To get in touch please contact one of the people below, depending on the nature of your enquiry. Please bear in mind that the HNHS is run by volunteers and has no full-time staff, so sometimes it may be a few days before you receive a response.
General enquiries and correspondence
HNHS Secretary: Linda Smith
24 Mandeville Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JU
Telephone 01707330405, email
Membership
Details of membership rates and how to join are given on the How to join page. Applications to join must be made through the post; the Society does not have facilities to accept payment on-line.
Current members: change of address or personal details
To notify a change of address or other personal details, please email or write to the HNHS secretary.
Publications
For information about current HNHS publications and how to purchase them, contact the Secretary, see the Publications page.
Journal editors Hertfordshire Naturalist: For editorial matters and to submit papers please contact the editor: Stuart Warrington, 8 Redwoods, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NR
Telephone, 01707 885676; email,
Hertfordshire Bird Report: For editorial matters and to submit papers please contact the editor: Ted Fletcher, Beech House, Aspenden, Buntingford, SG9 9PG
Telephone 01763 272979; email
To purchase issues of these journals please see the Publications page.
Newsletter editor
For enquiries or to submit articles for Field Notes contact Trevor James:
56 Back Street, Ashwell, SG7 5PE
Telephone 01462 742684; email
Chair of Recorders’ Committee
Dr Ronni Edmonds-Brown
c/o Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB
e:mail:
Amphibians/reptiles
Dr Jenny Jones, 23 North Road, Hertford, Herts., SG14 1LN
email:
Ants
Phil Attewell, 69 Thornbury Gardens, Boreham Wood, WD6 1RD
email:
Bees and wasps
Raymond Uffen, 4 Mardley Avenue, Welwyn, Herts, AL6 0UD
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Birds
Tony Blake, 9 Old Forge Close, Stanmore, Middx, HA7 3EB
email:
Bugs (aquatic)
Dr Stuart Warrington, 8 Redwoods, Welwyn Garden City, Herts, AL8 7NR
email:
Stoneflies
Dr Ronni Edmonds-Brown, c/o Dept. of Biological Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, College Lane, Hatfield, Herts, AL10 9AB
email:
Vascular plants and ferns
Trevor James, 56 Back Street, Ashwell, Baldock, SG7 5PE
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Other groups
Records to: Herts Biological Records Centre, Environment Department, Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Hertford, Herts, SG13 8DN
email:
HNHS Management Committee
Elected at HNHS AGM on 24 October 2009
Trevor James – Chairman
56 Back Street, Ashwell, Baldock, Herts, SG7 5PE
01923 662456;
Linda Smith – Secretary and Registrar (photo right) 24 Mandeville Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JU
01707 330405;
Alan Gardiner – Bird Club Webmaster
199 Watford Road, St. Albans, AL2 3HH
Tim Hill – Events Organiser
2 Crosthwaite Court, Stewart Road, Harpenden, AL5 4RN Ken Smith – Chair of Herts Bird Club
24 Mandeville Rise, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7JU
Stuart Warrington – Editor, Hertfordshire Naturalist
8 Redwoods, Welwyn Garden City, AL8 7NR
In the last week we have had two reports of polecat road casualties. Or were they Polecat-Ferret hybrids? Polecats were extinct in Hertfordshire until 1980s. Read more about the story of their re-introduction to the county and their current status.
We want your sightings of dragonflies for a new Hertfordshire Survey. For example, how far has the Small Red-eyed Damselfly, first seen in Herts in 2000, spread across the county? Read more
For the last week is has been clear that there has been an increase in migration activity of such species such as this Redstart seen near Buntingford by John Dingemans on the 18th of August. This species was also seen at Stevenage on the 18th by Darrel Bryant and another was seen on the 15th at Layston by Chris Beach.