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 £10 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@cleverly.co.uk
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Autumn 2024 to Spring 2025 Schedule of Talks
Wednesday 18 September – Unlocking Collections at the Museum of North Craven Life with speaker Heather Lane
Wednesday 16 October – Bird Plumage with speaker Les Chandler
Wednesday 20 November – Yorkshire Navvies with speaker Sarah Lister
Wednesday 11 December – Limekilns with speaker David Johnson
Wednesday 15 January – Ospreys with speaker Alastair McKee of the RSPB
Wednesday 19 February – Archaeology in Saudi Arabia with speaker Jamie Quartermain
Wednesday 19 March – Butterflies of the North West with speaker Chris Winnick
Wednesday 16 April – Nature Recovery in a National Park with a speaker TBC from YDNP
Wednesday 21 May – The Settle – Carlisle Railway with speaker Bob Swallow
Wednesday 18 June – The Swarth Moor Peat Restoration Project with speaker Sam Lewsey
Autumn 2025 to Spring 2026 Schedule of Talks
Wednesday 17 September – RSPB Bird Investigations with Jack Ashton-Booth from RSPB
Wednesday 15 October – Edward Elgar’s links to Giggleswick “Nothing so good has occurred to me” with Clive Lane
Wednesday 19 November – Wader monitoring programme in Clapham with Hilary McGuire from RSPB
Wednesday 10 December – Droving: the whys and wherefores of a long-distance trade with David Johnson
Wednesday 21 January – Bats with Gail Armstrong
Wednesday 18 February – Craven Place Names with Mike Pence
Wednesday 18 March – Geology Giants with Colin Speakman
Wednesday 15 April – Common Land with Angus Winchester
Wednesday 20 May – Craven Wildlife Rescue with a speaker TBC