[1][2] Its members participate in programmes of field visits and lectures, and the society has strong links with Cardiff museums and academic institutions.
The society is still active and has close links to the Amgueddfa Cymru – National Museum of Wales.
The society built a library of over 10,000 volumes through exchange with other organizations worldwide.
This library is still in existence and is housed in the National Museum Cardiff From 1867 to 1986 it published annual Reports and Transactions.
[3] These publications contain studies of the botany, zoology, geology, archaeology, history and meteorology of southeast Wales, including historical weather records.