Summer excursions 2022
Tuesday meetings are usually held in the evening. Saturday outings last all day and may be by bus (£20) or in private cars. All details are circulated to members.
For further details please contact the secretary on enquiry@dundeenaturalists.org.uk
Tuesday 3rd May | Trottick Ponds, Dundee |
Tuesday 17th May | Invergowrie Burn Joint with BSS |
Saturday 28th May | Portmoak Moss and RSPB Loch Leven ( Vane Farm) |
Saturday 11th June | Glen Lethnot |
Tuesday 14th June | Caird Park, Dundee joint with BSS |
Tuesday 28th June | Morton Lochs |
Saturday 16th July | Balkello Wood |
Saturday 30th July | Kilminning Coast + Fife Ness |
Tuesday 9th August | Carsegowniemuir BBQ |
Sunday 21st August | Barry Buddon joint outing |
Saturday 10th September | The Hermitage, Dunkeld |
Any changes in the situation will be notified here, on our Facebook page and by emailing members.
Membership is open to all with an interest in the natural world. See the Join us page for details.
Past events
Winter meetings 2021-22
Due to continuing uncertainty over COVID-19, no indoor meetings were held this season, all meetings were on Zoom.
Indoor Winter meetings are normally held on Tuesday evenings in the Dalhousie Building, University of Dundee, Old Hawkhill, DD1 5EN.
Date | Details |
Tuesday 12th October 2021 | Green Roofs Apithanny Bourne |
Tuesday 26th October 2021 | Lesser Black-backed Gull tracking programme Hayley Douglas |
Tuesday 9th November 2021 | Conserving Native Caledonian Pine Forests in Scotland; case study of the Pine Hoverfly Ellen Rotheray |
Tuesday 23rd November 2021 | The BSBI Rough Squad (Joint with BSS) Jim Mcintosh |
Tuesday 14th December 2021 | Botanising in the Swiss Engadine Lyn Jones |
Tuesday 11th January 2022 | Dundee Botanic Garden Kevin Frediani |
Tuesday 25th January 2022 | Members’ Night |
Tuesday 8th February 2022 | Solitary Bees Gavin Ramsay |
Tuesday 22nd February 2022 | South American Mammals Wayne Gourlay |
Tuesday 8th March 2022 | Dendrochronology Rob Wilson |
Tuesday 22nd March 2022 | AGM |
In addition we planned a series of Saturday walks, about once a month so that we could physically meet up outdoors.
Summer meetings 2021
We held some socially-distanced evening walks, after Covid restrictions eased a little.
Date | Place |
Tuesday 4th May 2021 | Lower Dighty, Monifieth |
Tuesday 18th May 2021 | Keptie Pond, Arbroath, Recording meeting, joint with BSS |
Tuesday 1st June 2021 | Balgay Hill, Dundee, Recording meeting, joint with BSS |
Tuesday 15th June 2021 | Monifieth seafront, Recording meeting, joint with BSS |
Saturday 26th June 2021 | Orchid Meadow, Clunie, Blairgowrie |
Tuesday 6th July 2021 | Kinnaird and Guardswell |
Saturday 24th July 2021 | Tayfield Estate |
Tuesday 17th August 2021 | Carsegowniemuir Quarry barbecue |
Saturday 21st August 2021 | Tentsmuir Point |
Saturday 18th September 2021 | Templeton Woods, fungal foray |