Hunt for the Bog Bush-cricket
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The SWSEIC team took a morning excursion to Aucheninnes Moss in search of one of the regions rarest insects, the Bog Bush-cricket Metrioptera brachyptera, which is only found on two sites in Scotland. Both are within 1 mile of each other near Dalbeattie. …
Introduction to Mosses at Moffat
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An Introduction to Mosses event is being held at the Moffat & District Community Nature Reserve on Saturday 20th May. The event is led by bryophytes expert Liz Kungu from Royal Botanic Gardens Edinburgh. Please see poster below for booking …
Joint meeting between Botanical Society of Scotland (BSS) and Botanical Society Britain and Ireland (BSBI) Dumfriesshire Botany Group (DBG) 24-27th May 2019
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The long weekend meeting was planned to record in urban centres as part of BSS Urban Flora of Scotland Project, given that Dumfries and Galloway had to date received little coverage. BSS objective is to record in towns and cities …
Juncus ID training day
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group training day focusing on the identification of the 13 species of Juncus found in VC73. The day will be structured around a morning indoor session getting used to the terminology, looking at fresh and pressed specimens and …
KBG – 20th September 2024
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting at target aquatic sites. Sites to be confirmed nearer the time.
KBG – 7th September 2024
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting at target aquatic sites. Sites to be confirmed nearer the time.
KBG – Barlocco & Knockbrex
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Kirkcudbirghtshire Botany Group meeting at Barlocco & Knockbrex NX5849; NX5848. Update record for Catabrosa.
KBG – Brighouse Bay
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting at Brighouse Bay & Dunrod Point NX6345. Coastal survey/Spring flowers. Update record for Linum perenne.
KBG – Cairnsmore of Fleet
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting at Cairnsmore of Fleet. One day only but keep both dates free in case of poor weather. Montane (NX5066 priority). Check for Micranthes.
KBG – Carrick/Barlocco
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Kirkcudbrightshire Botany Group meeting at Carrick Ponds NX5850 or Barlocco (Auchencairn) NX7946. Update record for Baldellia at Carrick or Astragalus glycyphyllos, Fumaria purpurea, Calamagrostis at Barlocco.
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