Norfolk Nature

About Norfolk Nature

Norfolk Nature is a community-based, non-profit organization founded in 1962 as the Norfolk Field Naturalists. The aims of the group are the study, appreciation, and conservation of our natural world.

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The Lotus

Download our Lotus newsletter as well as our annual reports.

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Membership

Are you or your children interested in the natural world? Are you interested in habitat restoration? If so, please join us!

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Coming Events

Oct

Exploring the Night Sky

Experience the wonders of the night sky as we gaze at the Moon, stars, and planets up close! Try out the club’s telescopes, enjoy a guided tour of the night sky, learn fascinating facts about the Milky Way, and take part in an evening of celestial discovery!

Oct

Speaker Event–“A Pileated Woodpecker Story”

Anca Gaston will show a film in which she follows the adventures of a pair of pileated woodpeckers from the time they find a nesting tree to their young fledging.

Oct

Field Event–Spectacular Fall Leaves Hike

Go on a relaxing stroll along the Lynn Valley Trail to observe the fall colours and learn about how trees shut down for the winter while enjoying the fall palette of colours.

Nov

Speaker Event–“An Amateur’s Fossil Adventures in the High Rockies”

Beth Gilhespy will talk about her time volunteering on a Royal Ontario Museum fossil dig at a new Burgess Shale site in the Rockies.

Dec

Members’ Night

Members are invited to email up to 20 electronic photos or a short video no more than 10 minutes long of nature events or trips to info@norfolkfieldnaturalists.org.

Dec

Field Event–Nocturnal Owl Prowl

During this guided walk, learn about the lives of Ontario’s owls, their remarkable adaptations, and the ecological roles they play. We’ll then listen and look for owls.

Dec

Special Event–Long Point Christmas Bird Count

Join the Long Point Christmas Bird Count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear.

Dec

Special Event: Woodhouse (Norfolk County) Christmas Bird Count

Join the Woodhouse Christmas Bird Count (Norfolk County) and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear.

Dec

Special Event: Fisherville (Haldimand County) Christmas Bird Count

Join the Fisherville (Haldimand County) Christmas Bird Count and spend the day in the field identifying and counting all the birds you see or hear.

Jan

Speaker Event: “Bruce Trail: 856 kms of Discovery”

Acclaimed teacher Audrey Armstrong and award-winning photographer Willy Waterton will lead us through a pictorial presentation of their end-to-end hike of the Bruce Trail.