Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc.

The Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc.

Apart from those linked directly with the study of natural history, other skills such as photography, sketching, map-reading, etc., can all find an outlet in the programme.  So, whatever your particular interest may be, whether it is the enjoyment of our wilderness areas or simply the identification of birds visiting your own garden, the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc. is sure to have something to offer you.

The Club has an extensive library of reference books covering a wide range of natural history subjects and a free borrowing service is available to members on meeting nights.

Excursions are normally held once a month, usually on the Saturday or Sunday following the monthly meeting.  Venues for excursions are generally chosen for the purpose of finding and studying a particular group of native species of flora or fauna.  For example, we may visit the Altona Saltworks in February to see the wading birds before they set off on their long migration north, or hunt for terrestrial orchids in the early spring, or ferns in cool, damp gullies in a summer heat-wave.  Often, favourite places are re-visited at different times of the year to observe and record any changes which occur, or just to explore familiar beauty spots.

When possible, camp-outs are held lasting a whole week-end or longer to permit travelling further afield and/or undertaking a more thorough investigation of a particular area, as well as activities not possible on a day's outing, such as spot-lighting for nocturnal animals.