HNHS News
Wild About Hertfordshire – opening of the HNHS 150th anniversary exhibition!
'Wild About Hertfordshire' – our family-friendly exhibition marking the 150th anniversary of Hertfordshire Natural History Society – opened to the public on Friday 21 March.
Running until Sunday 6 July at St Albans Museum it celebrates our county's wonderful wildlife which the Society's volunteers have been recording since 1875.
Around 120 guests enjoyed the opening night preview, including the Mayor and Mayoress of St Albans, Jamie and Liz Day.
Capacity audience for the 2025 Herts Bird Conference
A capacity audience enjoyed the 2025 Herts Bird Conference on Saturday 8 March, which included fascinating talks on Green Sandpipers and the 'gold standard' Breeding Birds Survey in Britain.
Those attending also voted for the Hertfordshire Bird Photograph of the Year – Paul Ward's striking image of a Common Snipe and its reflection taken at Lemsford Springs near Welwyn Garden City.
Videos of the main presentations are available on the HNHS YouTube site.
2025 Herts Bird Conference – Saturday 8 March
Make a date with the Herts Bird Conference from 2pm to 5.30pm on Saturday 8 March 2025 at the offices of Affinity Water, Tamblin Way, Hatfield AL10 9EZ.
The speakers include Ken Smith reporting on the conclusion of a long-running study of Green Sandpipers at Lemsford Springs and James Heywood of the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) who will be looking back on 30 years of the national Breeding Bird Survey (BBS).