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Covers: Welsh borders: Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire Meetings 2012-13 Our meetings are to help beginners learn their mosses and liverworts, rather than high-powered recording sessions. All are on Sundays, and start at 10.30 a.m. Please bring sandwiches. You may wish to bring with you a copy of the British Bryological Society’s Mosses and Liverworts of Britain and Ireland: a Field-guide (2010), files for which are also on-line at http://www.bbsfieldguide.org.uk/ (or click on the book cover of the Field-guide on the left-hand side of the BBS web-site’s home page at http://britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk/ and follow the links). You are very welcome to suggest venues for future outdoor meetings; please include grid references and details for parking. October 14th November 11th January 13th February 17th March 17th
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CAMBRIDGE BRYOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS 2012-3 Excursions will not be cancelled because of rain, only in the event of snow or frost. Beginners are welcome at all meetings. Bring a hand lens (×10 or ×20), and some tins or paper packets for collecting material into. If you require transport, please contact Mark Hill or Tom Charman. All excursions except joint excursion with E Anglian Group start at 11 00 am . First meeting is mainly to Waresley Wood, but we start at the church. The entrance to the car park at Waresley Wood is at TL25625509. Between the wood and the car park is Browne’s Piece. This is part of the Wildlife Trust’s connectivity plan for South Cambridgeshire woodland. It is mainly boulder clay, with a series of narrow ditches criss-crossing the area. Chris Preston found Riccia glauca there in 2008. Mark Hill, 11 Chaucer Road, Cambridge CB2 7EB. Tel: 01223 571574. Email: moh@ceh.ac.uk
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All meetings start at 10.30 a.m. No further information available. CONTACTS:
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We are an informal group aimed at anyone interested in Devon’s mosses and/or liverworts; all are welcome (regardless of level of expertise) and there is no fee. We hold approximately six field meetings each year, normally on Saturdays. All meetings start at 11 a. m. and participants are recommended to bring packed lunches. The meetings for 2013 are detailed below. Please contact Nigel Pinhorn (devonnaturewalks@btinternet.com) or Tim Purches (tim.purches@talk21.com) for more details or to suggest future venues. Saturday 9 March. Fowlescombe (west of Ugborough). By kind permission of Mr and Mrs R. Barker. Fowlescombe (Grid ref. SX 695552) is a mixed organic farm which is farmed in an environmentally sensitive way. The Devonshire Association Botany Section visited it in 2010 to record the flowering plants, but there has so far been no complete bryophyte survey (Gordon Waterhouse is currently looking at the bryophytes, but could probably use some more help). The Fowlescombe website (www.fowlescombe.co.uk) includes a lot of general information about the farm, including how to get there; if you need more information, contact Nigel, Tim or Mark Pool (email mark.pool@care4free.net; tel. 01803-316154). Saturday 20 April. Bystock Pools Reserve. Joint meeting with Devonshire Association Botany Section. Bystock is on the Budleigh Pebble Beds and contains a variety of habitats including grassland, heath and bog. The main entrance to the reserve is at SY 035843, on the north side of a minor road across Withycombe Common; full directions, including alternative parking, can be found at http://www.devonwildlifetrust.org/reserve/Bystock+Pools/getting-there/. Some parts of the site are wet and/or rough; walking boots or Wellingtons recommended. Saturday 15 June. Brent Tor. Brent Tor is a volcanic hill just off the western edge of Dartmoor; it consists of both basic and acidic rocks, and is known to have bryological interest. Meet in car park at SX 468805. Stout shoes or walking boots recommended; much of the upper part of the tor is rocky. Saturday 24 August. Emsworthy Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, near Widecombe (SX 7476). Meet at Saddle Tor west car park (SX 748761); alternative parking is available further east at SX754764. The site contains a variety of habitats (bog, flush, granite rocks, willow carr etc.) and there are likely to be a correspondingly large number of species present. Hamatocaulis vernicosus was recorded from here some years ago but was never formally confirmed; refinding it would be very welcome. Sphagnum teres, a local species in Devon, was found last year just outside the reserve and may well be present within it. Walking boots or Wellingtons are strongly recommended; the latter will be essential if the boggy areas are to be checked. Saturday 5 October. Prewley Moor, near Sourton. Prewley Moor is a mixture of sloping moorland with many flushes (some of which are basic), scrub woodland and some ruderal habitat beside a former railway track. The site is known to be rich in bryophytes; Sharon Pilkington and Mark Pool paid a visit in 2010 and found such gems as Sphagnum subsecundum, S. teres (both new to North Devon) and Cololejeunea minutissima at its highest known Devon site. Philonotis calcarea is also recorded from the site, but a voucher specimen is needed to make an official North Devon record. Meet at the bottom of the waterworks road at SX 54266 91125; parking is available here and also further up this road at SX 54275 91024); failing that, there is plenty at the nearby service area (SX 545917) about a quarter of a mile away (Sharon and Mark used this option and it definitely works). Much of the ground is wet so Wellingtons are definitely recommended. Saturday 30 November. Locks Park Farm, near Hatherleigh (SS518022). This is an organic, extensive, livestock farm on the Culm, about 7 miles NW of Okehampton. The main mossy habitats present are the earth sides to hedge banks, along a deep stream, and the farmhouse thatch! Other habitats present are Culm Grassland and a 1 ha mixed broadleaved woodland. Nearby there are areas of wet willow carr. Rob Wolton, who manages the farm together with his wife Paula, has been carrying out an intensive study of the wildlife of one particular hedge on the farm and would very much like a full list of bryophytes present. The farm is marked on OS Landranger map 191: meet at the farmhouse, at the end of a long lane. Wellies are strongly recommended. Phone 01837 810416.
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The BBS Dublin group meetings are aimed at encouraging beginners to learn bryophytes and identification skills. All are welcome, no matter what level of ability. Our meetings are usually in the east of Ireland, in the Dublin area (Dublin, Meath, Wicklow and Kildare). If you would like details of forthcoming meetings, or would like to be on the mailing list for the group, then please e-mail Joanne Denyer (joanne@denyerecology.com) or phone 00353 (0) 862379153 for further information
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All meetings start at 11am, bring good footwear and packed lunch for all meetings. February Saturday 9th 11.00am Stour Wood & Copperas Wood. nr. Harwich. Meet in Stour Wood car park at TM 190,309. Packed lunch. March Saturday 2nd 11.00am Wallasea Island. Meet at Grapnels Farm RSPB Centre TQ942,947. Packed lunch.
Please email Sally Gadsdon (srgadsdon@yahoo.com) for further details.
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Meetings 2012-13 Beginners are always very welcome - the only equipment needed is a handlens (x10 or x20) and some paper packets (old envelopes are fine) for collecting specimens. Meetings begin at 10.30am and will only be cancelled if there is snow or hard frost. The Norfolk and Suffolk Bryological Group (a sub-group of the British Bryological Society) is an informal interest group with no formal status or legal identity. All attendees at the events set out in the annual programme participate in those events entirely at their own risk and no responsibility for any injury loss or damage shall lie against the organisers of the events. The distribution of the programme of events is not intended to and does not form any contract or any other legal relationship between the organisers and the participants.
British Bryological Society Recorders: Programme: Chris Roberts, 21 The Street, Burgh-next-Aylsham NR11 6TP. 01263 732772 chrisroberts_500@hotmail.com
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Northumberland and Cumbria Group Covers Northumberland (VCs 67 & 68) and Cumbria (VCs 69 &70) Field meetings in Northumberland for winter 2012/2013 Sunday 21st October, 2012 – 11am – Gosforth Park Nature Reserve – site survey Saturday 10th November, 2012 – 11am – Bothal and Chapel Wood – Atlas recording Sunday 10th March, 2013 – 11am – south end of Kielder Forest – BRECOG recording Saturday 13th April, 2013 – searching for rare species at old sites Field meetings in Cumbria for winter 2012/2013 23rd February – Dubwath Silver Meadows near Bassenthwaite. Space for a few cars at NY 19873 30942. A small site with a mix of meadow, mire and a bit of woodland. Meet at 10.30 – will be a short day. 24th March – Bitts Park Carlisle (one of the sites not done during the Spring Meeting) is one of the main parks in Carlisle. Parking at Bitts Park will be at NY 39508 56667. This will avoid paying car parking fees in the pat and display. Meet at 10.30 – will be a short day. Contacts:
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North West Group (British Bryological Society and North Western Naturalists' Union) NWNU BRYOPHYTE AND LICHENS SECTION Contact: Norman Bamforth, 1 Corporation Road, Audenshaw, Manchester M34 5LY
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This is a free service provided by Shotover Wildlife. The Oxford Mossing Group provides ongoing field and microscope sessions after the Mosses and Liverworts Identification Courses as a way of supporting learners with bryophyte identification, both in microscope keying and building field skills. Click here for details. The Oxford Mossing Group season runs from October to March and sessions start with a morning field visit (in and around Oxfordshire), usually followed by a microscope session in the afternoon near the field site. High power and dissecting microscopes are available for use. Contact Jacqueline Wright (jawright@shotover-wildlife.org.uk) for further details
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Covers: Hampshire, Berkshire, Sussex, Surrey and South London. SOUTHERN GROUP All meetings start at 10.30 am and last until 3-4 pm. November 25th 2012. Chawton Park Wood, Four Marks. Meet at the Forestry Commission car park at SU672361 (free parking). This is a working forest on the site of old woodland and parkland and still has significant bryological interest including Rhytidiadelphus loreus. The wood is on clay-with-flints overlying chalk and is quite varied Led by June Chatfield Sunday 9th December. Hartley Park Farm, Selbourne Lavender beds and arable bryophytes. If time and weather permit we may also take in the chuchyard and some 'hollow' lanes too. The venue is on the B3006 between Alton and Selbourne, SU737357. There are public conveniences in the car park behind the Selbourne Arms in the village. Meet near the lavender shop in the farmyard. Leader: June Chatfield.Sunday 27th January. Alver Valley and Browndown, Gosport Sunday 3rd February Greywell Fen, Hampshire Sunday 24th February. Decoy Pits, Pools and Wood, nr. Tadley
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Covers: Kent, East Sussex and East Surrey. Field Meetings 2012-13 Please note that all meetings start at 10.30am. Always bring a packed lunch. Sunday 7th October Limpsfield Chart. Deciduous and coniferous woodland with some heathy areas. The site crosses the Kent/Surrey boundary. Park at TQ 430529. Saturday 17th November Sidney Wood, Surrey. Woodland site with disused canal. Park at TQ 027351. Take A 281 from Guildford. At Alfold, turn right to Dunsfold. CP is 1 mile on left. It is well off the road, unsigned, down a small track; take the next turning after the sign that reads 'Springbok Estate'. Having turned left, keep left and then left again and the car park is another 300m on the right. Saturday 15th December Bedgebury Forest Kent Records are wanted for the northern part of this mixed deciduous and coniferous woodland. Avoid the main car park. Make your way to the A229 Cranbrook to Hawkhurst Road. About ¾ mile south of Hartley, turn left from Hawkhurst or right from Hartley into Park Lane. Proceed for just under 1 mile (ignore a turning to the left). Shortly after entering the forest, you will find a parking area at TQ 750334, unofficial and used by the locals. Leader: Jan Hendey Saturday 19th January Picketts Hole, Surrey. Postponed until Sunday March 10th Saturday 23rd February The Larches, Detling, Kent. Cancelled Sunday 10th March Picketts Hole, Surrey. Rescheduled from January 19th. This year we will ignore (!) the woodland at the top of the hill and move down to the chalk grassland, which is especially good for bryophytes at this site. Park at TQ 126501 on Ranmore Common Road which runs along the top of the Downs. Sunday 17th March Rye Harbour Sussex. A coastal site of scrub and shingle. If there are any problems, please phone Jan Hendey on 01689 825102
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South West and Central Scotland Recording Group We do not have a formal program, but have an email circulation list to let members know when & where we are going to be recording and there is a certain flexibility to enable as many people as possible to join in. At the moment we are focusing on under-recorded hectads for the next edition of the atlas. The group consists of both BBS members & non-members. Contacts are D.Chamberlain@rbge.org.uk and E.Kungu@rbge.org.uk
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Wessex Bryology Group Field Meetings for 2012-13 Here is the programme of meetings for the coming season . We have tried to include a good range of habitats and sites across Dorset, Wiltshire, Somerset and Hampshire. A key aim of the group is to encourage those who are new to the subject to become more experienced and confident at identifying bryophytes. Beginners are most welcome at all our meetings. There is no formal membership or constitution and each person goes out at his/her own risk. The only equipment needed is a hand lens (x10 or x20) and some paper packets for collecting specimens. Many of the sites we plan to visit include wet and muddy areas so boots are advisable. We will usually eat a packed lunch on site. All meetings start at 10.30am and finish between 3pm and 4pm. Contact: Andrew Branson tel: 01747 838223; e-mail andrew(at)britishwildlife.com or Sharon Pilkington tel: 01373 827074 ; e-mail: sharon.pilkington1(at)btinternet.com. Unless stated there is no need to book, but in the event of snow/ treacherous driving conditions, please call Andrew or Sharon to check the meeting is going ahead. October 28th - Burley Rocks, New Forest. A comparatively unexplored part of the Forest, with some great looking areas of calcareous mire over the Headon Beds, which should be good for ‘brown mosses’, Sphagnum and other mire species. Leader: Neil Sanderson. Meet at the car park at SU 223034, east of Burley. November 18th - Spur Bog, Studland. Cyril Diver and colleagues undertook an ecological survey of the South Haven Peninsula during the 1930s, including bryophytes which were recorded and mapped by a young EW Jones. The war intervened and the findings from survey were never fully written up. The field notes, photographs and maps were left to CEH and are now in the Dorset History Centre, Dorchester. The aim of the project is to re-record and map the groups Diver et al surveyed to assess changes that have taken place over the last 80 years in an area that has not been developed or subject to intensive agriculture. The project will take place over three years. Leader Bryan Edwards. Meet in the Knoll House Car Park SZ032836, park left-hand side, signposted the Discovery Centre. Bring your National Trust Card if you are a member but we will try and negotiate free parking for the day. We will look at several different habitats and map the distribution of the more notable species. Maps etc all provided. Teas, coffees and toilet facilities in the Discovery centre. December 9th - South Cadbury, South Somerset. This is a chance to visit this very under-recorded area with an interesting mix of chalk grassland on the ramparts of the legendary Cadbury Castle, woodland, with large trees, small streams and a churchyard. Leader: Andrew Branson. Park at car park north of Cadbury Castle at ST632253. February 24th – Cheddar Gorge, North Somerset. Stunning limestone scenery with lots of different bryophyte habitats, including woodland, limestone grassland, disused quarry and dry-stone walls. This area has records for Didymodon ferrugineus, Gymnostomum viridulum, Seligeria pusilla, Metzgeria conjugata and Reboulia hemisphaerica. Leader: Sharon Pilkington. Meet in the large layby at Blackrock Gate at ST 482545. March 3rd – Porton Down, South Wiltshire . A rare opportunity to explore the chalk downland riches of this renowned site. It has relatively few bryological records but Abietinella abietina var. hystricosa, Entodon concinnus, Encalypta vulgaris and Didymodon acutus have all been seen recently. Leader: Sharon Pilkington/Stuart Corbett (DSTL). Meet in the large car park at SU 207369. Access is with the kind permission of DSTL -booking is essential and numbers will be limited to 10. Please email your name, date of birth and car make and registration to Sharon no later than 31 January 2013. April 13th - Barle Valley, South Somerset. A trip to the far west of the Wessex area to explore the River Barle and the surrounding woodlands. Should be a good range of riverine Fissidens species plus a chance to find some outlyers of the Atlantic flora such as Rhabdoweisia. Leader: Andrew Branson. Park at the Tarr Steps Exmoor National Park car park at SS 872323, near Liscombe, off the B3223, north of Dulverton. For accounts of previous meetings click here.
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We are a small informal group that goes out to Worcestershire sites to record and learn about bryophytes . Our broad aim is to assist everyone, especially those who are new to mosses and liverworts, to become more experienced and confident at identifying bryophytes. We have no formal membership or constitution and each person goes out at his/her own risk. Beginners are always very welcome, the only equipment needed is a hand lens (x10 or x20) and some paper packets for collecting specimens. Whilst we usually spend the morning concentrating on bryophyte identification, during the afternoon our attention tends to wander towards more general natural history, dependent on the interests of the individuals present on the day. Some people stay all day whilst some people leave at midday .
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