Evening Nature Talks - 2026

These meetings are held on the first Wednesday of the month from September to April, at 7.15 for 7.30 pm, Pallant Suite, 7 South Pallant, Chichester PO19 1SY.
Meetings are free for members.  Non-members and guests are very welcome, visitors' entrance charge £3.
The format for the evenings is:
          7:15: doors open.
          7:30: meeting starts with Chairman's notices followed by the lecture.
          INTERVAL: time for a chat and enjoy some coffee or tea and biscuits. (No charge but donations welcome. Please bring your own mug).
          8:30: second part of lecture
          9:00 Close of meeting
Please bring along a mug if you would like a tea or coffee during the inverval. 

Car parking: The Cawley Priory car park and many other CDC car parks charge for parking up to 8pm. Cattle Market is free after 6pm.
 

Wednesday 1 April - AGM
1. Welcome and apologies
2. Minutes of the AGM held on 5 November 2025 - click here     
3. The Chairman’s annual report
4. The Treasurer’s report
5. Elections of the President, Treasurer, Indoor Meetings Organiser and the Field Outings Organiser
6. The election of the Independent Examiner
Immediately followed by
How profitable Farming can be good for the Environment
with guest speakers Suzie Robson and Andrew Gentle.
Suzie is Farm Environment Adviser with the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG). She will be joined by local farmer Andrew Gentle from Hale Farm in the Sidlesham Farm Cluster. Suzie will describe how FWAG provides independent environmental advice to the farming community, taking a whole-farm approach – looking at everything from soil and water to habitats and species – to find the best opportunities for conservation alongside profitable production to deliver real environmental gains. Local farmer, Andrew will tell us how this is done and what has been achieved in the Sidlesham Farm Clustera farmer from the Sidlesham Farm Cluster.

Evening nature talks resume on Wednesday 2 September.

Advance notice: Wednesday 2 December, Christmas Party and Photo Competition.

Lunchtime (pub) meetings

If you are able to take on responsibility for organisation of these popular get togethers so that they can resume, please contact any member of the Committee.