Events

24
Jan

Online Meeting

Why do the Latin names of plants change? (short series of 2 talks) with Chris Metherell

Mon 24 January 2022

19.00

Part 1 Many botanists find Latin names difficult to recall at the best of times. When “experts” start monkeying around with them the situation gets even worse. And…

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26
Jan

Online Meeting

Why do the Latin names of plants change? (short series of 2 talks) with Chris Metherell

Wed 26 January 2022

19.00

Part 2 Many botanists find Latin names difficult to recall at the best of times. When “experts” start monkeying around with them the situation gets even worse. And…

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9
Feb

Online Field Meeting

Some of the most interesting plants I have encountered in my work in the tropics with Sir Ghillean Prance

Wed 9 February 2022

19.00

The talk will concentrate on a few interesting and spectacular species. It will include a lot about pollination, ecology, and interaction with the indigenous peoples of Amazonia.…

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6
Mar

One Day Meeting

Dereham, Norfolk, First Hunt

Sun 6 March 2022

10.30

Leader: Stephen Clarkson Meet at 10:30 in Cherry Tree car park, Theatre Street, Market Place, Dereham, NR19 2AX. Please park at the far northern end where we can all see each…

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16
Mar

Online Field Meeting

Spring in a Hampshire Wood with Jill Oakley

Wed 16 March 2022

19.00

Spring in a little gem of a Hampshire wood with a good selection of spring flowers and some interesting ancient woodland indicator species. From early through to late spring…

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24
Mar

One Day Meeting

Southport

Thu 24 March 2022

10.30

Leader: Sheila Wynn (This date may be changed depending on the season and weather conditions.) Meet for a 10:30 start in the Marine Drive Pay and Display car park, Southport, PR8…

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11
Apr

One Day Meeting

Whitehill Wood, Stonesfield, Oxfordshire.

Mon 11 April 2022

10.30

Leader: Roger Heath-Brown Meet at 10:30 at the crossroads, SP38561551 (limited roadside parking). We hope to see Yellow Star-of-Bethlehem Gagea lutea, Toothwort Lathraea squamaria…

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16
Apr

One Day Meeting

Weeting Heath, Norfolk and Santon Downham, Suffolk

Sat 16 April 2022

10.30

Leader: Stephen Clarkson Meet at 10:30 in the car park at Weeting Heath Nature Reserve on Hockwold Road just to the west of Weeting, IP27 0QF (Grid ref TL 757 881) This meeting…

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23
Apr

One Day Meeting

Buckland Hills, Surrey

Sat 23 April 2022

10.30

Leaders: Gareth Bursnall & Priscilla Nobbs The walk will start at 10:30. Park in the lane just north of Betchworth Station at TQ 209 514. A walk along the North Downs Way to…

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27
Apr

Online Field Meeting

Alpines of Britain and Europe with Peter Llewellyn

Wed 27 April 2022

19.00

A virtual tour of British and European sites for finding familiar and unfamiliar alpine plants flowering in…

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8
May

One Day Meeting

Selsdon Wood and Hutchinson’s Bank, Croydon.

Sun 8 May 2022

10.30

Leaders: Jane Lowe, Moira O’Donnell, Linda Pitkin 10:30 start. Meet on the verge by the buffers at New Addington Tramlink terminus TQ382622. Free parking available at adjacent…

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21
May

Two Day Meeting

A meeting in Yorkshire around York and Harrogate

Sat 21 - Sun 22 May 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Saturday 21st May and Sunday 22nd May: A meeting in Yorkshire around York and Harrogate Saturday 21st May: Askham…

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8
Jun

Two Day Meeting

A meeting in Mid Wales

Wed 8 - Thu 9 June 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Wednesday 8th June: Cors y Llyn NNR, Newbridge-on-Wye, Mid Wales Leader: Ray Woods. Meet 10:30 in the car park for Cors y…

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10
Jun

Two Day Meeting

Meetings in Surrey and Sussex

Fri 10 - Sat 11 June 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Friday 10th June: Farthing Downs, Ditches Lane, Coulsdon, Surrey Leaders: Priscilla Nobbs and Moira Smith Meet at 10:30 at…

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16
Jun

Two Day Meeting

A meeting in Wiltshire and Gloucestershire

Thu 16 - Fri 17 June 2022

10.00

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Thursday 16th June: Morningside Meadows, Royal Wootton Bassett, a Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserve followed in the…

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18
Jun

Two Day Meeting

Somerset Moors and urban habitats

Sat 18 - Sun 19 June 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Leader: Stephen Parker Visiting two very different habitats to see a wide range of native and non-native species, including…

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20
Jun

One Day Meeting

Brandon Marsh and Brandon Reach, Warwickshire

Mon 20 June 2022

10.30

Leaders: John and Monika Walton Meet for a 10.30 start at the car park of Brandon Marsh Nature Reserve, Brandon Lane, CV3 3GW, grid ref. SP386761. If you are a member of any…

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22
Jun

One Day Meeting

Oldbury Nuclear Power Station Nature Reserve, Oldbury-on-Severn, Glocs

Wed 22 June 2022

11.00

Leaders Clare and Mark Kitchen Meet at 11:00am at the large free car park just to the right inside the power station gates BS35 1RQ (ST608943). No toilets (the nearest are at…

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23
Jun

One Day Meeting

Silverdale, Lancashire

Thu 23 June 2022

10.30

Leader: Julie Clarke Maximum Number 15 Meet for a 10:30 start in Eaves Wood Car Park, Silverdale LA5 0UQ, (SD472760). Parking is free, there are no facilities. Walking along The…

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23
Jun

One Day Meeting

Slimbridge Wildfowl & Wetlands Centre, Gloucestershire

Thu 23 June 2022

10.30

Leader: Kevin Peberdy, Chief Operating Officer WWT, and WWT staff Kevin is a botanist by profession and he will share Slimbridge with us from a botanist’s viewpoint. We will be…

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25
Jun

Two Day Meeting

Joint WFS and Kent Botanical Recording Group meeting in the Folkestone and Romney Marsh area of East Kent (vc15)

Sat 25 - Sun 26 June 2022

10.00

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Saturday 25th June: Folkestone Downs Leader: Alfie Gay (White Cliffs Countryside Partnership) Meet and park at 10.00…

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29
Jun

One Day Meeting

Cressing Temple Barns, Essex

Wed 29 June 2022

10.30

Leader: Stephen Clarkson Meet at 10:30 in the free car park at Cressing Temple Barns, Cressing, Essex CM77 8PD (Grid ref. TL 799 186) Magnificent barns used by the Knights Templar…

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30
Jun

Longer Field Meeting

East Anglia, Norfolk and Suffolk

Thu 30 - Sat 2 July 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Leader: Priscilla Nobbs This is a three day “Come and Find” meeting. Good idea to bring your binoculars as well as your…

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2
Jul

One Day Meeting

Minera Quarry NWWT Nature Reserve, near Wrexham, Denbighshire

Sat 2 July 2022

10.30

Leader: Barbara Allen Maximum Number 15 Meet for a 10:30 start in the small reserve car park at the end of Maes-y-Ffynnon Road, Gwynfryn, Minera, LL11 3DE. (SJ259519) There are no…

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5
Jul

Longer Field Meeting

Morayshire

Tue 5 - Fri 8 July 2022

10.00

This meeting is a four day meeting. Priority will be given to people booking all four days. Leader: Ian Green Meet at 10:00 at Burghead IV30 5UH (NJ113687) on Tuesday 5th…

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5
Jul

One Day Meeting

Ipsley Alders Marsh a Worcestershire Reserve.

Tue 5 July 2022

10.30

Leader: Jackie Hardy supported by local WFS members. Meet at 10.30 at Winyates Green Community Centre Car Park. Furze Lane off Far Moor Lane, Winyates Green, Redditch B98 0SE,…

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10
Jul

One Day Meeting

A Breckland Hunt

Sun 10 July 2022

10.00

Leader : Stephen Clarkson Meet at 10:00 -Please note the slightly earlier start. A Breckland Hunt hasn’t been done for many years and we’ll aim to visit half a dozen sites in…

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14
Jul

One Day Meeting

West Pennine Moors/Darwen area

Thu 14 July 2022

10.30

Leaders: Peter Jepson and Sheila Wynn The site has yet to be confirmed. Further information will be sent to you if you register your interest by provisionally booking. To book,…

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16
Jul

Grimwith Reservoir, Hebden, Craven, North Yorkshire

Sat 16 July 2022

10.30

Leaders: Bruce Brown and Sheila Wynn (Joint Meeting with the Bradford Botany Group) Maximum Number 10 Meet for a 10:30 start in the public car park next to the Sailing Club at…

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20
Jul

One Day Meeting

Devil’s Ditch and Newmarket Heath, Suffolk

Wed 20 July 2022

10.00

Leader Alan Leslie Meet at 10:00. We need to park on the small stretch of road running parallel to the north side of the A1304 which is accessed from the roundabout south-west…

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22
Jul

Two Day Meeting

Burham Downs and Angley Wood, Cranbrook, Kent

Fri 22 - Sat 23 July 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Friday 22nd July: Burham Downs Leader: Priscilla Nobbs Meet at 10:30 at Village Hall Car Park, Rochester Way, Burham,…

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24
Jul

One Day Meeting

Groton Wood, near Kersey, Suffolk

Sun 24 July 2022

10.30

Leader; Stephen Clarkson Meet at 10:30. This is a Suffolk Wildlife Trust reserve of ancient woodland to be found at TL976429 IP7 6HD just to the west of Kersey. There is a small…

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25
Jul

One Day Meeting

Otmoor, Beckley, Oxfordshire

Mon 25 July 2022

10.30

Leader: Roger Heath-Brown Meet at the RSPB car park, SP57011268, at 10.30. This is a wetland site, and wellies will be essential! Plants vary from year to year depending on the…

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6
Aug

Two Day Meeting

North Yorkshire

Sat 6 - Sun 7 August 2022

10.30

These meetings may be booked as individual days. Saturday 6th August: South Gare, North Yorkshire Leader: Dave Barlow Meet for a 10:30 start opposite the fishermen’s huts at…

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26
Aug

One Day Meeting

Rutland Water, Rutland

Fri 26 August 2022

10.30

Leader: Geoffrey Hall Meet at 10:30 at the Rutland Water Volunteer Centre (SK883083) off the road between Oakham and Upper Hambleton. Please bring lunch, a drink and wellies.”…

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2
Sep

Annual Members' Meeting

AGM and Members’ Weekend, Preston Montford Field Studies Centre, Shrewsbury

Fri 2 - Mon 5 September 2022

Accommodation is available at the Field Studies Centre. There are 47 bedrooms most of which are en-suite. There are 13 bedrooms on the ground floor level. We will have exclusive…

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11
Sep

One Day Meeting

Lofts Farm, Totham, Essex

Sun 11 September 2022

10.30

Leader: Sven Wair Meet at 10:30 at Lofts Farm CM9 8NZ (TL866090). We have permission from Edwina, the farm’s owner and manager to walk round the estate which she is rewilding…

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18
Sep

One Day Meeting

Harlestone Firs, Northamptonshire

Sun 18 September 2022

11.00

Leader Brian Laney Meet at 11:00. Parking is free opposite the wood in a long linear car park on Harlestone Road, near the Harlestone Heath Garden Centre (Dobbies). NN5 6UJ (…

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12
Oct

Online Field Meeting

Introduction to Mosses and Liverworts with Martin Godfrey

Wed 12 October 2022

19.00

A gentle introduction to Mosses and Liverworts, their structure, biology and identification. These tiny plants grow in all kinds of habitats, from pavement cracks and lawns to…

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29
Oct

One Day Meeting

Autumn Hunt, Lancashire

Sat 29 October 2022

10.30

Details to be decided. Register your interest by provisionally booking and further details will be sent to you. To book, contact Janet John wfs.meetings@gmail.com or phone 01753…

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30
Oct

One Day Meeting

Dereham, Norfolk, Autumn Hunt

Sun 30 October 2022

10.30

Meet at 10:30 in the Cherry Tree car park in Dereham as per the details above for the First Hunt on 6th March. A walk around this small town to find as many plants in flower as…

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9
Nov

Online Field Meeting

Flower Flies & Flowers with Stephen Plummer

Wed 9 November 2022

19.00

The fascinating relationship between hoverflies and the plants in our gardens and local countryside. Hoverflies are the flies that everyone loves and this is an opportunity to…

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7
Dec

Online Field Meeting

An Introduction to Plant Galls with Steve Cross

Wed 7 December 2022

19.00

Find out about the causes of those strange shapes, lumps, bumps, and growths on plants – the galls. What causes them, how do you identify them and where can you find out more…

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