L.O.S. Friday Night Presentation - 3rd March 2023

The Plight of the Humblebee!

An illustrated talk by Louise Bentley on behalf of Lancashire Wildlife Trust

At Leigh Library on Friday 3 March 2023 at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

A delve into the fascinating world of bees! Prepare to be humbled at their industrious nature, intelligence, sense of community and gentle nature. But it's not all about the Honeybee or even the cute Bumbles, the UK is home to a wide range of overlooked but no less important Solitary Bees. But why do we need them and how can we help keep them buzzing and save the sound of summer?

Find out what you can do in any space to help save our pollinators.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

The renaming of the Teal Hide to the Charlie Owen Hide

Pennington Flash

 The renaming of the Teal Hide to the Charlie Owen Hide and the scattering of Charlie's ashes will take place on the 10th of March at 11 am. Everyone is welcome to attend.

L.O.S. Presentation - Friday 11 November 2022

81 Degrees North – An Arctic Adventure by David Shallcross

An Arctic adventure featuring Svalbard's history, its community and their work, breeding bird populations, cetaceans, polar bears, arctic fox, scenes of the pack ice, glaciers, and some amazing arctic flora.

Meet in the Derby Room at Leigh Library at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.  

Entrance is free and everyone is welcome.

L.O.S. Annual General Meeting and Osprey Presentation - Friday 7 October 2022

The Society's Annual General Meeting will be held on Friday 7 October at 7:30pm in the Derby Room at Leigh Library.  This will consist of several reports about the state of the Society as well as the election of Chairman and Committee Officers and Members.

Following the AGM our very own Peter Hodson will give a presentation about Ospreys and some of the learning about this species from Lake District Osprey Project. Peter has been actively involved in this Project for a number of years.

Her Majesty The Queen, Elizabeth II

The New Season Kicks Off - Friday 2nd September 2022

'Birding in the Isle of Avalon'

The new season of L.O.S. Friday Night Presentation Talks starts on Friday 2nd September with a talk by Mike Roberts on birding the Somerset Levels.

Forthcoming Friday Night Presentation Talks at Leigh Library

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Friday 4th February 2022 - 7:15 - 9:30pm

"My Year" - Presentation by Paul Hill

This talk is a calendar of the previous year's exploits, with highlights from each month. For 2021 and 2022, Paul concentrates on how he adapted his photography to accommodate the restrictions of Covid 19.
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Friday 4th March 2022 - 7:15 - 9:30pm

"2019 Namibia" - Presentation by Brian White (a local photographer from Bolton)

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Friday 1st April 2022 - 7:15 - 9:30pm

"An Eye For Birds" - Presentation by Bruce Kendrick

Bruce has just published a book called "An Eye For Birds" and copies will be on sale.

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Friday 6th May 2022 - 7:15 - 9:30pm

"50 Years of Birding through books" - Presentation by Paul Heaton (RSPCA Inspector)

Recommended by local bird groups, this talk is likely to be a bit different. It features books, slides and stories/anecdotes which are said to be "highly entertaining". 

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Admission is free to all these talks although donations are welcome through buying a raffle ticket.

Everyone is welcome and there is free parking outside the Library.

The First Friday Night Presentation of 2022

The Ken & Jean Gallimore Memorial Lecture

Friday 7th January 2022 - 7:30 - 9:30pm

'The Birds of Gambia Revisited' by Dennis Atherton

A return by popular request - a revised version of a presentation made some years ago.

Meet upstairs in the Derby Room at Leigh Library at 7:15pm for a 7:30pm start.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.

'A Year in the Life of Bickershaw Country Park' by Dr. Paul Richardson

Leigh Ornithological Society Conservation Officer Dr. Paul Richardson takes us through the four seasons at Bickershaw Country Park in the Wigan area and illustrates its biodiversity with a wonderful range of photographs from what is a reclaimed industrial mining site. This is one of the so-called 'Brownfield Sites' and it shows how they are not 'dead' areas devoid of interest but vibrant living homes to an abundance of wildlife and plants.

This presentation was originally given in person at a Friday night L.O.S. indoor meeting in the Derby Room at Leigh Library.

L.O.S. Presentation - Friday 3rd December 2021

'Pennington Flash Memories'

David Wilson’s cine film 'Pennington Flash Memories, now on DVD, was made between 1977 and the mid-1980s and illustrates the dramatic changes in habitats and dependent bird species between those days when the flash was primarily a wetland and grassland site and the present-day character of the tree-dominated Country Park. 

The breeding species shown include now uncommon and displaced species such as Lesser Redpoll, Lapwing, Ringed Plover, Yellow Wagtail and Whinchat, and there are sequences of several unexpected rarities, among them Black-throated Diver, Red-necked Grebe, Shag, Leach’s Petrel, Bewick’s Swan and Great Grey Shrike. 

It promises to be an eye opener for some members and a trip down Memory Lane for others!

Doors open at 7:00pm for a 7:30pm start upstairs in the Derby Room at Leigh Library.

Admission is free and everyone is welcome.