Membership Categories

Membership is available to all those who have an interest in Natural History. There are four categories:

Membership is due for renewal on 1st January each year, except for new members joining after 1st September who will get up to 16 months membership for the price of 12!

Benefits

As a member you can look forward to:

• an annual programme of 100+ meetings, including workshops, field meetings, recording meetings, lectures, members’ slide nights, specialist group meetings and a symposium;
• a monthly newsletter of around 16 pages packed with news, reports, maps, reviews etc;
• an annual journal of 50 – 100 pages, known as The Sorby Record.

Newsletter

Due to rising postal costs, all new members now receive our monthly newsletter via an email link. The newsletter can be downloaded and saved as a PDF.

Applying for membership

To join the Sorby Natural History Society, you can either fill-in our on-line application form or print-out a paper form, fill it in and send it to us by post at the address below. Your subscription can be paid by bank transfer, standing order or cheque (made payable to The Sorby Natural History Society, please). Please email for information about paying your subscription by bank transfer or standing order.

Renewing your membership

Membership subscriptions are due for renewal on 1st January each year. If you wish to pay by cheque, please print-out a membership renewal form and return it to the treasurer with your payment. If you wish to pay by bank transfer, please use our online renewal form. Please email if you have any queries.

Further information

We have put together some information for new members, which we hope will answer many of the frequently asked questions.