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Thursday, March 11, 2010

AGM 2010

Annual General Meeting 2010
Our 2010 AGM was held at Kiplin Hall, near Richmond, on Saturday 15 May.

Fieldtrips later this spring



Chapel House Wood, Wharfedale
Roger Martlew will lead this joint event with the Yorkshire Dales Landscape Research Trust. It will take place on Saturday 19 June, 10.ooam to 4.00pm. Meet at the lay-by on the B6160 (grid ref: SD 978653) and bring packed lunch. The focus will be on prehistoric archaeological remains, including settlements and field systems. Walking steep, through pasture fields. Cost: £5.00 per head. Book via the PLACE Office.

Mulgrave Castle, near Whitby
Peter Goodchild will lead this visit to the Mulgrave Estate, including the castle and deciduous woodland. It will take place on Saturday 17 July. Meet at Mulgrave Castle at 10.30am and bring packed lunch. Further details will appear in the summer newsletter in June, together with a booking form.

To book a place on either of these events, please e-mail: place@yorksj.ac.uk

Fieldtrip to Knavesmire Wood



Fieldtrip to Knavesmire Wood
Barbara Hickman led a cold but enjoyable visit to Knavesmire Wood and the grounds of Middlethorpe Hall, York, on Saturday 6th March. We looked at identification of trees in winter by buds or bark and listened to some early birdsong.