Time: 7.30 pm, except AGM in April – 7.00 pm
Price: £3 for members, £5 for visitors and FREE for under 24s.
Payment: You can now pay for entrance and bird food with a contactless card.
No need to book, just turn up and pay at the door.
E-mail: RSPBChester@googlegroups.com
We serve tea and coffee during the break.
Bird food is available to purchase.
Raffle at each meeting.
Location: Christleton Parish Hall, Village Rd, Christleton, (at junction Village Rd / Pepper Street). Overflow parking on the road or at the church.
Postcode: CH3 7AS
Wednesday, 21 October 2026
Laurence Rose – Bringing them back from the Brink
Laurence Rose retired from the RSPB in early 2022 and immediately started a new ‘job’ as a volunteer, writing up the stories of some of the RSPB’s very long-term work to recover threatened species. White-tailed eagle, cirl bunting, bittern, red kite, common crane and corncrake are among the subjects to be explored. The 2026 version incorporates a previous talk, Birds on the Brink – The Red, Amber and Green Lists of Birds of Conservation Concern Explained and Their Implications for the Future.
Laurence Rose is a Yorkshire-based writer, researcher and conservationist. He worked for the RSPB between 1983 and 2022 in roles as varied as volunteer development, international partnerships, international law and policy, regional and country leadership, area reserves management and strategic project management.
Wednesday, 18 November 2026
Julia Mottishaw – Icelandic Travel
Julia and Paul visited Iceland in June 2025 and Paul made two further visits in July and August. Julia will share their birding experience with breeding waders, divers and wildfowl and also their amazing encounters with Humpback Whales and dolphins.
Paul and Julia are both keen naturalists and have travelled throughout the UK and beyond, photographing birds and other wildlife. They have made several visits to Bulgaria, Mallorca, Menorca, Cyprus, Lesvos, Israel, Spain, Portugal, Finland, France, Turkey, Goa, the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Gambia, California and Texas; Julia has also birdwatched in Kuwait, Japan and several American states when away on business.
Wednesday, 16 December 2026
Christmas Members’ Evening
An evening get-together for members, featuring activities and quizzes. A chance for our members to showcase some of their fabulous photographs taken over the year.
Wednesday, 20 January 2027
Roger Ellison – Photography from my Travels – Part 1
Photographer Roger Ellison talks us through a selection of images he has captured while abroad. The slideshow features wildlife and landscape scenes, along with some unusual and unexpected photographs.
Roger Ellison is a West Kirby–based photographer whose work ranges from Wirral landscapes to wildlife, aircraft and striking aerial imagery. A long‑time pilot and flying instructor, he now combines his skills through drone photography, capturing fresh perspectives on familiar places and undertaking commissions from homes to industrial sites. With many years’ experience behind the camera and a portfolio spanning local and overseas subjects, Roger regularly gives talks to clubs and groups, sharing his craft with enthusiasm and clarity
Wednesday, 17 February 2027
Julian Sykes – Bhutan, the Land of the Dragon
This talk offers a vivid journey through one of the world’s most spectacular and least‑visited Himalayan kingdoms. Expect sweeping mountain landscapes, rich Buddhist culture and exceptional wildlife, all shaped by Bhutan’s unique identity as Druk Yul — the Land of the Thunder Dragon.
A native Yorkshireman, Julian now lives in Spain after several years in Scotland.
Wednesday, 17 March 2027
Sarah Callon – Lynn Brenig Ospreys
Sarah leads the North Wales Wildlife Trust‘s Llyn Brenig Osprey Project. Her talk seamlessly blends detailed research with lively storytelling, charting the fortunes of the resident pair, MJ2 and 372, who have bred at the reservoir since 2021. Sarah will explain their annual cycle, the challenges of monitoring them around the clock and the growing reliability of Osprey sightings at Brenig.
Her enthusiasm, humour and deep expertise will make for an engaging evening, leaving the audience far better informed about these remarkable birds and inspired to visit Llyn Brenig in spring, when Ospreys and other wildlife are at their best.
Wednesday, 21 April 2027
AGM starts at 7.00 pm
Nick Martin – Journeys into Wild Wales
Join Nick to look for migrant birds of oak woodlands, butterflies of the Great Orme, seabirds of South Stack and so much more from his journeys into wild Wales. From Skomer to World’s End, we’ll meet many of the best species that Wales has to offer.
Nick is an amateur wildlife photographer with a passion for nature and the countryside.