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Welcome to Scarborough Wildlife

 

'Wildlife'  includes all birds, mammals, amphibians, reptiles, butterflies, moths, dragonflies, beetles, spiders, wasps, bees, flies, insects, trees, plants, flowers, fish, molluscs , geology and anything else tht you can think of.  It used to be known as 'natural history', hence the name of the Society, but 'wildlife' tends to sound a bit trendier these days than natural history.

Please take a look around the site and see if anything interests you. There is lots of information about our local wildlife as well as plenty of links other web sites for further information about other, more specialised societies and wildlife in general.

 

We would like to know what you've been seeing too - so send us an email (attach photos if you've photographed anything interesting, we're on broadband) to info@scarboroughwildlife.org.uk .  You don't have to be a member of any organisation or, our society, to send us your sightings, everyone can join in.

We aim to cover all levels of expertise, so we are just as interested in hearing about your garden birds as we are in the arrival of a rare migrant . Photos can also be of landscapes as well as wildlife, we just ask that you send us information and / or photos which are fairly recent, although if you do have anything of historical value please send that in as well.

Take a look at the 'Meetings and Events' page too, to see if any of the items listed there  might be of interest.  There are a selection of indoor and outdoor meetings and you don't have to be either a wildlife expert or fit enough to run a marathon to take part - in fact, you will probably survive the indoor meetings even if you are really unfit!  There is also a link on that page that can be used to print out a membership form if you would like to join the Society.

Finally, if this is your first visit to the website make sure you check out the 'Features' page which has sections on amphibians in your garden, Badger road casualties in the Scarborough District, the Betton Bird of Prey Centre, Chrys Mellor's Greeting Cards, the 'Garden Centre' Spider, books on 'The Butterflies of Yorkshire' and 'Fungi of the Scarborough District', good hygiene when feeding garden birds, NE Yorkshire Geology Trust, the North Riding Badger Group, Raptor Viewpoint in Wykeham Forest, reptiles in your garden, 'Ryedale Rehab' where Jean Thorpe cares for sick and injured wild animals, Scarborough's Sea Life Centre and seabird cruises which are run by RSPB volunteers to see either Puffins or Skuas and Shearwaters (depending on the time of year).

Scarborough Field Naturalists' Society has received Lottery funding through the 'Awards for All' scheme.  You can read the details by clicking here.