Northampton BID

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-03-26 20:00 - 22:00 (Europe/London) | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
“A WALK ON THE WILD SIDE” â€“ WILDLIFE (FLORA AND FAUNA) by Neil Malton. Images of British insects and other macro images in the first half and images of birds and mammals in the second half. Lecture presented by Zoom. Join us in the Humfrey Rooms in the company of other members or check our web site www.nnhs.info/Whats-On/ for the Zoom link.

ZOOLOGY
2025-03-27 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF FLOWERS. We will continue our fascinating tour through the glass slides of mostly local flowers taken by society members on trips and walks etc in the first quarter of the last century.

CURATION
2025-03-31 11:00 - 14:00, 2025-04-14 11:00 - 14:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
EXPLORING THE SOCIETYâ€™S COLLECTIONS. The society has a number of important collections including â€“ butterflies, shells, eggs, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at our extensive collections, to draw, study them or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome

ASTRONOMY
2025-03-31 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
TELESCOPIC TOPICS A meeting comprising member contributions on various astronomy themes. Your chance to show the section observations you have made, equipment you are using or anything else that has interested you enough to share it with the section. If you have a special interest and would like to participate as a speaker please let the secretary know beforehand. Guests are very welcome.

MICROSCOPY
2025-04-01 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
BOTANY –PART 2 â€“ STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF LEAVES by Mike Asquith. Mike will discuss the structure and functions of leaves. We will then look at sections and fresh samples under the microscope. Please bring a selection of leaves we can study at the meeting.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-04-02 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
CORNWALL CUP A competition for natural history images as per PAGB rules 2018. Up to three projected images per round allowed. Round 3 of 3.

BOTANY
2025-04-03 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
AN ABERRANT BOTANIST VISITING VENEZUELA. Seán will talk about his and Ann’s holiday looking at the flowers and the other sights in the country.

METEOROLOGY
2025-04-06 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-05-04 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
WHAT’S GOING ON WITH THE WEATHER? Our monthly meeting to discuss all weather and climate issues past present and future. All are welcome.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-04-09 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
LOOKING AT IMAGES, AN APPROACH TO JUDGING by John Tilsley. An introduction for those of you who are contemplating becoming a judge, and secondly, and as importantly, an exploration and explanation of the judging process for those of you who enter competitions. A recorded talk from the PAGB.

GENERAL
2025-04-10 14:30 - 16:30, 2025-05-08 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE. We will continue our fascinating tour through the glass slides taken by society members on trips and walks etc in the first quarter of the last century.

ASTRONOMY
2025-04-14 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
SKYLAB â€“ NASAâ€™S OFTEN FORGOTTEN TRIUMPH by John Dunthorne from Cleethorpes & District Astronomical Society. John looks at the origins of the Skylab concept, how it nearly met with complete disaster during launch and had to be rescued by astronauts and how it was ultimately a huge triumph. Guests are very welcome.

MICROSCOPY
2025-04-15 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
ROTIFERS by John Smith. Rotifers are another huge group of tiny animals found in most ponds, lakes and, sometimes, puddles. Discover something of their variety and structure as well as looking for them in samples of pond water. Bring along some water whether from a pond, bird bath or puddle to search for rotifers, which we can try to identify.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-04-16 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
CRITIQUING NIGHT. Members should bring in up to 2 digital images or prints onthe night. The images can be any they would likecritiqued, or maybe ones they are thinking of entering into a future competition. Each person in turn will be asked to critique an image and to discuss how it maybe improved. This isn’t a competitionbut an opportunity to practice critiquing and to learn from our own and eachotherâ€™s images.. Meeting 4 of 4.

GEOLOGY
2025-04-17 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
GEOLOGICAL HEROES: JAMES HUTTON 1726-1797. James Hutton born and educated in Scotland was named the Father of Modern Geology as he sought to apply scientific principles to the world he observed, arguing that the world was older than previously understood. Bob Purser will introduce the principles he put forward and follow some of his epic journeys across Scotland.

ZOOLOGY
2025-04-24 02:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD
THE NNHS GLASS SLIDES OF FLOWERS. A continuation of the 27th March meeting looking through this extensive collection of historic botanical images.

CURATION
2025-04-28 11:00 - 14:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-04-30 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD
MONOCHROME PHOTOGRAPHY by John Kilby. John will give us a talk on monochrome photography showing us some of his images and how to achieve the best results in this branch of photography.

BOTANY
2025-05-01 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
FASCINATING FLORA by Seán Karley. Seán has travelled to many places around the world and seen a large range of flora. He presents an illustrated talk on some of the more interesting specimens he has seen.

MICROSCOPY
2025-05-06 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
BEACH SAND REVISITED by Ian Wilson. Last year we looked at beach sand and concentrated on the Foraminifera. This year we will look more closely at other organisms likely to be found in beach sand, molluscs, bryozoans, ostracods and others. There will be a range of sand samples to look at under the microscope and, hopefully you will be inspired to collect some sand if you are visiting a beach over the summer.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-05-07 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
SET SUBJECT COMPETITION. This year there is only one round of this competition â€“ subject this year is: “People at Work”. Invited Judge.

MICROSCOPY
2025-05-20 19:30 - 21:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
POLLEN by Mike Asquith. As well as being the cause of untold suffering for many over the summer, pollen can be a beautiful and varied subject for the microscope and making slides can be surprisingly easy. We will look at some pictures of pollen, and consider its structure and function before making slides from our own samples. Please bring flowers!

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-05-21 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
CORNWALL CUP – FINAL The final round where the winners from the previous three rounds of our natural history images competition battle for the trophy. Invited Judge.

ARCHAEOLOGY/HISTORY
2025-05-22 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
GRAND HOUSES OF NORTHAMPTONSHIRE AND BEYOND. The society has in its collections a number of photographic albums dating back from the creation of the society in 1876. This is a selection of those images that have been scanned, featuring grand houses, mostly from Northamptonshire but some less local.

CURATION
2025-05-26 11:00 - 13:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
EXPLORING THE SOCIETYâ€™S COLLECTIONS. The society has a number of important collections including butterflies, shells, eggs, sands, microscope slides, rocks, minerals and Northamptonshire fossils. This is a great opportunity to look at our extensive collections, to draw, study them or just appreciate their beauty. Also, if you wish to assist us conserving or documenting you would be welcome. On cooler days door may be closed, please ring doorbell to top right.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-05-28 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society, The Humfrey Rooms, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD, United Kingdom
NORTHAMPTON PARKS and a RECORDED LECTURE â€“ Members images taken on the subject of Northants Parks postponed from last May and a PAGB recorded lecture by Sue O’Connell â€“ THE WILD EAST- TRAVELS TO MONGOLIA.

PHOTOGRAPHY
2025-06-04 20:00 - 22:00 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD
COLOUR PRINTS â€“ FINALS Today the winners from the previous three rounds of our Colour print competition battle for the annual trophy. Invited judge.

BOTANY
2025-06-05 14:30 - 16:30 | Northamptonshire Natural History Society & Field Club, 10 Castilian Terrace, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN1 1LD
THE BURREN by Seán Karley. Seán will give an illustrated talk about his favourite botanical territory, a rich area of limestone pavement and flora in County Clare on the West Coast of Ireland.
