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Each indoor meeting consist of an illustrated talk by an entertaining speaker and lasts approximately two hours with a short interval during which refreshments are served.

Our afternoon meetings are held at the Millbrook Garden Centre, just off the A2 at Gravesend; click this link to see a map of the location. Meetings will start at 2pm.

The evening meetings are held at St. Botolphs Church Hall, Northfleet. Meetings are usually held on every second Wednesday of the month starting at 7:45pm.

Admission is £2.00, which includes refreshments during the interval. Our meetings are open to all. If you have not been before, please come along and introduce yourself - you will be made very welcome!

You can download our 2008 programme of indoor and outdoor events in PDF format, by clicking the following link: You will need the Adobe ® Reader ® to view this file; to get the latest version of the Adobe Reader, click on the following link:

If you cannot download the programme, these are our meetings for 2008:

Wednesday evening 9 Jan    7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"A PATTERN OF ISLANDS & THE RESTLESS RIVER" by David Garner -In the first half we will visit the islands off the coast of Scotland and their wildlife and in the second half take a journey along the River Great Ouse from its source to The Wash to see the wildlife and notable landscapes associated with it.

Tuesday afternoon 22 Jan    2pm - 4pm             Millbrook Garden Centre
"BEYOND THE HORIZON" by Ian Rumley-Dawson - A voyage across the World's oceans , to encounter some of the wealth of wildlife that inhabits the surface of the sea: from huge colonies of seabirds, to seals and penguins, to turtles, dolphins and giant whales.

Wednesday evening 13 Feb  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"NATURAL QUARRY" by David Boag - A quarry may seem a most unlikely place to find much wildlife but David will show us the wealth of colourful and spectacular wildlife that can be found there.

Tuesday afternoon 26 Feb   2pm - 4pm             Millbrook Garden Centre
"BEST OF THE YEAR" by Robert Canis - Join us as Robert takes us on a journey through the calendar year with his favourite wildlife photographs.

Wednesday evening 12 Mar  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"WHERE YEEHAA MEETS OLÉ" by Ralph Todd - A winter wildlife tour around the Southern states of New Mexico and Southern California into Texas.

Tuesday afternoon 25 Mar   2pm - 4pm             Millbrook Garden Centre
"MAGICAL MOUNTAINS - THE PYRENEES" by John Wyatt - An illustrated talk on the many different habitats and fascinating animals, birds and flowers found on the Spanish and French sides of these beautiful and magical mountains.

Wednesday evening 9 Apr   7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"MINSMERE AT 60 - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE" by Adam Rowlands - An illustrated history of Minsmere RSPB reserve over the last 60 years and plans for the future.

Wednesday evening 14 May  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
A short A.G.M. followed by an update on the work being done by the RSPB on our local reserves, presented by an RSPB staff member.

SUMMER BREAK - no Indoor meetings

Wednesday evening 10 Sep  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
SPECIAL RSPB FILM NIGHT - see the latest films produced by the RSPB.

Tuesday afternoon 23 Sep   2pm - 4pm             Millbrook Garden Centre
"A GLIMPSE OF KENTISH WILDLIFE" by Peter & Pauline Heathcote - A tour of Kent with their favourite photographs of birds, mammals and Kentish scenery.

Wednesday evening 8 Oct   7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"WILD FLOWER NAMES - FOLKLORE, FOOD AND FANTASY" by Sue Buckingham - A light-hearted look at the origins of the English names of our best known flowers especially in relation to their uses in medicine, food and superstition.

Tuesday afternoon 28 Oct   2pm - 4pm             Millbrook Garden Centre
"AUTUMN FUNGI" by Fred Booth - The myths and fables of fungi, the facts about this fascinating group and an indication of those which are not good to eat!

Wednesday evening 12 Nov  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"LIONS, TIGERS & BIRDS" by Tim Loseby - India is the only country where you can see the two most feared of the jungle creatures, as well as many fine birds - join us as Tim guides us on a photographic journey across India.

Tuesday afternoon 25 Nov  2pm - 4pm              Millbrook Garden Centre
"CAPE TO THE KALAHARI" by John Buckingham - A journey starting at Cape Town, South Africa, travelling up the West Coast and ending in the Kalahari with splendid photos of birds, wildlife and flowers on the way.

Wednesday evening 10 Dec  7:45pm - 10pm               St. Botolph's Hall
"BIRDS OF THE SEYCHELLES" by Ian Rumley-Dawson - Virtually cut off from the rest of the world these islands are a paradise for masses of seabirds and unique and rare land birds.

For further information please send an email to enquiries@rspbgravesend.org.uk.