Chorley & District Natural History Society

01/01/2026

New Year Plant Hunt on Cuerden Valley Park produced: Daisy, Hairy Bittercress, Petty Spurge, White Dead Nettle, Russian Comfrey, Himalayan Honeysuckle, Annual Meadow Grass (in Photo), Goat Willow, Hazel Catkins and Wild Cherry. Hopefully more tomorrow at Kem Mill.
Birds included: Treecreeper, Blackbird, Great Spotted Woodpecker, Grey Wagtail, 8 Goosanders, 52 Black Headed Gulls, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Canada Geese, Mallard, Moorhen, Blue Tit, Great Tit, Nuthatch, Robin, and a Buzzard.

12/11/2025

This from a friends garden. Still too warm to hibernate. This hedgehog still feeding most nights

13/08/2025

Join us this Thursday Evening the 14th August at Cuerden VP for our final evening walk of the Summer season.
Meet in main car park on Berkeley Drive, off Shady lane at 19.00hrs. There is a charge for car parking

13/01/2025

Join us this Thursday evening, 16th January at St Mary's Parish centre, Chorley, where Brian Anderson of Anderson Images will present his talk on 'the Falkland Isles' and it's wildlife.
The talk starts at 19.30 hours and none-members are welcome. Small cover charge on the door.

15/10/2024

Please come along to this Thursdays evening talk, (17th Oct) at St Marys Parish centre, Chorley where Russ Hedley of naturetalksandwalks.co.uk will present a talk entitled 'Gulls of the UK'
Talk starts at 19.30hrs, none members most welcome, small cover charge at the door

05/10/2024

Look how badgers are helpful to other wildlife

29/09/2024