Please read the following. The information relates to all OxMG events listed below.
To date we have not had to cancel or reschedule an talk or activity. However, this may be necessary, for example, due to inclement weather or illness of the speaker / organiser. For activities where you are required to register your attendance via email, the organiser will email you directly to inform you of any changes. For events where booking is not required (such as our Winter Talks), we will update the website and use Social Media (Facebook and Twitter) as soon as possible. Please therefore check before setting off.
We are going to have a whole host of talks, events and activities you can attend this year. At this stage the finer details of many aren't finalised so please come back to check for updates soon or become a member to get updates emailed to you.
Events are in chronological order so please scroll down the page to find our upcoming events.
Winter Talks 2022/3
Our winter talks are held the first Monday of each month from October-March. There will be a mix of online and in person events, restrictions permitting (see details below).
There will be an opportunity for questions at the end.
Mon. 10 January: Osteological Oddities: Obscure bones
of the mammal skeleton
By Ric Morris of Shropshire Mammal Group
An online presentation for Oxfordshire Mammal Group
Mammal Group
Mon. 14 February: Rewilding in Britain
By Dr Chris Sandom from University of Sussex
Mon. 14 March: Being a Beast: a defence of anthropomorphism
By Charles Foster
Mon. 10 October 2022: Super Canids in South Africa: jackal ecology and their conflicts with humans
By Dr Jan Kamler
Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon 28 November 2022: Elegy for a River - Is it Too Late for Riparian Wildlife?
By Tom Moorhouse
Venue: Oxford University Museum of Natural History
9th January 2023: National Harvest Mouse Survey update
By Dr Frazer Coomber, Science Officer for the Mammal Society
Venue: 7pm Zoom talk - not in person (Meeting link here (Meeting ID: 828 5302 6056 / Passcode: 736997)
Mon. 13 February 2023: Australian Mammals
By Jack Ashby
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Mon. 13 March 2023: Gibbons
By Dr Susan Cheyne
Venue: 7pm @ Oxford University Museum of Natural History
Many of our talks are available after the event on our YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/c/OxfordshireMammalGroup
Events 2022
7pm Monday 21 March: Annual General Meeting (AGM)
As you all know, the formal business of an AGM includes the presentation and approval of reports, the election of a Committee to continue the work of the Group, and consideration of amendments to our Constitution.
Some more good news - most of the Committee are happy to continue for another year. However, I would encourage any member who thinks they might like to join the Committee to give it a go. Whether you have a particular role in mind or not, please put your yourself forward. Ideally, if you are thinking about it, it would be great if you could get in touch with me in advance to discuss your plans.
And the not so fun news - the Committee will be proposing a few amendments to the Constitution. None of these is particularly radical, but all are designed to help the organisation function slightly more efficiently and provide a slightly better service to its members. You will find the detailed wordings by following the hyperlink above.
The Zoom meeting link was issued to members on 19March 2022. If you would like to join the AGM please become a Member and we will send you the details.
Future 2022 Events
We are intending to run many more events this year so please come back to check for details or become a member to receive updates.
Please Note: For insurance purposes oudoor events are open only to Oxfordshire Mammal Group members. For more information about membership please see our Membership page.