Local Events – Settle

Newly added “Flies unzipped: a general talk about hoverflies and other popular flies” by YNU president Derek Whiteley this Thursday 20 Feb at Settle
Sat 1 March YNU Conference at York: “The State of Yorkshire’s Nature”   I may be able to offer a lift from Settle.
Also please note the Scottish Dancing notice  (Thursday evenings)  now has an updated corrected phone number.

Events: 

Now–Sat 28 June: New Exhibition at the Folly, Settle : The Cry of the Curlew

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Thu 20 Feb:
All welcome at Craven Conservation Group’s next talk. Learn about the fantastic world of flies, especially hoverflies and other popular flies
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What do you know about Craneflies,  Bee-flies, Midges, Hoverflies?

Bee-fly

Come and find out more about these fascinating different types of fly from Derek Whiteley who used to work for the Sheffield Museums and Sheffield City Ecology Unit, and who In 1988, founded a journal (Dipterists Digest) about the identification and ecology of Diptera (true flies).

(Please park at White Friars/Garage Car Park or on the road, as the Church Car Park fills up very quickly.)

Hoverfly on Musk Thistle
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Thur 20,27 Feb:   St Johns Methodist Church Settle: Warm Space. A film each Thursday.
The church and coffee lounge is open for you to use as a warm space. Come and enjoy watching a film, Film this week:
“Annie”
or play board games in the coffee lounge, or just sit with your laptop getting work done, or read a book.

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Thur 20,27 Feb:  Settle Scottish Dancing:  
Beginners, experienced people and visitors welcome 7.30pm -9.30pm each Thursday. St John’s Church Settle BD24 9JH   Details: 01729 830299
Lovely music, chat to people, keep your heart and legs fit and keep your brain working.
And fun.

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Mon 24 Feb: Craven Speakers Club at Skipton www.cravenspeakers.com  6.45pm – 9pm alternate Mondays  Meet at the Soroptimist Rooms, 28 Otley Street, Skipton, BD23 1EW  www.cravenspeakers.com Lift offered from Settle

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Wed 26 Feb: 10.30am-midday – FairTrade stall at the  Coffee Morning at St John’s Methodist Church.  On the last Wednesday of each month there is be a FairTrade stall at the Coffee Morning

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Sat 8 March:  Yorkshire Dales Eastern Region Speakers Club Competition, at St Giles Church Bramhope 2pm.  Visitors Welcome

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Wed 12 March:  4pm. Eco Explorers for families –
(Note no meeting on Wed 26 Feb)
Join a group of children aged 4 – 12 discovering nature – (Children must bring an adult) –  4 – 5.30 after school.
Finding signs of Spring. – We will meet at Settle Parish Church grounds, then go to St John’s Methodist Church, in the rear Garden Room . For details phone 07950 469 545, or 07753 618381. Supported by Churches Together in Settle & District. Search Facebook for Settle Eco-Explorers or email info@ctisad.org.uk
Find out about nature
Have fun with your friends
Free (donations welcome)

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Saturday 15th March (10.30am-1pm) ACE Green Cafe, at St Alkelda’s Church. Church St. Giggleswick. BD24 0BE. ‘Local Energy: Saving, Producing and Using. By acting locally you can be part of saving money off your electricity bill, reducing energy use and helping with climate change. A win-win all round. Find out about the new Settle Energy Local Club, generating and using electricity locally, how to understand your bill, heat pumps, electric vehicles, insulation and more.

Timings: 10.30 – 11am Fairtrade refreshments and drop-in. 11am – 12pm Presentations and Q&A.12 – 1pm Drop-in for individually tailored information.

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Mon 17 March: Talk: “Lichen Enlightenment” ..or.. “Introduction to Lichens – with special reference to the Grassington  Area ” – by Judith Allinson  at Upper Wharfedale Field Society. 7.30pm.
The Octagon, The Devonshire Institute at the top of Grassington.

YNU/YWT Conference: The State of Yorkshire’s Nature
Saturday 01 March 2025, 09:30am – 05:00pm

It says BOOKING CLOSES MONDAY 17th February – but if you email in and ask they may well still have a few spaces. 

The conference fee, which includes lunch, is £30 for YNU & YWT members, £40 for non-members and £15 for students. For booking and payment click here or contact: The YNU Membership Secretary, c/o NEYEDC, Unit 7, Hassacarr Close, Dunnington, York, YO19 5SN  (Tel.: 01904 641631; Email: membership@ynu.org.uk).
Programme
1000-1010 Welcome: Derek Whiteley (President, YNU)
Introductory talk (Chair: Derek Whiteley)
1010-1030 All creatures great and small: what did we learn from SoYN?  John Lawton (President, YWT & President-elect, YNU)
Session 1: The changing nature of Yorkshire (Chair: Derek Whiteley)
1030-1045 Moth recording in Yorkshire – what next? Charles Fletcher, Yorkshire County Moth Recorder)
1045-1100 Priorities for plant recording in Yorkshire over the next decade (Kevin Walker, Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland)1100-1110 Discussion
1110-1130 Refreshment break
Session 2: New recording strategies (Chair: Alastair Fitter)
1130-1145 The new naturalist toolkit Africa Gomez (University of Hull)
1145-1200 eDNA approaches Lori Lawson Handley (Centre for Ecology and Hydrolo
1200-1215 What’s that bug? Filling invertebrate data gaps with training, tech and innovation Vicky Wilkins (Species Recovery Trust)
1215-1235 Discussion
1235-1250 Impacts of environmental change on recording Chris Hassell (University of Leeds)
1250-1300 Discussion
1300-1400: Lunch and poster session
Session 3 Habitats: assessing nature recovery at habitat scale?  (Chair: Andy Millard)
1400-1415 Trees and woods at the heart of nature recovery Louise Wilkinson (Woodland Trust)
1415-1430 Wetlands – Water Voles, Whimbrel and The Wasp Jon Traill (YWT) & Chris McGregor (Natural England)
1430-1445 Are rare species useful for monitoring marine change? Sue Hull (University of Hull)
1445-1500 Former moors and mires of the Vale of York: implications for us Peter Mayhew (University of York)
1500-1515 Discussion
1515-1545 Refreshment break
Session 4: Synthesis and Implications (Chair: John Lawton)
1545-1600 Local Nature Recovery Strategies – data challenges and opportunities (Sharne McMillan, YWT)
1600-1640 Feedback on questionnaire and forum discussion
1640-1700 How biological recording underpins successful nature recovery (Jane Smart, IUCN and Chair, YWT Nature Recovery Committee)
1700 End of conference
Location of Conference
The Priory Centre, 15 Priory Street, is about a 10 minute walk from York Station (see map below). Parking is available in the nearby Nunnery Lane carpark but this is likely to fill up quickly on a Saturday morning. The Askham Bar Park & Ride (close to the A64 on the South West edge of York) runs to York Station about every 12-15 minutes with a journey time of about 18 minutes.