Sunday 27th October: Autumn Hunt, Ipswich town centre and Holywells Park, Suffolk
Sun 27 - Sun 27 October 2024
Anne and Dennis Kell
Meet at 10:30. Details of parking etc to be decided nearer the time. To book, contact Janet John…
Friday 6th – Monday 9th September 2024: AGM and Members’Weekend, Hunstanton, North Norfolk
The indoor meetings will be held at the Village Hall in Old Hunstanton, 36 Old Hunstanton Road, Hunstanton PE36 6HS. There will be a buffet lunch in the hall before the AGM.
Field Meeting Programme
Saturday morning: Holme Nature Reserve for dune flora;
Sunday: Holkham for dune, salt marsh and woodland flora;
Monday: Snettisham for coastal flora and/or Roydon Common for dry and wet heath flora.
There is plentiful accommodation along this part of the Norfolk coast from camping and caravan sites to luxury hotels. If you want to stay for longer there is a big market in holiday cottages. However, it is not cheap and we strongly recommend booking early. One note of caution – the Sandringham Game Fair occurs over the same weekend and traffic in and around Sandringham will be busy. We recommend finding accommodation north of Sandringham to avoid being caught up in the traffic jams.
If you have any queries, please contact Anne Kell, Email – ankle27519@gmail.com ; phone 01473 730087 or 07484 697443.
Important information about Annual Members' Meeting
- Field meetings are open to all members of the Society. Guests may also attend meetings. Children are welcome but remain the responsibility of parents/guardians at all times.
- Leaders have received updated procedures and recommendations to ensure the safety of members on meetings with regard to Covid-19. These include maintaining social distancing and perhaps limiting numbers at a meeting depending on terrain.
- To receive monthly updates with details about availability of places or changes to arrangements in meetings and information about extra meetings, sign up for the WFS Alerts system.
- Please DO NOT bring dogs as many field meetings are held in nature reserves or where there are grazing animals. Registered guide dogs may be exempt from this requirement, unless they are prohibited by the landowners. Please check with the meeting organiser.
- Transport and accommodation is the responsibility of the attendee. However, members who do not drive or who have difficulty in reaching the starting point should contact the leader, whose details you will be given when you book, to see if transport might be available.
- Please arrive promptly for the meeting. If you have traffic problems let the leader know so they can advise on the route and how you can find the group.
- When you arrive at the meeting, park considerately, act responsibly, bearing in mind the Countryside Code, and stay with the group. Always inform the leader if you must leave before the end of a meeting.
- Packed lunches are usually required and need to be carried.
- All those attending Wild Flower Society field meetings do so at their own risk.