Below is a full list of the current Society officers and Recorders of the London Natural History Society. For details of how to contact the Society, please see our Contact Us page.
President and Honorary Vice-Presidents
President: Maria Roberts
Honorary Vice-Presidents: A. J. Barrett, D. Bevan FLS, R. M. Burton MA, FLS, J. A. Edgington PhD, FLS, J. F. Hewlett PhD, K. H. Hyatt FLS
Council
The affairs of the Society are managed by Council, whose members are the President, Secretary and Treasurer, one representative from each section and ten elected representatives of members.
Society Officers for 2020
Vice-Presidents: Helen Baker MBOU, Colin Bowlt PhD, FLS, Mark Burgess, David J. Montier, Colin W. Plant BSc, FRES, Pat J. Sellar BSc (Eng), FRGS, MBOU, R. John Swindells, Edward Tuddenham MD, Michael Wilsdon MBOU
Secretary: David Howdon
Treasurer: Michael West
Assistant Treasurer (Membership): Robin Blades
Section Representatives of Council: Liz Andrews (London Bird Club), David Bevan (Botany), Anke Marsh (Ecology & Entomology), VACANT (Bookham Common Survey), Kat Duke (Hampstead Heath Survey)
Elected Member Representatives of Council: Jo Hatton, Jan Hewlett, Angela Linnell, Nick Rutter, Ian Woodward
Administration and Finance Committee
- Chair: Michael Wilsdon
- Secretary: Jo Hatton
- Members: David Howdon (LNHS Secretary), Michael West (LNHS Treasurer), Robin Blades, Mark Burgess, Kennedy Cruickshank
Independent Examiner: Meyer Williams
Conservation Officer: David Bevan FLS
Minuting Secretary (General Meetings): Angela Linnell
Library & Publications
Librarian: David Allen
Assistant Librarian: Julie Berk
Library Committee
- Chair: John Swindells (Botany)
- Secretary: David Allen (Librarian)
- Members: David Howdon (LNHS Secretary), Mike West (LNHS Treasurer), John Boorman (LBC), Tristan Bantock (E&E)
Publication Sales: Catherine Schmitt
Editor, The London Naturalist: Nick Rutter
Editor, Newsletter: Mark Burgess
Editor, Programme: Helen Innes
London Bird Report Editorial Board
Chair of Editorial Board: VACANT
Data Manager: Roger Payne
Editors, Birds of the London Area: Derek Coleman, Sally MIddleton & Ian Woodward
Editor, Papers: Liz Andrew
Editor, Photographs: Jonathan Lethbridge
Editor, Remaining Sections: Pete Lambert & Mike Trier
Production Manager: Gus Wilson
Other members: John Archer
Designers: Nigel Partridge & Mike Trier
Rarities Committee: see London Bird Club section below
Bird Recorders: see London Bird Club section below
London Bird Club
Chair: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne FLS
Committee Secretary: Douglas Bilton
Treasurer: George Kalli
Talks Organiser: VACANT (Acting: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)
Field Meetings Organiser: Shalmali Rao Paterson
Chair of London Bird Report Editorial Board: See London Bird Report Editorial Board above
Reading Circle Secretary: Angela Linnell
Ringing enquiries: Paul Roper
BTO North London Contact: Sabrina Schalz
BTO South London Contact: Richard Arnold
Committee: Nirosh Perera, Sally Middleton
Twitter Master (@londonbirdclub): Donna Zimmer
Instagram Editor (@londonbirdclub): Pippa Jacks
Rarities Committee
- Chair: Bob Watts
- Committee: John Archer, Richard Bonser, Rob Innes, Sean Huggins, Andrew Moon, Andrew Self
Recorders
- London Recorder: Roger Payne
- Buckinghamshire: Andrew Moon
- Essex: Roy Woodward
- Hertfordshire: Roger Payne
- Inner London: Richard Bonser
- Kent: John Archer
- Middlesex: Sean Huggins
- Surrey: Paul Goodman
Botany
Chair: VACANT
Secretary: Sarah Graham-Brown
Indoor Meetings Secretary: VACANT
Field Meetings Secretary: George Hounsome
Committee: Paul Bartlett PhD, Robin Blades, Annie Chipchase, Frances Dismore, Ian Kitching, Maria Roberts, Mary Clare Sheahan, John Swindells
Recorders:
- Flowering Plants: Mark Spencer PhD FLS
- Vascular Cryptoograms (Ferns & Allies): Mark Spencer PhD FLS
- Fungi: Andy Overall
- Lichens: John Skinner
- Bryophytes (Mosses & Liverworts): Peter Howarth
Ecology & Entomology
Chair: Keiron Derek Brown
Secretary: Nathalie Mahieu PhD
Indoor Meetings Secretary: Anke Marsh
Field Meetings Secretary: Tristan Bantock
Treasurer: David Greeno
Committee: Richard Dee, Mick Massie, Stephanie Skipp
Recorders:
- Mammals: Clive Herbert FLS
- Reptiles and Amphibians: Tom Langton BSc
- Fish: VACANT
- Isopoda (Woodlice & Waterlice): VACANT
- Chilopoda (Centipedes): Jaromir Papez
- Diplopoda (Millipedes): VACANT
- Araneae (Spiders): J. Edward Milner BSc
- Opiliones & Pseudoscorpionidae (Harvestmen & False Scorpions): Sylvia Myers
- Coleoptera - Carabidae & Coccinellidae (Ground Beetles & Ladybirds): Paul Mabbott BSc
- Coleoptera - Cantharidae (Soldier Beetles & Allies): Stephanie Skipp
- Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles): Michael Geiser
- Coleoptera (all other beetles): VACANT
- Hemiptera (True Bugs): Tristan Bantock
- Hymenoptera (Ants): Mike Fox
- Hymenoptera (Bees & Wasps): Tony Madgwick
- Diptera (True Flies): Linda Pryke
- Lepidoptera - Butterflies: Leslie Williams
- Lepidoptera - Moths: Colin W. Plant BSc
- Neuroptera (Lacewings & Allies): Colin W. Plant BSc
- Orthoptera (Grasshoppers & Crickets): Sarah Barnes
- Odonata (Dragonflies & Damselflies): Neil Anderson BSc
- Riverflies (Mayflies, Stoneflies and Caddisflies): VACANT
- Oligochaeta - Earthworms: Keiron Derek Brown
- Molluscs: VACANT
- Plant Galls: Tommy Root
Bookham Common Survey
Chair: VACANT
Secretary: Steve Mellor
Committee: Dr Alan Prowse, Ian Swinney, Stuart Cole
Hampstead Heath Survey
Chair: Liz Andrew
Secretary: Clive Herbert
Committee: Keiron Derek Brown, Prof. Jeff Duckett, Kat Duke, John Egginton, Jeff Waage