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 2025 - 2026

2025

May 11 Sun Belvide Reservoir Reserve / Blithfield Reservoir, meet at Belvide Reservoir at 10am. Phil needs to know the total number attending and the car registrations, please email Phil on: philipr266@gmail.com. Cost £5. Leader Phil Rowley.

May 30 Fri Goyt Valley evening walk, meet in 2nd car park along the Goyt at 7.30pm. Leader: Karina Stanley.

Jun 15-17 Far Ings / Blacktoft Sands / Fairburn Ings staying at the Goole Premier Inn. Sun-Tues Contact: Sheila Blamire. Day Leaders tbc nearer the date.

Jun 27 Fri Mobberley evening walk, meet in Mill Lane (close to The Bull’s Head), Mobberley at 6:30pm. Leader: Tony Usher.

Jul 5 Sat Whixall Moss, Shropshire, meet at 10am at the Whixall Marina (more details to be supplied nearer the date). Leader Phil Ashley.

Jul 25 Fri Neumann’s Flash area evening walk, meet in the layby on B5075 at 6.30pm. Leader Sheila Blamire.

Sep 7 Sun Red Rocks (high tide 11:33am, 8.73m) followed by BMW, meet at 10am at the far end of Stanley Road, Hoylake CH47 1HZ. Leader: Tony Usher.

Sep 26 Fri ‘North West Year’ by Chris Galvin

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

Oct 24 Fri ‘Celebration of British Birds’ by Nick Martin

Nov 16 Sun Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB, meet at BMW at 9.30am. Leader: Bob Groom.

Nov 28 Fri ‘Curlews in the Landscape’ by Andrew Brockbank

Dec 12 Fri Christmas Party, Jubilee Hall, Knutsford at 7:45pm.

Dec 14 Sun Marshside RSPB and Martin Mere WWT, meet in Marshside car park at 10am. Leader: Frank Dearden.

2026

Jan 10 Sat Tatton Park, meet at Dog Lodge lay-by, off Mobberley Rd, at 9:15am. Leader: Tony Usher.

Jan 23 Fri ‘Yorkshire’s Wild Beauty’ by John Gardner

Feb 14 Sat Neumann’s Flash / Marbury CP, meet at Witton car park at 9.15am. Leader Sheila Blamire.

Feb 27 Fri ‘Seabirds and Cetaceans’ by Paul Hill

Mar 15 Sun Burton Mere Wetlands RSPB, meet at BMW at 9.30am. Leader: Pat Sponder.

Mar 27 Fri ‘Henry Seebohm, Ornithologist and Traveller’ by Paul Hobson

Apr 19 Sun Lake Vyrwny (more details to be supplied nearer the date). Meet 10am. Leader Derek Pike.

Apr 24 Fri AGM and MEMBERS’ IMAGES

ADVANCE NOTICE PROGRAMME 2026 - 2027

May 10-12 Sun-Tues Anglesey, staying at the Holyhead Premier Inn. Contact: Sheila Blamire. 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, 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