Belfast Naturalists Field Club
@belfastnfc.bsky.social
We are an eclectic mix of amateurs and professionals from Belfast and beyond sharing our enthusiasm for wildlife, geology, archaeology and more
Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants
November 6, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Tuesday 11th November 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Helen James, Ulster Museum, speaks on "Freshwater Insects of Ireland" highlighting their life cycles, and the threats facing our freshwater ecosystems and their inhabitants
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October 19, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
October 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Tuesday 14th October 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Neil Reid, QUB, speaks on "The Natural History of the Irish Hare: The Ice Age to present"
(Photo: Alan Wolfe)
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Saturday 28th June: This BNFC outing celebrates the Irish Naturalists' Journal centenary
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
- Bee orchids and other botany at Glenarm and Glenarm Forest
Leader: David McNeil (BSBI Antrim recorder)
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 21st June: Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – Geology and industrial history - joint with the Belfast Geologists' Society
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 18, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Saturday 21st June: Mid-Antrim Iron and Bauxite mines – Geology and industrial history - joint with the Belfast Geologists' Society
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Leader Ian Enlander
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 14th June: Plants and Fungi at Killard Point National Nature Reserve - leader Jake Dalzell. More from Jake about Killard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-f...
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 11, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Saturday 14th June: Plants and Fungi at Killard Point National Nature Reserve - leader Jake Dalzell. More from Jake about Killard www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH-f...
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
June 4, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Saturday 7th June: Archaeology / history visit to sites between St John's Point and Kilclief - leader Mike King. BNFC members only. Not a member? Join at bnfc.org.uk/membership-a... and contact secretary@bnfc.org.uk
Check out our summer 2025 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
May 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Tuesday 11th March 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Downpatrick and Erenagh - a case study of two monastic sites in Co. Down by Brian Sloan, Centre for Community Archaeology, Queen's University Belfast (photo Everett Ferguson)
March 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Tuesday 11th March 7.30 to 9pm Ulster Museum; also zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member) Downpatrick and Erenagh - a case study of two monastic sites in Co. Down by Brian Sloan, Centre for Community Archaeology, Queen's University Belfast (photo Everett Ferguson)
Tuesday 11th February 7.30 to 9pm On zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Sam Henry, Field Naturalist and Song Collector
Sarah Calvin, from the Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services, talks about the folklorist and BNFC member who was born in Coleraine in 1878
Sam Henry, Field Naturalist and Song Collector
Sarah Calvin, from the Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services, talks about the folklorist and BNFC member who was born in Coleraine in 1878
February 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Tuesday 11th February 7.30 to 9pm On zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Sam Henry, Field Naturalist and Song Collector
Sarah Calvin, from the Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services, talks about the folklorist and BNFC member who was born in Coleraine in 1878
Sam Henry, Field Naturalist and Song Collector
Sarah Calvin, from the Causeway Coast and Glens Museum Services, talks about the folklorist and BNFC member who was born in Coleraine in 1878
Tuesday 10th December 7.30 to 9pm On zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Lough Neagh - Carbon Sink and Climate Change
by Professor Jim McAdam
Lough Neagh has a huge store of carbon in soils, peat, and the water column but it's highly vulnerable to climate change.
Lough Neagh - Carbon Sink and Climate Change
by Professor Jim McAdam
Lough Neagh has a huge store of carbon in soils, peat, and the water column but it's highly vulnerable to climate change.
December 5, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Tuesday 10th December 7.30 to 9pm On zoom (register@bnfc.org.uk if not a BNFC member)
Lough Neagh - Carbon Sink and Climate Change
by Professor Jim McAdam
Lough Neagh has a huge store of carbon in soils, peat, and the water column but it's highly vulnerable to climate change.
Lough Neagh - Carbon Sink and Climate Change
by Professor Jim McAdam
Lough Neagh has a huge store of carbon in soils, peat, and the water column but it's highly vulnerable to climate change.
Check out our winter 2024-25 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...
November 30, 2024 at 12:12 PM
Check out our winter 2024-25 programme. Do become a member - see bnfc.org.uk/membership-a...