Meetings are on Fridays at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start. Everyone is welcome free of charge but a small donation to our funds from non-members would be gratefully accepted.
A varied programme of speakers and slideshows on wildlife subjects is organised, commencing in September running through to May each year, with usually about 10 presentations in total.
L.O.S. Friday Night Meetings 2026-27 Programme
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Members slides or David Shallcross - Pennington Flash Volunteers
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2nd October 2026
2nd October 2026
David Tolliday
'Charles Tunnicliffe OBE RA'
This talk is about the life and artwork of the RSPB Gold Medal recipient Charles Tunnicliffe who has been described as the greatest wildlife artist of the 20th century. He spent his early years in Langley, near Macclesfield before moving to Anglesey.
Charles's artwork to illustrate all parts of the talks.
Second half Option 2 (45 minutes) - The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch and changes in bird populations in our gardens since the survey began in 1979. The talk uses Charles’s artwork throughout.
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This talk is about the life and artwork of the RSPB Gold Medal recipient Charles Tunnicliffe who has been described as the greatest wildlife artist of the 20th century. He spent his early years in Langley, near Macclesfield before moving to Anglesey.
Charles's artwork to illustrate all parts of the talks.
Second half Option 2 (45 minutes) - The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch and changes in bird populations in our gardens since the survey began in 1979. The talk uses Charles’s artwork throughout.
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6th November 2026
Dennis Atherton
Dennis Atherton
'Isn't Bolton birding Brilliant!!'
What's on your doorstep? You don't need to travel far to enjoy nature, For this years talk I am enjoying everything on offer throughout all the seasons while staying local, watching changing bird migration patterns, chasing rarities, hoping for a local mega? Doing a lot of patch watching at Elton, and talking about some historical rarities I was lucky to see and enjoy, and some I missed by only a few minutes! It's genuinely amazing what can turn up locally
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Members evening 27th November
No speaker arranged
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4th December 2026
Lawrence Rose
What's on your doorstep? You don't need to travel far to enjoy nature, For this years talk I am enjoying everything on offer throughout all the seasons while staying local, watching changing bird migration patterns, chasing rarities, hoping for a local mega? Doing a lot of patch watching at Elton, and talking about some historical rarities I was lucky to see and enjoy, and some I missed by only a few minutes! It's genuinely amazing what can turn up locally
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Members evening 27th November
No speaker arranged
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4th December 2026
Lawrence Rose
'Bringing them Back from the Brink'
Laurence Rose retired from the RSPB in early 2022 and immediately started a new ‘job’ as a volunteer, writing up the stories of some of the RSPB’s very long- term work to recover threatened species. White-tailed eagle, cirl bunting, bittern, red kite, common crane and corncrake are among the first subjects to be explored
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8th January 2027
Gallimore Memorial Lecture
Alan Prescott
An Arctic Adventure
Laurence Rose retired from the RSPB in early 2022 and immediately started a new ‘job’ as a volunteer, writing up the stories of some of the RSPB’s very long- term work to recover threatened species. White-tailed eagle, cirl bunting, bittern, red kite, common crane and corncrake are among the first subjects to be explored
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8th January 2027
Gallimore Memorial Lecture
Alan Prescott
An Arctic Adventure
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5th February 2027
Keith Williams
'The Ant species of Hope Carr (or maybe Bird of Sri Lanka)'
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5th March 2027
Chris Galvin
'Around the World in 80 birds'
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2nd April 2027
Brian white
'Wild England'
5th February 2027
Keith Williams
'The Ant species of Hope Carr (or maybe Bird of Sri Lanka)'
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5th March 2027
Chris Galvin
'Around the World in 80 birds'
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2nd April 2027
Brian white
'Wild England'
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7th May 2027
Nick Martin - Subject to be decided
7th May 2027
Nick Martin - Subject to be decided
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Guest Speakers: Should you wish to be invited to give an ornithological presentation to the Society please register your proposals and fees with our Programme Secretary Peter Hodson by email: leighos.progsec@gmail.com
