The BOS newsletters have been compiled into compendiums by decade. This can make it quicker to locate specific articles and reduces the number of files to download. Note that each file is very large and requires a fast internet connection to download. They also require a fast PC/tablet to open and read the files.
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BOS Newsletters 2010-2019 web [99.38 GB] -
BOS Newsletters 2000-2009 web [363.63 GB]
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BOS Newsletters 1990-1999 [442.03 GB]
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BOS Newsletters 1980-1989 [242.7 GB]
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BOS Newsletters 1970-1979 [251.08 GB]
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BOS Newsletters 1960-1969 [122.32 GB]
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BOS Newsletters 1956-1959 [27.02 GB]
The BOS Curlew Recovery Project
UK currently holds approximately a quarter of the global Curlew population, with estimates for England of about 30,000 pairs. National monitoring data show that this population has been in long-term decline since the 1970s and has almost halved in the UK over the last 20 years. In lowland southern England, the population has declined to about 500 pairs, with many colonies on the verge of local extinction. Read more ...
Outdoor Meeting: 11 August 2025 @ 7pm
A leisurely walk led by Mike Lewis around Compton Verney - landscape created by Lancelot "Capability" Brown in the eighteenth century, comprising parkland, two large lakes and mature mixed woodland including some very large cedars around the mansion. Read more ...
Winter Random Square Survey: 22 or 23 November 2025
A survey where observers are each given a randomly selected 1km square and record all the species encountered and numbers of each for a minimum period of 2 hours between 9am and noon. Read more ...