Lros.org.uk - Society for bird conservation in Leicestershire and Rutland
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LROS Home Page
Description
The Society was formed initially as a section of the Leicester Literary and Philosophical Society in 1941, but soon outgrew its parent Society and became established in its own right. Since then LROS has gone from strength to strength and now has more than 500 members, mostly from Leicestershire and Rutland, but also from surrounding counties and around the country.
For the sake of consistency in our recording, the LROS continues to cover both Leicestershire and Rutland as a single county (vice county 55), regardless of changes to political boundaries. Indeed, the two counties were seperate entities when the Society was originally formed in 1941.
Our monthly newsletter, The Grebe, is the Society's regular contact with its members. It provides information on events, surveys, conservation issues and birdwatching sites, as well as a full set of field notes for the previous month's sightings. It also features news from neighbouring counties, tips on where to look and what to look for, trip reports and the 'stop press' latest bird news. Most of all, it is the soapbox from which any members can air their views to a like-minded (or not, as the case may be!) readership, exchange ideas, contact others, etc. A selection of articles from previous editions appears in the 'Articles' section. For further details, or to submit an article for The Grebe, contact the Editor, (contact details).
