Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club

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The Castlemaine Field Naturalists Club (CFNC) is an Australian regional natural history society dedicated to the study, appreciation and conservation of the natural environment in the Castlemaine region of Victoria. Founded in 1976, the CFNC has played a pivotal role in promoting environmental awareness and scientific enquiry within the Castlemaine community.

The club's purpose is to "encourage and support engagement with and appreciation of all aspects of natural history in the environmentally diverse and fascinating Mount Alexander region".^[1]

CFNC is a foundation member of the South East Australian Naturalists Association and is an affiliate of the Australian Naturalists Network.^[2][3]

The club emblem is the nodding greenhood orchid (Pterostylis nutans).