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 The amazing Bee Fly mimicing a bumble bee is now out and about in Hertfordshire. Look out for it around primroses, violets and bugle flowers.
 Great places to see glorious bluebells in Hertfordshire, details here
Photo shows Sherrardspark Wood on 28 April
 Your photographs on the Herts Bird Club website have proved so popular that we have created two new galleries for your wildlife photos on the HNHS and the Flora Group websites. See how easy it is to send in your pictures.
Who do you think deserves the HNHS 1875 Award for 2010 for an outstanding Hertfordshire naturalist? Click the link and make your nomination.
 Hertfordshire Flora
See photos of the events attended by over 100 people to launch our brilliant new book Flora of Hertfordshire by Trevor James (pictured).
Copies of the Flora are still available to buy direct from HNHS – click the news item above for details.
 Fantastic news, our new book, Flora of Hertfordshire, was published on 9 December 2009. Follow the link for more information.
Successful autumn meeting and AGM featuring Hertfordshire's flowers and freshwater fish and presentation of the 1875 Awards for outstanding Hertfordshire naturalists; read more
 We are sad to hear that Mrs Enid Evans, a loyal and highly respected member of the Society, died on 7 October 2009, aged 98. Click title to read more
 Haileybury is the new venue for our Autumn meeting and AGM on Saturday 24 October. Hertfordshire's freshwater fish and wild flowers feature on the programme for the afternoon. Do join us at our annual get-together. More details here.
 Click the link for full report and list of moths found.
Order our fantastic new book on wild flowers of Hertfordshire by Trevor James to be published on 9 December. Order your copy now, only £49.50 (inc P&P). Click link for full details.
 HNHS congratulate Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust on the aquisition of their latest nature reserve, Balls Wood at HertfordHeath. Over 50 guests and supporters gathered at the wood to celebrate its official opening on 24 June. Balls Wood is important for its diversity of woodland plants, insects and birds including the rare Herb Paris.
 A new colony of White Helleborines has been found at Thorley near Bishops Stortford. This is further evidence of the gradual spread of these lovely orchids in the county.
 .jpg) The full programme of 'Learning about Wildlife' workshops June 2009-April 2010 now available. Workshop topics include identification of wild flowers, trees, dragonflies, bats, fungi, wildfowl and much more. Click the link for more details and a booking form.
We are redesigning and updating the Herts Bird Club website, see the full news report for details. In the meanwhile visit the existing HBC site for all the latest bird sightings and on line record submission.
Clouded yellow butterflies are migrating across eastern Hertfordshire today 24 May and the first Hornet Clearwing moths emerged in Stevenage this morning, six weeks earlier than normal.
 Plans to publish the next HNHS book ‘Flora of Hertfordshire’ by Trevor James, have received a real boost thanks to very generous donations from two HNHS members, but we need more funds before we can go ahead. Read more…
 A heady mix of alien species, mysteriously disappearing birds and surprises in city streets enthralled the audience of over 100 at the annual conference on 28 March.
David Lindo, the Urban Birder and presenter on BBC1’s ‘The One Show’ gave a personal account of his love for birds and how to make the most of city birdwatching.
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Our Autumn conference in November highlighted surveying monitoring and recording in Hertfordshire. Read more…
Our fantastic new website built by Digital Routes went live on 15 April. The new Herts Bird Club website will follow in a few weeks. Read more…
Find out more about the history of the society.
28 March 2009 at Rothamsted Research on the subject of Birds in Towns and Cities. See Meetings page for full details and booking.
Nominations are now invited for the 1875 Awards 2009. Click above for full details.
Colin Plant receives recognition for his contribution to Hertfordshire’s natural history. Click above for more information.
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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.