LNHS Activities
The LNHS Library, located in the Angela Marmont Centre, Natural History Museum, is open every Wednesday and every third Saturday of the month. Please see the Library page for more information, and our calendar for ID seminars and other events held at the library. See you there!
We have a full programme of activities, both in person field meetings and virtual talks. Please check the calendar and our downloadable programme for full details. Please note that these events may be cancelled at short notice.
Virtual Talks
The LNHS Virtual Natural History Talk series brings together naturalists with experts and specialists using the Zoom videoconferencing tool.
Our talks are hosted fortnightly and are free to attend (though booking is required).
The talks cover a wide range of subjects, from birds to bats, worms to weeds, fungi to foxes and everything inbetween.
Talks are around 30-40 minutes in length and are followed by a live Q&A between the guest speaker and audience.
Find out more about the Virtual Talks
News
Butterflies of London
The LNHS is very pleased to announce the publication of The Butterflies of London by Leslie Williams. For more information on this publication, please read more...
Digital option for the newsletter
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Volunteering
The LNHS is run by active and engaged volunteers. Getting involved in the LNHS is a great way to make a difference, meet new people, learn new skills and learn about the wildlife and natural history of London. We have a number of volunteer positions, including recorders, writers, and more. Please see our Volunteering pages for more info or download our handy leaflet for the latest opportunities.
The LNHS News section is the place to keep up-to-date with society announcements and project updates. We accept blogs from naturalists and biodiversity-sector organisations that want to share their experiences and opportunities with our members. Please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you'd like to contribute articles.
Membership
London's biodiversity faces new challenges from climate change and development pressure.
You can contribute to the conservation of wildlife in the London area by helping to record the changing fortunes of the many species that live here.
Together with our historic records, this information will help us to tackle the conservation issues of the future.
Join us, learn new skills, and help us to make a difference.
Sign up to the LNHS now
The London Natural History Society is a long established conservation and wildlife recording charity run entirely by volunteers. Getting involved in the LNHS is a great way to make a difference, meet new people, learn new skills and learn about the wildlife and natural history of London. There are many ways to get involved: there are roles on different committees (see below), or you can contribute articles to the LNHS publications and website.
Current vacancies
London Bird Report editorial vacancies
The LNHS flagship journal, The London Bird Report needs your help! We have several editorial vacancies:
Proofreaders
URGENT!!
We are recruiting Proof-readers for the London Bird Report. The next issue - for the year 2024 - is due to be published in May 2026. The approximate time-frame for that issue is from mid-March to early April 2026. Dates may vary for later issues. We would like to hear from people with a good knowledge of birds - particularly those occuring in the London Area - and who have experience in proof-reading academic texts. If you are interested, or would like further information,please email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Proofreaders for the LBR - job description
Systematic list editors
We are also looking for systematic list editors. If you're a keen birder with editing skills, please do have a look at the job description linked below:
LBR Assistant Data Manager
We are seeking applications for the position of ASSISTANT DATA MANAGER for the London Bird Report to take act as an understudy to our current Data Manager. For further information, please see the job description below:.
LBR Assistant Data Manager job description
Buckinghamshire Bird Recorder
We are seeking applications for the position of Buckinghamshire bird recorder for the London Bird Club (part of the LNHS) to take over from our late Recorder who had held the role for many years. For more information, please see the job description linked below:
LBC_Bucks_Recorder_v21_May2026.pdf
Council members: We’d love a few more people to join the LNHS Council and get involved with the overall running of the Society. Find out what’s happening across the different sections, make suggestions for improving the Society, guide a range of projects to a successful conclusion and help ensure we continue to be a lively, active and well-run organisation. You can sit in on a Council meeting as a visitor if you’d like to see what’s involved. We are currently running meetings on Zoom and we meet three or four times a year. Contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are interested.
Writing and other volunteer opportunities: There are many other ways you can volunteer at the LNHS. We are always looking for articles for the website (contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.), The London Naturalist and the LNHS Newsletter, including virtual talks write ups; as well as species accounts writers and other volunteers for the London Bird Report. There are other volunteer opportunities listed in the Recording section, including helping out with digitisation of historical records.
The London Bird Report (LBR) is an outstanding example of an annual, ornithological publication that has been published since 1937. It is currently a handsome 250+ page publication and counts amongst its editorial team some of the best known names in London and the home counties as well as people who are personalities on the wider British scene. The authoritative publication brings together the efforts of professional ornithologists and casual bird watchers to produce an annual distillation of bird records in the recording area of the London Natural History Society (a 20 mile radius of St Pauls Cathedral).
The core of the LBR is the systematic accounts compiled by a team of volunteers who carve up the accounts between them using records submitted by hundreds of observers. In addition, in the LBR there are a number of papers, including Ringing Reports, reports of surveys, site specific accounts and a mix of other popular and scientific papers. The LBR is elegantly designed to show tables and graphical data to best effect and is a full colour publication with use of photographs and illustrations.
Many people volunteer to take on a range of tasks from copy editing, the compilation of species accounts to reviewing scientific papers which have been received. The work is overseen by a strong editorial team. If you'd like more information, please contact the This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..