The January meeting of the Bromyard Branch of the Hereford Nature Trust was, as usual, well attended and it was encouraging to see new faces present. The meeting opened with remarks by the branch chairman, Dr David Boddington, who said he had, by invitation, attended the BBC Natural History unit in Bristol. He was enormously impressed by the professionalism of the BBC staff. The speaker for the evening was David Rex. David, as a professional geologist had been part of a number of expeditions to North East Greenland. Opening his talk, David showed maps of Greenland and spoke of something of the geography. Greenland is the world's largest island at 2,175,000 square kilometres. It has a population of about - 60,000 of whom , over 80%, are native-born Greenlanders, predominantly Inuit. Greenland has a short summer with 24-hour daylight from May to August. It is a dependency of Denmark, which is responsible for defence and foreign affairs. Otherwise the Greenlanders enjoy considerable autonomy. The first series of photographs accompanying the talk showed stunning views of the terrain. Mountains, pack ice, fjords with no humans in sight except for, occasionally, a couple of expedition members. The meeting broke for a coffee interval, when, as is usual, those present discussed any recent sightings and matters of interest. Apparently the Red Kite, which has been seen frequently in the Bromyard area, is probably a juvenile male. There are hopes that we will see Kites nesting in the vicinity before too long, Resuming his talk David Rex showed the next series, which showed much more wildlife. Musk Ox, Polar Bear, Artic Fox, Artic Hare and Seals featured. It was quite surprise was to see butterflies - Arctic Fritillaries. Ornithologists among the audience had fun trying to identify the many bird species. After seeing the wonderful photographs and listening to David there were a lot of questions. Clearly people were fascinated by what they had seen and heard. Perhaps there will be an expedition from Bromyard to see how Greenland has changed since David's last visit? Greenland is now a thriving tourist destination. The next meeting will be on Friday, February 27, and will be a chance for members to give short talks an their particular interests. The March meeting will be on Crayfish and will be by Roger Lowry. Meetings take place at the Methodist Hall, New Road, Bromyard and all are welcome.