Cardiff Naturalists Soc

Thanks for the Kind Words from @cduigan.bsky.social

Some of Britain's earliest #bird #photographs by Harry Morrey Salmon on display #Cardiff - great example of #envhist images #Wales - congratulations to @cardiffnats.bsky.social & #AmgueddfaCymru

#ornithology #WelshBirds #birdphotography #wildlife #AdarCymru #naturalhistory #heritage #environment

Over 800 important early photographs are now available online via the National Museum of Wales collections online system museum.wales/collections/...

#Earlyphotography #B&W #glassplate

We have made an important announcement regarding the Colonel Morrey Salmon photographs project. Details are on our website at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

#Birds #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #wales #cymru #nature

Three more Salmon and Ingram diaries are now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

These should be if fascinating to anyone who's got an interest in the local birds of the Cardiff area, bird photography, early photography and some now quite rare birds

I think we met that film crew one day when we were looking for a Leopard with a cub. I only got a very poor picture of it, nothing like their quality

I had a good look at their vehicle and filming kit and definitely had camera envy!

For those watching the excellent #Attenborough series #Kingdom and wanting a bit more, and maybe remember the talk I gave to the society, I've got a load of pictures of South Luangwa wildlife on my website
shenstone.me.uk/galleries/tr...

As well as the photography they were clearly making a lot of useful Ornithological records, just take a read of this from the CNS transactions in that period and wonder how many we don't find any more

We've not worked out where "Craig Jenkin" is can anyone help?

These were dedicated people when it came to their craft..
GSCI.
11th August 1909 "Got up at 4.50am & at 5.15 Herbert called for me & we cycled up to Craig Jenkin with ½ plate & stereo cameras to take photographs of young nightjars. Arrived at Cairn on top at 6.15 after tremendous pull up the hill."

Some more Salmon and Ingram diaries online for everyone to read on our website at :-
cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

#uknature #ukbirds #ukwildlife #birds #photography #birdingwales #birdphotography #birdingwales #wales #wildlife #UKwildlifephotography #ukbirding

Poster advertising Fridjof Nansen lecture to Cardiff Naturalists' Society in 1892

Poster advertising Fridjof Nansen lecture to Cardiff Naturalists' Society in 1897

We thought you may like to see these from our archive ..

If you read the 1897 one you can see that there must have been some very short memories back then !

#Cardiff #Polar #Greenland

In our opinion these are ripe for anothere project if someone wants to engage with the Museum on doing so.

They had the Ingram diaries that we are now putting online catalogued as Salmon's diaries, but we were able to prove that was incorrect and have sorted them out

Card envelopes storing class plate bird photographs, catalogued and indexed. Part of the National Museum of Wales collections

Card envelopes storing class plate bird photographs, catalogued and indexed. Part of the National Museum of Wales collections

Card envelopes storing class plate bird photographs, catalogued and indexed. Part of the National Museum of Wales collections

The first of the Geoffrey Ingram diaries is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

In addition to the Salmon pictures that we worked on, the National Museum of Wales has Geoffrey Ingram's collections. some conserved into modern storage, but the bulk are not yet dealt with

Back in the mists of time Back in the mists of time we had an idea to help the National Museum of Wales by cleaning / conserving / scanning and digitising the Morrey ...

Quick update on some of the final numbers from the Salmon project

cardiffnaturalists.blogspot.com/2025/10/back...

#birdphotography #nationalmuseumofwales #amgueddfacymru

Colonel Morrey Salmon with glass plate camera taken in the 1980s

Colonel Morrey Salmons' first birding and photography diary covering 1903-1908 is now online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

#birds #photography #birdphotography #wildlifephotography #earlyphotography #Cardiff #CardiffHistory #wales #WelshHistory

The first of the Salmon and Ingram transcribed documents are now online

A lot of hard work, more to come when time allows

cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/Sal...

#birdphotography #wildlife #Cardiff

Cardiff Naturalists Society | The September Newsletter is now online for anyone who hasn't already got a copy | Facebook The September Newsletter is now online for anyone who hasn't already got a copy. Loads of interesting things to read about and the updated programme details with some excellent events coming up (as...

September Newsletter is now online - many intersting things to read and the new events are listed www.facebook.com/groups/Cardi... #wildlife #wales #cardiff #birds #insects #naturespotting #trees

Wildlife watching at home.

Phone photo through the patio doors of a frog in a flower pot

#amphibian #wildlife #wildlifephotography #wales #nature

Written Statement: Welsh Government supports the managed re-introduction of European beaver in Wales | GOV.WALES Huw Irranca-Davies MS, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Climate Change and Rural Affairs

Some good news on an awful day in the UK www.gov.wales/written-stat...

#wildlife #beavers #wales

www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/joi...

Cover of Cherry Keartons book

Did you watch Countryfile talking about Cherry Kearton?

One of our members Grandmother was so impressed with his talk she bought the book and went to Uganda for 10 years with her husband teaching in local schools.

Wildlife photography and talks have always inspired

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Flies and Hoverflies on an Umbellifer

Quite a bit going on in our Facebook feed at the moment www.facebook.com/groups/Cardi...

Interested in Cardiff's Natural side? Why not slide over and take a look, if you are interested there is a joining form on the website cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/joi...

I recently found my old cave geology webpage id forgotten about so I've started updating it in case it's useful to people www.shenstone.me.uk/galleries/un...
#cave #karst #speleology #geology

We hope that you don't mind the language in this .. the message is in line with our desire for the future even though the languate may not be what we would use

We had an excellent display at the Nature event at the National museum of Wales St Fagans yesterday. We hope that the people who stopped by enjoyed it

Back view of an Angel monument in Cathays Cemetery Cardiff

Monument in Cathays Cemetery Cardiff

Insect galls on leaf

Nature sign in Cathays Cemetery Cardiff

An extra event for our members ...https://www.facebook.com/events/1259599185824810/

Photograph of Redshank by Linda Nottage leader of the CNS Cardiff Birdwatch walk

Want something to read?
Like looking at pictures

You'll find some good nature information and pictures in the latest newsletter is online at cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/new...

#birds #birdphotography #nature #wales #botany #weather

Cardiff Naturalists Society | Can you help ? | Facebook Can you help ? I’ve found this [https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/870446#?xywh=0%2C-17%2C990%2C795](https://www.peoplescollection.wales/items/870446#?xywh=0%2C-17%2C990%2C795) Which looks.....

Isn't the internet wonderful for reaching out to people, but also Isn't the printed book excellent for holding on to useful information.

Here's a recent success in our Facebook group www.facebook.com/groups/Cardi...

#MorreySalmon #Birdphotography #naturephotography

You can read more about Edwin Seward the architect here www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/150...

And T H Thomas artist and organiser here www.cardiffnaturalists.org.uk/htmfiles/150...