All INDOOR MEETINGS are held on the 4th. Friday of the month, unless otherwise stated in the programme (please note - some months have 5 Fridays, we still meet on the fourth Friday), in the JUBILEE HALL, 18 - 24 STANLEY ROAD, KNUTSFORD WA16 0GP. Members gather from 7:15 for an 8:00 pm start. New members are always welcome - scroll down this page!

For these field trips there will be no meeting spots in Knutsford and members are asked to make their own way to the various venues.

KOS Programme 2026 - 2027

2026

May 10-12 Anglesey, staying at the Holyhead Premier Inn. Contact: Sheila Blamire. Sun-Tues Day leaders tbc nearer the date.

May 29 Fri Goyt Valley evening walk, Errwood Reservoir, meet 7.30pm in 2nd car park along the Goyt. Leader: Phil Ashley.

Jun 6 Sat Middleton Lakes RSPB, Tamworth, Staffordshire meet 10am in the Middleton Lakes car park. Leader: Karina Stanley.

Jun 26 Fri Mobberley evening walk, meet 6:30pm in Mill Lane (close to The Bull’s Head), Mobberley. Leader: Tony Usher.

Jul 12 Sun Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB, Burton, Wirral, meet 9.30am at BMW car park. Leader: Bob Groom.

Jul 24 Fri Neumann’s Flash area evening walk, Northwich, meet 6.30pm in the layby on B5075. Leader Sheila Blamire.

Sep 6 Sun Leighton Moss RSPB, Silverdale, Lancs, meet 10am at Leighton Moss car park. Leader: Tony Usher.

Sep 25 Fri ‘Raptor Encounters with Britain’s Birds of Prey’ by Anthony Brandeth

Oct 11 Sun Llanfairfechan and Morfa Madryn followed by Conwy RSPB, meet 10am in Llanfairfechan car park. Leader: Frank Dearden.

Oct 23 Fri ‘Getting Close to Wildlife’ by Peter J Durnell

Nov 7 Sat Mere Sands Wood NR, Ormskirk, followed by Lunt Meadows LWT, Merseyside, meet 10am at Mere Sands Wood car park. Leader: Karina Stanley.

Nov 27 Fri ‘From Alaska to Argentina: Wildlife through the Americas’ by Mark Sisson

Dec 6 Sun Marshside RSPB, near Southport and Martin Mere WWT, near Ormskirk, meet 10am in Marshside car park. Leader: Frank Dearden.

Dec 11 Fri Christmas Party, Jubilee Hall, Knutsford at 7:45pm.

2027

Jan 9 Sat Rixton Clay Pits NR / Risley Moss NR, Warrington, meet 9.30am at Rixton Clay Pits car park. Leader: John Barber.

Jan 22 Fri ‘Namibia - Wildlife and Night Skies’ by David Tolliday

Feb 14 Sun Tatton Park, Knutsford, meet 9:15am at Dog Lodge lay-by, off Mobberley Rd. Leader: Tony Usher.

Feb 26 Fri ‘The Wild Orkney Isles’ by Nick Martin

Mar 19 Fri ‘Secret life of the Jack Snipe’ by Colin McShane

Mar 21 Sun Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve, Warrington, meet at Woolston Eyes (first gate) at 9:15am. Leader: Sheila Blamire.

Apr 18 Sun Leighton Moss RSPB, Silverdale, Lancs, meet 10am at Leighton Moss car park. Leader: Pat Sponder

Apr 23 Fri AGM and MEMBERS’ IMAGES

ADVANCE NOTICE - May 2027
May 16-19 East Anglia, staying at the Thetford Premier Inn. Contact: Sheila Blamire. Sun-Wed Day Leaders tbc nearer the date.

INDOOR MEETINGS are held on the 4th Friday of the month (unless otherwise stated in the programme), in the Jubilee Hall, 18-24 Stanley Rd, Knutsford, WA16 0GP. Members gather at 7:30pm for an 8pm start. Admission: £3 members and £6 visitors, except at the AGM which is free.

Directions: Approaching from the north on the A50 (the main road through the town) turn right into Stanley Road at the main set of traffic lights in the centre of Knutsford.
Approaching from the south turn left at the lights (the first set you come to) and turn into Stanley Road. Approaching from Macclesfield (A537) it’s straight across the lights into Stanley Road. In Stanley Road take the first right into the car park of Booths supermarket. After 20yds turn right into the small car park. (not the residents’ car park under the archway). After 6pm the car park is currently free.
The entrance to the Jubilee Hall is on Stanley Road - walk back towards the traffic lights, and it’s the last door on the left.

TRIPS AND EVENING WALKS: Meet at the venues, whether day trip or evening walk. More information, including all directions, will be sent by email before the event. Leaders will be confirmed nearer the date.

Visit the KOS website at www.10x50.com for update information and membership details. Contact:

INDOOR MEETINGS are held on the 4th Friday of the month, unless otherwise stated in the programme, in the Jubilee Hall, Stanley Road, Knutsford. Members gather from 7:15pm for an 8pm start. Admission: £3 members and £6 visitors (except for under 18s when admission is free). There is no charge for the AGM.

Directions: Approaching from the north on the A50 (the main road through the town) turn right into Stanley Road at the main set of traffic lights in the centre of Knutsford. Approaching from the south turn left at the lights (the first set you come to) and turn into Stanley Road. Approaching from Macclesfield (A537) it’s straight across the lights into Stanley Road. In Stanley Road take the first right into the car park of Booths supermarket. After 20yds turn right into the small car park (not the residents’ car park under the archway). The entrance to the Jubilee Hall is on Stanley Road, walking back towards the traffic lights.

TRIPS AND EVENING WALKS: Meet at the venues, whether day trip or evening walk. More information, including all directions, will be sent by email before the event.

Joining the KOS

The current subscription rate is £20 per annum but for young people under the age of 18 membership is free.

To renew your KOS membership:

KOS subscriptions become due on the 1st April every year. The current subscription rate is £20 ( but free for under 18s). You can pay in various ways:

-in person on any of our forthcoming day trips or evening walks.

-by sending a cheque or cash (£20) by post to our treasurer Frank Dearden at 53, Northwich Road, Knutsford WA16 0AR. Please enclose a stamped self addressed envelope if you wish to have your receipt and membership card posted back to you.

-by bank transfer to our account in the name of Knutsford Ornithological Society at Royal Bank of Scotland, account no.11875827 sort code 16-22-27. Please enter your name in the reference window so that we can identify the payment.

To Join the KOS for the first time

Again there are various ways.

-in person on any of our forthcoming day trips or evening walks.

- Go to our online application form [click here] and, after entering your details and submitting the form, transfer the fee (currently £20 but free for under 18s) to our online bank account. Instructions are on the online form. [5 min job]

- Download an application form click here , print it out and follow the instructions

Contacts: Chairman - Sheila Blamire - 07837 745989 chairman@10x50.com
Secretary - Karina Stanley - 01565 634417 secretary@10x50.com
Website - Tony Usher - 07710 508 544 tony@10X50.com
Treasurer - Frank Dearden - treasurer@10X50.com
Lectures Officer - Sheila Blamire - 07837 745989 Chairman@10X50.com