Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society

Providing lectures at the cutting edge
of modern thinking since 1835

Natural History Section Logo with a picture of a badger's head  Natural History Section

2025/26 Winter Indoor Meetings Programme

Free to Members, £2 charge to visitors

Meetings are held at Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP (link to map).  Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.  Advance registration is not required.
March Joint Meeting with the main Lit&Phil will be at Hansom Hall, Wellington Street, Leicester LE1 6HL.

If you are looking for meetings of the main Lit&Phil, you can find these on the Events page.

President's Address by Hazel Graves

Hazel Graves, who was the chair of the Natural History Section, will be the President of the Lit and Phil for the 2025/26 season, and is giving her President's Address on 13th October.  The subject is 'What has Leicester done for Nature? Celebrating Leicestershire Natural History and Historians Past and Present.'  More details can be found here: President's Address. This is not a joint meeting, but members of the Natural History Section (who are not joint members of the parent body) and those interested in Natural History in Leicestershire may want to attend as guests.

Upcoming Indoor Meetings

    • 1 Oct 2025
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Details to follow.  Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 5 Nov 2025
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Details to follow.  Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    The Sowter Memorial Lecture is dedicated to Frederick Sowter, F.L.S. (1899-1972), one of our early members and an important botanist.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 3 Dec 2025
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Details to follow.  Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 7 Jan 2026
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Details to follow.  Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 4 Feb 2026
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Details to follow.  Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 4 Mar 2026
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP

    Ancient woodland is defined as having existed continuously since 1600. It is of great historical and ecological importance and is irreplaceable. Leicestershire and Rutland have little ancient woodland and it is distributed unevenly, mainly as a consequence of historic land use patterns. A recent project to update the ancient woodland inventory has produced a revised map of ancient woodland across the area and the results will be presented.

    Please check the venue, as we may be back in the New Walk Museum or still at the Quaker Meeting House.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

    • 1 Apr 2026
    • 19:30 - 21:30
    • Quaker Meeting House, 16 Queens Road, Leicester LE2 1WP
    The Section's AGM will be followed by refreshments and a chance to meet and talk with other members, after which a few short talks will be given by members.

    Quaker Meeting House - link to map

    Doors open 7 pm for start at 7.30 pm, finish by 9.30 pm.

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