Public Events | Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield https://www.sorby.org.uk We cover a full range of natural history interests in Sheffield and the surrounding area, providing for both interested beginners and specialists. Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:09:47 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://www.sorby.org.uk/v2/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/sorby-logo.gif Public Events | Sorby Natural History Society, Sheffield https://www.sorby.org.uk 32 32 Sunday, 29 May 2016 – Field Meeting at Bolehill Recreation Ground https://www.sorby.org.uk/bolehill-recreation-ground/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 09:37:20 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=1988 Bolehill Recreation Ground in August 2014.

Bolehill Recreation Ground in August 2014.

Please note that the information published in the Sheffield Environment Weeks programme is incomplete. The full details are as follows…

Sunday, 29 May 2016 – Field Meeting at Bolehill Recreation Ground, Crookes.

Leader – Roger Butterfield.

Meet 10:00 am at the entrance of Bolehill Recreation Ground on Northfield Avenue, Crookes. OS grid reference SK32808816. Postcode S10 1QN. The nearest bus route is the 52/52a that runs from the city centre to Hillsborough/Wisewood, via Broomhill and Crookes.

Join us for a Sunday morning stroll around Bolehill Recreation Ground. This popular park is well known for its impressive views across the Rivelin Valley to Stannington and beyond. Part of the park has been designated as a Local Wildlife Site by Sheffield City Council. A mosaic of heathland, scrub and grassland supports a diverse range of flora and fauna. There are also a few rock outcrops that may be of geological interest.

Although this is a public park, some of the paths are rough and muddy so please wear suitable footwear. A few of the paths are steeply sloping too.

Non-members are welcome to attend, but are not covered by the Sorby Natural History Society’s insurance policy.

We will aim to finish around 12 noon.

]]> Book Sale Success https://www.sorby.org.uk/book-sale-success/ Thu, 14 Apr 2016 08:57:16 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=1970 The book sale at St Augustine’s Church on Saturday 2nd April succeeded in raising more than £750 for Sorby funds.

Many thanks are due, particularly to the Estate of the late Mary Acton, and to the many kind folk who generously donated all the books for sale. Grateful thanks also to the folk who came along to buy and to the members of Sorby Council involved in setting up and running the sale, several of them for the first time.

We remembered the experience and wise skills of John Lintin Smith, who has organised the sale for many years, but sadly passed away a few weeks beforehand.

]]> Saturday, 30 January 2016 – Guided Bird Walk at Manor Fields Park https://www.sorby.org.uk/saturday-30-january-2016-guided-bird-walk-at-manor-fields-park/ Mon, 25 Jan 2016 21:53:26 +0000 http://www.sorby.org.uk/?p=946 The RSPB’s “Big Garden Birdwatch” will take place on the weekend of 30th and 31st January 2016. As a contribution to this nationwide event, Manor Fields Park is holding a guided bird walk on the morning of Saturday 30th January.

The walk is being organised by Rose Tomson, Landscape Officer at The Green Estate Ltd. The walk leader is Sorby member Chris Measures.

The walk starts at 10:00 am in the York House car park, off City Road, Sheffield (a short distance up the hill from City Road Cemetery). The nearest tram stop is “Spring Lane”.

If you have any queries, please contact Rose Tomson via or telephone 0114 267 7630.

Manor Fields Bird Walk

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