BRISC conference
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The Biological Recoording in Scotland (BRISC) annual conference will take place at Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow, on Saturday 13th October 2018. This years theme is ‘Recording Urban Wildlife’. A conference programme and booking form are available here.
Scottish Botanists’ Conference
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Everyone with an interest in Scottish botany is very welcome to the Scottish Botanists’ Conference – the new name for the BSBI / BSS Scottish Annual Meeting – that is intended to appeal to all botanists in Scotland and beyond …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group, Lochs Stroan & Skerrow, 15/09/2018
Blog
Trust me to choose a difficult area to survey, although this was partly determined by a desire to cover the two lochs and the rail bed. The area covered 5 monads (1×1 km squares) falling within 4 different tetrads (2×2 …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Castle Loch, Lochmaben, 02/09/2018
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Eight of the Dumfriesshire Botany Group met at Castle Loch, Lochmaben on Sunday 2 September. Contrary to the forecast it was rather cloudy and there was drizzle for much of the day. We parked by the remains of the old …
Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group at Clints of Dromore, Cairnsmore NNR, 31st/08/2018
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This was a lovely warm sunny day for 7 of us to explore a crag section on the edge of the Cairnsmore of Fleet National Nature Reserve, a site last visited some 20 years ago. The first section along the …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Kinmount, 15/08/2018
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Kinmount House stands in an extensive landscaped estate. The present house dates from 1815 and the loch from about 1820. The woodland on three sides of the parkland is older with the oldest oaks dated to c 1630 and other …
Dumfriesshire Botany Group at Thornhill, 05/08/2018
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Given the very wet forecast for the previous Sunday we moved the meeting a week and had a very pleasant and dry day to botanise in and around Thornhill (NX8795). Thornhill is a smart small town with a long association …
Marsh and merse plants ID day
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This field day will provide an introduction to saltmarsh habitiats. Join SWSEIC staff and local botanist Chris Miles for a walk on merse and marsh habitats at Crook of Baldoon RSPB Reserve. The day will focus on recognising some of …
NPMS workshop
Event
This workshop will provide an introduction to the National Plant monitoring Scheme (NPMS). We will look at the aims of the scheme, and how the scheme works both in theory and in practice. We will also cover some basic plant ID skills. …
NPMS workshop
Event
This workshop will provide an introduction to the National Plant monitoring Scheme (NPMS). We will look at the aims of the scheme, and how the scheme works both in theory and in practice. We will also cover some basic plant ID skills. …
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