About us
The Market Bosworth & District Natural History Society is a group of very active local natural history enthusiasts.
The Society enjoys a comprehensive programme of both indoor and outdoor meetings. In addition the Society also monitors a wildflower meadow on Bosworth Park.
The Society was formed in January 1976 by twenty two local natural history enthusiasts. During the inaugural meeting it was agreed that the aims of the Society should be:-
• To cover every aspect of natural history, and cater for all interests.
• To hold monthly indoor meetings, and outdoor meetings wherever possible.
• To make detailed investigations, with records, of particular sites.
During the intervening years the Society has held closely to these aims and has grown to a current membership of around seventy.
Read more about our trips and activities
Contact us
Telephone: 01455 824148
Email: jncrowley@btinternet.com
Indoor Meetings 2026
Details of the 2026 indoor meetings are given below. Visitors are always welcome. Meetings start at 7:30pm and will be held at St Peter's School, Station Road, Market Bosworth, CV13 0NP. Confirmation of the meeting details will be emailed to members shortly before the meeting. Visitors are asked to contact Prue Crowley (jncrowley@btinternet.com) to arrange for details to be sent to you.
For indoor meetings there is no charge for members (but there is an annual membership fee). Visitors are invited to make a donation, suggested amount £3.00.
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Tuesday January 20th |
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Tuesday February 24th - Peru: Its Culture and Wildlife We welcome back Dave Robinson to talk about one of his recent natural history and photographic trips to South America. This time it is the turn of Peru. |
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Tuesday March 17th - The Wonders of Willow Professor Tim Sexton who is the Senior Recording Officer at Rutland Water and previously at Attenborough Nature Reserve will entertain us with a talk on one of his |
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Tuesday April 21st - Stoats and Weasels. Derek Crawley of the Mammal Society is returning to give us his expert insight into the world of stoats and weasels. |
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Tuesday May 19th - South African Birds and Rare Mammals. Last year Andy and Sam Johnson went on safari to part of South Africa with Naturetrek to experience a range of fabulous birds and rare mammals. |
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Tuesday September 15th - Contrasting Floras of Charnwood and Rutland. Few people can rival Steve Woodward’s knowledge of the flora of Leicestershire and Rutland. Contrasting the plants of Charnwood and Rutland promises to give us a fascinating insight. |
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Tuesday October 27th - Bats of the UK, Their Ecology and Conservation Following her well received talk on the evolution of bats, Tricia Scott of the Warwickshire Bat Group returns with her stimulating take on British bats, their ecology and the challenges they face. |
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Tuesday November 17th - Pollen and Place Names: Uncovering Leicestershire's Woodland History. Dr Hannah Sellers has joined the Nature Recovery Team at the Wildlife Trust and will reveal the finding of her PhD research into the history of our local woodlands |
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Tuesday, January 19th, 2027. A review of 2026. |
Outings 2026
All dates are provisional, the final details of each outing will be announced at the preceding indoor meeting, and emailed to members before the outing. Visitors are always welcome.
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Saturday February 28th |
Thornton Reservoir |
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Saturday March 21st |
Charnwood Lodge |
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Saturday April 25th |
Bosworth Country Park |
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Saturday May 23rd |
Croft Pasture |
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Saturday, June 20th |
Langar Naturescape Wildflower Farm |
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July 4th |
Moths and Brunch |
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August |
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Saturday September 19th |
Desford Bat Walk |
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October (date tbc) |
Fungi Foray |
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Saturday November 21st |
Attenborough Nature Reserve |
Indoor Meetings 2021
During the Covid restrictions, our meeting were delivered via Zoom and recorded. You are welcome to watch them using the links below.
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Tuesday January 19th: AGM and talk, |
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Tuesday February 23rd: |
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Tuesday March 16th: Beacon Hill |
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| Tuesday April 20th: The Great Fen: not just 20 years old Henry Stanier The latest news of a 50-year project to create a huge wetland area between Peterborough and Huntingdon. |
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Tuesday May 18th: Northern Spain & Southern Morocco Nick Crowley An entertaining insight into the scenery and natural history of two wild areas of Europe. |
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Tuesday September 21st: Fascinating Fungi |
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Tuesday October 12th: The Allerton Project |
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Tuesday November 16th: Leics & Rutland Swift Partnership |
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Tuesday January 18th 2022: AGM & Talk, The Wonderful World of Spiders |
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Indoor Meetings 2020
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Tuesday November 24th: |
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Tuesday December 8th: |
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