CONTENTS 



Obituary 





1 



Presidential Ramblings 



Chris Bucke 



1 



Membersliip 



Norman Hall 



2 



Members' Observations - 



Ricki Bull 



2 



Excursions 2012 



Jan Haseler 



4 



Mid-weel< Wall<s 2012 



Members 



14 



Indoor IVleetings 2012 



Ricki Bull 



18 



Photographic Competition 



Ricki Bull 



26 



Winning photographs and photographs from outings 



Members 



27,28,35,36 



Basildon Park 



Fred Taylor 



29 



Extending the Flora of Berkshire? Or: "wild" flowers 







at 29 Downshire Square, Reading 



Chris Bucke 



.31 



Visit to Apulia 



Chris Bucke 



33 



Recorder's Report for Botany 2012 



Renee Grayer 



37 



Recorder's Report for Mycology 2012 



Gordon Crutchfield 



42 



Recorder's Report for Lepidoptera 2012 



Norman Hall 



46 



Recorder's Report for Entomology and other Invertebrates 2012 



Chris Raper 



55 



Recorder's Report for Vertebrates 2012 



Tony Rayner 



59 



The Weather in Reading during 2012 



Roger Brugge 



64 



This is my first attempt at producing the Naturalist and I am deeply indebted to my predecessor, 

 Malcolm Storey, for setting up the technology to make a complex task as simple as possible. 



Thanks also go to all the contributors for their efforts in meeting the deadlines whilst carrying on with 

 busy lives. Special thanks go to Jan and Ricki for the records of the walks, excursions and meetings. 



So it is time to get your thinking caps on about interesting articles for next year. The spring, summer 

 and autumn stretch ahead to inspire you in your particulary field of interest. So don't forget to document 

 and photograph those interesting expeditions whether they are near or far. 



Chris Ash (Hon. Editor) 



Copyright © 2013 Reading & District Natural History Society. 

 Copyright of photographs is indicated in the captions. 



