNP Wildlife Conservation Officer)
Wednesday 21 April 2027 – Limestone Pavements: a secret world under threat with Prof. Carly Stephens (Professor in Plant Ecology and Soil Biogeochemistry, Lancaster University)
Wednesday 19 May 2027 – Wildlife photography in the North West of England with an emphasis on Kendal’s kingfishers and otters with Jonny Gios
Wednesday 16 June 2027 – Half a century of red squirrel conservation in Grasmere with Trevor Cooper