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Here you can read all the news items that have been posted to the website.
2024 Field Course
The LFS is very pleased to be offering its members the opportunity to join the inaugural LFS Field Studies Course. There are 3 remaining places on the course running April 13th-20th.
2024 AGM
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society at The Boniface Centre, Crediton, EX17 2AH on Saturday 9th March 2024 from 12 noon. See here for directions. We hope you will be able to join us to renew friendships and meet other members of the Society.
Lundy weather station live feed
A live feed from the Lundy weather station, partly funded by the LFS, is now available in the resources section of this website, here.
New archaeology book published
A completely new and revised booklet on Lundy’s Archaeology has been published.
LFS Day Trip Cancelled
Unfortunatley, due to insufficient ticket sales to make the event viable, we have had to cancel our planned day trip to Lundy on 4 June. Existing ticket holders will be refunded shortly.
New letterbox guide published
The long-awaited 3rd edition of Lundy Letterboxes has just been published.
Lundy becomes a Bird Observatory again
At the AGM of the Bird Observatories Council on 4 February, the application for Lundy to be re-admitted to the bird observatories network was successful. This recognises Lundy as an important site for monitoring bird migration as well as its value for breeding seabirds and long-term ornithological research.
2023 AGM
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society at The Boniface Centre, Crediton, EX17 2AH on Saturday 11th March 2023 from 12 noon. See here for directions. We hope you will be able to join us to renew friendships and meet other members of the Society. We also expect to be able to stream the meeting in real time.
New Year Honours
It gives us great pleasure to share with you the wonderful news that Dr Keith Hiscock, Vice President of the LFS, has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours for services to marine conservation.
Dave Preece
With great sadness, we have heard of the passing of Dave (Brummie) Preece, a lifetime member of the LFS. Dave had been attending LFS working parties for over 25 years, often more than one per year.
2021 Annual Report
Our Annual Report for 2021 has now been published and is currently being distributed to members, with the generous assistance of the Lundy Shore Office staff.
New YouTube film by LFS member Rob Durrant
A new YouTube film, entitled Lundy, the Glory of the Bristol Channel has recently been produced by LFS member Rob Durrant. It clearly fulfils a need, both for those who don't know Lundy and those who do but appreciate being reminded of some of its treasures.
Lundy Marine Festival
This summer, from Thursday 14th July to Sunday 11th September 2022, the island will be hosting the Lundy Marine Festival. Full details of the event, including projects, activities and how to book are available on the festival website.
2022 AGM
You are invited to attend the Annual General Meeting of the Society at The Boniface Centre, Crediton, EX17 2AH on Saturday 12th March 2022 from 12 noon. See here for directions. We hope you will be able to join us to renew friendships and meet other members of the Society.
With the event some weeks away, we are unsure of the impact of Covid restrictions at this time. Please be assured that we will be following the relevant guidance at the time and if we need to postpone the meeting we will endeavour to give you at least one week’s notice.
An agenda and other papers for the meeting may be downloaded from here.
Diana Keast
It is with huge sadness that we share news of the death of our President, Diana Keast, who passed away peacefully last night.
Diana was the last surviving private owner of Lundy. Her father, Martin Coles Harman, purchased Lundy in 1925 and following his death Martin's surviving children inherited Lundy. It was Diana, with her sister Ruth and sister-in-law Kay, who sold Lundy to the National Trust in 1969.
Online 2021 AGM
Our 2021 AGM will take place online on Saturday 4th September from 3.30pm prompt using Zoom. We look forward to seeing you for a short business meeting followed by the Warden's Report, presented by Dean Jones, and the Lundy General Manager's Report, presented by Derek Green.
Lundy featured on BBC Travel website
An item entitled Lundy:The tiny isle with a wild, lawless past was posted today on the BBC Hidden Britain website. You an read the article here.
New Lundy stamp issue
A new set of Lundy stamps were issued on Saturday 8 May 2021 celebrating the activities of the LFS from its founding in 1946 to date.
Anniversary commemoration
Although our 75th anniversary Discover Lundy event was unfortunately cancelled due to the COVID-19 restrictions, a few members were able to stay on Lundy during the planned week including your Chair and Secretary who met with Derek Green, Lundy's General Manager, to unveil a commemorative picture in the Wheelhouse of the Marisco Tavern.
AGM date announced
As we cannot go ahead with our long-planned AGM on Lundy in May, we have now found a new date for the meeting: Saturday 4th September 2021 at 3.30pm.
Unfortunately we will not be able to hold the meeting in person again this year and we will meet online using Zoom. Details about how to join will be advertised nearer the time but in the meantime please do put the date in your diary.
Looking for fungi on Lundy during Lockdown by Puffin Post
Frustrated by not being able to visit the island in November for his regular survey of Lundy fungi, John Hedger has found a novel way of continuing his studies. With the help of Rosie Ellis, 'Puffin Post' and Royal Mail, he has identified 30 species found on herbivore dung, including 22 new to Lundy. Read more ...
Discover Lundy 2021 cancelled
The restriction on shared occupation of rental properties that will be in place at the time of the planned Discover Lundy week in May has persuaded us that there is no alternative to cancelling the event. The committee are sorry that many members will be disappointed by this sad, but unavoidable, decision. The AGM which was planned to take place on the island on 15 May has also been postponed and alternative arrangements will be announced when we have more details.
Discovering Lundy now published
The new issue of the LFS bulletin 'Discovering Lundy' has been posted out to members today, so look out for your copy dropping through your letterbox next week!
Future of Lundy Island secure
The Lundy Company have announced the success of their urgent appeal that was launched in August. The LFS was able to make a donation of £10,000 to support the conservation work on the island in line with our charitable objectives. We recognised the impact the COVID-19 lockdown has had on Landmark's income from visitors to the island that we all care about so dearly and the potential impact on Lundy's long-term conservation work is a huge concern so we have donated to the appeal to support the Conservation Team and help them protect Lundy's unique wildlife. More details about the success of the appeal can be seen here.
Update from the 2020 AGM
The LFS held its first online AGM on Saturday 12th September following the postponement of the meeting in March. A total of 94 members joined us for a business meeting where the Officers gave their reports and the elections of Officers and Committee members took place.
2019 Annual Report
Our Annual Report for 2019 has now been published and is currently being distributed to members, with the generous assistance of the Lundy Shore Office staff.
Rescheduled 2020 AGM
Our rescheduled AGM will take place online on Saturday 12th September from 1.30pm prompt using Zoom. We look forward to seeing you for a short business meeting followed by the Warden's Report, presented by Dean Jones, and the Lundy General Manager's Report, presented by Derek Green.
Online talks programme
We recognise that many Lundy enthusiasts will be missing the opportunity to visit, or stay on, the island at present. To help fill this void we are arranging a series of online talks - hopefully one each week. The topics are being notified to LFS members by email and advertised on our social media channels.
LFS Journal volume 7 published
We had hoped to distribute copies of the new volume of the Lundy Field Society Journal at the AGM earlier this month. Due to the restrictions on movements, we have been unable to post these, so we have taken the decision to make the Journal available on the website immediately - see here.
Lundy Marine Festival Postponed
The planned Marine Festival on Lundy this summer has been postponed, due to travel retrictions and related concerns over introducing COVID-19 infection to the island. It is hoped to utilise much of the planning for a future event.