James Hutton: the forgotten Berwickshire farmer

The talk will cover Hutton’s contributions both as an innovative farmer and a skilled natural philosopher. His contribution on heat…

Life in Mesolithic East Lothian

The Society is pleased to present this talk at 2.30 PM on Saturday 18th March, 2023 at the Maitlandfield House…

The Roman Treasure from Traprain Law

Talk by Dr Fraser Hunter, Principal Curator, Iron Age & Roman Collections, National Museum of Scotland. The Society is pleased…

The Amazing Strutter

The amazing Strutter project – talk by Gerald Lohan, a member of the team building a working replica of the…

Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club – Two Talks this autumn

Our “sister” society, the Berwickshire Naturalists’ Club has two talks scheduled which might be of interest to our members.

Woodhall Dean – largely unseen

Talk by Lesley Fairweather, a retired biology teacher, with a keen interest in local flora and fauna. The Society is…

The ancient Sundials of Scotland

Dennis Cowan has been hunting for ancient Scottish sundials for around 20 years and has several thousand photos of around…

Saltcoats Castle and the Livingstones

Zoom talk by David Sowerby, a professional engineer, an amateur Archaeologist and a student of castles, who lives in East…

East Lothian’s geological journey: from tropical paradise to icy wastes

Zoom talk by Fiona McGibbon, Open University Associate Lecturer and Teaching Fellow at the Centre for Open Learning, Edinburgh University.…

Aberlady Bay Nature Reserve: from sea to tree and everything in between

The Society is pleased to present this zoom talk by John Harrison, Warden, Aberlady Bay Local Nature Reserve, on Thursday…