LNHS members on a bird walk at Rainham Marshes (photo: Gehan de Silva Wijeyeratne)
Our members come from all walks of life and range from complete beginners to distinguished scientists. We share a common love of the natural world, a desire to learn more about it, and to share our expertise. We are charity and all our events are organised solely by volunteers. Details of the benefits of becoming a member iof the LNHS are povided in the column on the left.
Join us at the London Natural History Society!
Joining the LNHS is simple and can be done online through the link here: London Natural History Society
Subscription rates are as follows:
Ordinary Membership £20 – Open to all individual members of the public.
Student Membership £5 – Open to anyone aged eighteen or under or in full-time education.
Family Membership £4 – Where members of one family live at the same address, only one needs to pay the Ordinary subscription. Others can join as Family Members for £4 each. Family Members do not receive their own copy of paper publications. Please choose the option on the Membership form for Ordinary plus One or Two Family Members as appropriate.
Corporate Membership £20 – Open to other organisations, companies, etc.
The subscription falls due on 1st January each year. The first annual subscription of a new member joining after 1 October will also cover the year following the year in which they join. You can pay via PayPal with a credit or debit card or PayPal account, by bank transfer or by cheque; details will be provided as you go through the process. Once you have joined you should receive a welcome email – please check your spam folder if this is not received. Online Form details are held on software provided by membermojo. For details of submitting membership applications by post and paying by cheque, please scroll down to the bottom of the page.
Please see our Data Protection page for details of what we do with your personal information.
Membership Renewal
Membership renewal for the calendar year takes place in January. To preserve your membership benefits, please click on our membership page provided by membermojo and click where it says Sign In. On the next screen enter the e-mail address that the Society holds for you. You will then be emailed a link which will give you access to our new membership system. From here you can renew your membership if you need to or to update any details. Some of the information was collected many years ago for longstanding members, for example landline phone numbers, so may be out of date and we apologise for any errors that have crept in over the years. If the Society doesn’t have an email address for you or you don’t know what it is, or if you have any problems making your changes, please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. You can pay via PayPal with a credit or debit card or PayPal account, by bank transfer or by cheque; details will be provided as you go through the process.
Senior Membership (£16) is only available to an existing member who is BOTH over 65 years of age AND has been a member for ten consecutive years. Your details on our membership system will show when you joined. Family Memberships (see above) can be added to a Senior Membership; choose the option for Senior plus One or Two Family Members.
We encourage members to pay by standing order. Your membership details accessed as above should tell you if we think you already have a standing order in place. If you pay by standing order or bank transfer, there may be a delay between your payment leaving your bank account and your being shown on our membership system as having paid. This is because we have to wait to be notified of the payment by our bank and then record the payments on this system (several hundred each January). Do bear with us during this period.
You may be a member of another organisation that also uses membermojo software; if you find yourself looking at your details for that other organisation, please click on the dropdown menu next to your name and you should be able to switch to the LNHS.
Gift Aid
If you have previously provided the LNHS with a Gift Aid declaration and not subsequently cancelled it, we will treat your renewal payment as qualifying for Gift Aid. If your details on our new membership system show Yes against Gift Aid, we have had a declaration from you at some point and have not identified that you have subsequently cancelled it. See above under Membership Renewal for how to access your details on the system. If you no longer pay enough tax, you must let us know and you should also tell us if your name or address has changed or if you wish to cancel your declaration, which you can do at any time. You should now be able to change your Gift Aid status on the online membership system. We are sorry if we have overlooked a previous cancellation. Please This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if you are not able to change your Gift Aid status online or if you have any queries.
The London Natural History Society is a registered charity and therefore is able to take advantage of the Government's Gift Aid scheme. Under this scheme, we are able to reclaim an extra 25p in tax for every £1.00 donated by a UK taxpayer. To enable us to claim Gift Aid on your subscription you must pay an amount of UK income tax and/or capital gains tax at least equal to the Gift Aid on all your donations in the tax year and you are responsible for paying any difference.
Printable versions of membership forms for postal applications
Printable versions of the respective membership forms can be found below for those who are unable to pay online and would like to pay by cheque (see the instructions on the forms for details on sending us postal membership forms and cheques).