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The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 2nd April 2020 Bird magic On reading Bill Teale’s weekly “Birdwatch” column in the Yorkshire Post I realised that what I assumed to be geese flying over the house a few days ago, were in fact whooper swans which …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 31st March 2020 Rare birds and large eggs My interest in birds stems from a family membership of the RSPB when I was young. It wasn’t the hours spent in draughty hides trying to focus binoculars on reed beds …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 26th March 2020 Flights continuing One advantage of increased hand-washing is being able to spend longer looking out of the kitchen and bathroom windows. A couple of mornings ago I glanced upwards just as a large flock of migrating …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 24th March 2020 Rural communications After a busy few days negotiating webmail and rural broadband to contact some members and sending out “paper” letters to others, it’s pleasing to start to receive replies that prove our messages are getting …
The Clerk in the Country
Thursday 19th March 2020 An “office” in the country The office plant and I have arranged ourselves on the dining table and thanks to modern technology the YPS office is up and running again from its new location in the …
The Clerk in the Country
Tuesday 17th March 2020 Farewell to the Lodge After our decision to comply with government advice for people to work from home where possible, I locked up the Lodge and set off across the Gardens under an increasingly gloomy sky …
National Science & Media Museum Collection Tours
If you enjoyed Geoff Belknap’s lecture on 17th September you might like to visit the museum in central Bradford. This free museum is easily reached by train to Bradford Interchange, a five minutes walk away. Individual research visits can be …
24-27 June Gardens and Abbeys of Edinburgh and the Scottish borders
24-27 June Gardens and Abbeys of Edinburgh and the Scottish borders by Barbara Boize This study tour visited four unique houses, two botanic gardens and three abbeys and focussed on the area of Tweeddale between Peebles in the west and …
Study Tour to Cresswell Crags, The Harley Gallery and The Portland Collection
Wednesday 30 May 2018, organised by Catherine Brophy The timeline of this historical study day started 50,000 years ago and ended with us browsing through a private collection of paintings and some absolutely contemporary artwork. 28 YPS members started the …
Research in Focus: The Microscopic World in 3D Tuesday 15th May
Research in Focus: The Microscopic World in 3D Tuesday 15 May, 6.30pm Ron Cooke Hub Auditorium, RCH/037 Microscopy is going through a revolution. Modern computing power, cameras and laser technology have unlocked our ability to image microbial life at high …
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