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Covers: Welsh borders: Herefordshire, Radnorshire, Shropshire, Worcestershire Meetings 2007 - 2008 Our meetings are to help beginners learn their mosses and liverworts, rather than high-powered recording sessions. Please bring sandwiches to all outdoor meetings, which are on Sundays, starting at 10.30 am. You may also wish to bring with you the new keys for the BBS Field-guide, which you can find on-line at www.hosting.sleath.co.uk/bbs (or click on the book cover of the Field-guide on the left-hand side of the BBS web-site’s home page). You are very welcome to suggest venues for future outdoor meetings; please include grid references and details for parking. October 21st Meet at the southern end of Bircher Common (SO 456660) in order to explore Fishpool Valley near Croft Ambrey, north Herefordshire. The woodland is humid, with good populations of Microlejeunea ulicina, and we might also explore the northern slopes of Croft Ambrey Hill. November 11 th Ann Hill has invited the Border Bryologists to join the Worcestershire group for the day at Wilden Marsh Worcestershire Wildlife Trust reserve, just south of Kidderminster. Park in the layby off Wilden Lane at SO 825730. Parking is limited, so please share cars if possible. December 2 nd Jonathan Sleath will meet us at Garway Hill, Herefordshire, parking at SO 439245. We will examine sandstone and flushes at the White Rocks on the southern slope of the common on Garway Hill, before moving to a small Woodland Trust reserve at The Jockies at SO 447294. This reserve has woodland, grassland, flushes and some orchard trees. January 20 th Ray Woods knows of a very fine block scree wood on the south side of Carngafallt (SN 9463) to the east of Llanwrthwl in north-east Breconshire. Park in the farmyard at Cwm (SN 954638), which you reach by leaving the A470 about 3 miles south of Rhayader, and passing through the hamlet of Llanwrthl. February 10 th Sam Bosanquet will meet us at Croes Robert Wood SSSI, Monmouthshire. There is limited parking by the roadside around SO 475059. The Old Red Sandstone there has bands of impure limestone, with a little Neckera crispa. Woodland nearby also has species such as Fissidens rivularis and Oxyrrhynchium schleicheri, but is little known bryologically. In the afternoon we might go on to Penallt Common (SO 518081), which has the only Carboniferous Limestone in the Welsh part of SO 50, and is quite unknown bryologically. March 16 thDan Wrench suggests that we meet by the lane at SO 415996 to explore Wilderley Hill (SJ 423002) at the north end of the Long Mynd in mid-Shropshire, where small Sphagnum lawns occur in mires, together with overhanging earth banks, streams, etc. From there we could venture into open woodland and explore streams at Long Rough (SJ 418008). CONTACT The Border Bryologists’ programme of meetings is also available on the Herefordshire Botanical Society’s pages at http://ralph.cs.cf.ac.uk/HBS/Border.htm.
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CAMBRIDGE BRYOLOGICAL EXCURSIONS 2007-2008 We are planning the following excursions for the 2007–2008 season, to continue recording for the Cambridge Bryoflora project. We have now visited almost all the 5-km squares at least once; these excursions include potentially interesting sites which we have not visited recently, or at all, or squares from which we have not yet sampled all the available habitats. On some days we visit a range of sites in two or more 5-km squares, but on others we concentrate on a single large site. The excursions will not be cancelled because of rain, only in the event of snow or frost. Beginners will be 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 any of those listed at the end. Details of some other bryological meetings are included in square brackets. All our meetings begin at 11am. Please note that this year the meetings are not always held at fortnightly intervals, nor have they always been arranged alternately on Saturdays and Sundays. Saturday 20 October: Village habitats and arable fields around Wicken, TL57SE. Wicken Fen is such a magnet that the other habitats in this area have been neglected. This meeting aims to redress the balance. Meet at the church in Wicken village, TL577705. Sunday 28 October: Castle Camps and the Bartlow area, TL64SW. Meet at the isolated church at Castle Camps, TL625425, which lies by the site of the castle rather than in the village. The ‘ancient countryside’ in the SE corner of the county is always relatively rich, and after looking at this area we will go on to TL54SE, which includes a larger area of the county than any of the other 5-km squares we have not yet visited. Saturday 10 November: Meet at Elsworth church, TL318635. After looking at the churchyard we hope to go on to Knapwell Wood, one of three ancient woodlands in this 5-km square, TL36SW. Sunday 25 November: Lattersey Local Nature Reserve, Whittlesey, TL29NE. Meet at the entrance to this nature reserve, TL281965. After looking at this area of disused brick and borrow pits, we will go on to other 5-km squares in TL39. Saturday 8 December: I am hoping we can get permission to a parkland site in SW Cambs, but the owner and I keep missing each other on the ’phone. I will circulate details for this venue (or an alternative) when they are available. Sunday 13 January: Under-recorded Fenland. We will be visiting sites in the Sutton, Chatteris and Doddington areas in an attempt to boost the totals for these 5-km squares. Meet at the remarkably grand church at Sutton, TL448789. Saturday 26 January: Duxford and the chalklands of south Cambs, TL44. Meet at St John’s church, Duxford, TL478462 (there are two churches in the village; this is the redundant one). We hope to go on to Chrishall Grange Plantation, a large plantation on the chalk which has not been visited by a bryologist since 1960. Sunday 10 February: Seventieth Anniversary excursion. The first Cambridge excursion was held on 5 February 1938, when the party visited Little Widgham Wood. We hope to obtain permission to revisit this site, or one of the nearby ancient woodlands. Meet at Brinkley church, TL629548. Sunday 24 February: Devil’s Ditch. We have been surveying this ancient chalk earthwork, which has the richest chalk grassland flora in the county, at the 1-km square scale. This meeting aims to complete this survey by looking at the furthest square from a car park, which we have not yet visited. Once this has been recorded, we will search for some of the rare species which we have not refound since 2000. Meet in the car park on the N side of the A1304 at TL 618614 (leave the A1303 at 613612 just W of the roundabout). Saturday 8 March: Orchards at Haddenham, TL47SE. Our last two orchard meetings, near Wisbech, have produced very interesting records; it will be interesting how this orchard in the Haddenham area compares with those to the north. Meet at 53 Aldreth Road , Haddenham, TL460746, to look at the Norman ’s orchard. Leader: C.R. Stevenson. Sunday 30 March: We are seeking permission to visit Balsham Wood, TL54NE & 55SE, a large ancient woodland and SSSI which we have not visited since 1981. Meet at West Wickham church, TL612492. [3-8 April: BBS Spring Meeting, Merioneth. The main BBS meeting of the year. There are daily field excursions, and all bryologists are welcome to attend, whether or not they are members of the Society.] Saturday 19 April: Wicken Fen, TL56NE. This meeting has two purposes. We will look at some of the areas from which scrub has been cleared recently, and perhaps at some areas now grazed by ponies. We will also hunt for some of the species which have not been seen on the Fen since 2000. Meet at the car park, TL 564706. Mark Hill, CEH Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon PE28 2LS. Tel: 01487 772413 (office) or 01223 571574 (home). Email: moh@ceh.ac.uk Chris Preston, CEH Monks Wood, Abbots Ripton, Huntingdon PE28 2LS. Tel: 01487 772411 (office) or 01223 366169 (home). Email: cdpr@ceh.ac.uk Robin Stevenson, 111 Wootton Road, King’s Lynn, Norfolk PE30 4DJ. Tel: 01553 766788. Email: crs1942@tiscali.co.uk
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All meetings start at 10.30 a.m. No further information available. CONTACTS:
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Beginners are always very welcome, the only equipment needed is a handlens (x10 or x20) and some paper packets for collecting specimens. Meetings begin at 10.30am . (except for the 18 th November and 16 th March) and will only be cancelled if there is snow or hard frost. Saturday 6 th October 2007 . Lolly Moor, a NWT Reserve. Woodland and fen. From A1075 Sth of Dereham turn L into Westfield Rd betwn Vauxhall dealer and ‘Premier’ store. Road becomes single track. At TF 993 106 turn L onto concrete road and park off the road on R beside cattle sheds, by permission of Julie Anema, Old Hall Farm. Walk ¼m to Lolly Moor at TF 991 103, stile set back from rd through scrub. Perhaps also Badley Moor – details on the day. Sunday 21 st October 2007 . Fakenham Wood (Fakenham Wood, Euston and Sapiston Grove SSSI), Euston Estate, by permission of Lord Euston. Mixed deciduous woodland with some wet areas on boulder clay. Turn into Park Farm from the A1088 between Horse-chestnut trees. Follow the track and park at a line of Oak trees at TL 921 773 – if dry, if wet cars may have to park further back. Keep mainly to Fakenham Broad Ride in Fakenham Wood and do not go into Newpark Grove – pheasant rearing. Saturday 3 rd November 2007 . Raveningham Park , Forest Enterprise . Mixed woodland with wet areas and ponds. Meet in small car park on W side of A140 at TG 205 206. Sunday 18 th November 2007 . 11 am . Intoduction to Mosses, NNNS meeting at Wayland Wood led by Robin Stevenson. Meet in the car park at TL 922 996. Saturday 1 st December 2007 . Sugar Fen (Leziate, Sugar and Derby Fens SSSI), by permission of The Grimston Fen Allotment Trust. Remnant Valley Fen with wet Birch and Alder woodland. Park in small layby at TF 696 207 or opp on L of Darby Farm Saddlery entrance (we have the owner’s permission) – do not block driveway. Sunday 16 th December 2007 . Lamb’s Common and The Narboroughs, West Acre Estate, by permission of Mr.H.Birkbeck. Un-managed, woodland, wet in places. Park on verges where track meets road at TF 729 167. Follow track and Permissive Path signs into wood. Saturday 5 th January 2008 . Booton Church & Booton Common SSSI, a NWT Reserve. Woodland and Fen. Meet at Booton Church, TG 122 223, to survey Churchyard , then go to free car park, Station Road, Reepham (N exit of cross rds in Reepham) at TG 099 230. Walk to Common appr ¾ m - take Booton road (no verges or pavements) past Reepham churches on R, Reepham Fishery on R, over small R brdge, L into ‘The Street’ almost opp Booton vllge sign, cont straight ahead L of Community Path board onto grass track. Sunday 20 th January 2008 . Gresham’s School, by permission of Mr. A. Clark, Headmaster. Thatched roofs (ladders provided), mixed and wet woodland with ponds, ditches, banks and outdoor theatre stonework. Meet on the School main car park, entrance just E of footbridge at TG 088 392. Saturday 2 nd February 2008 . Whitwell Common SSSI. Wet woodland, Fen, unimproved grassland, old peat-cutting hollows. Follow-on from short visit in Jan 2005. Park in small pull-in by phone box at TG 084 204, perhaps 4x4’s on verge opp. Sunday 17 th February 2008 . Horningtoft Woods, by permission of Mr. Colin Palmer. Mixed woodland. Meet at Manor Farm,TF 944 237. Saturday 1 st March 2008 . Sandringham Estate, by permission of Mr.M.J.O’Lone, Land Agent, numbers limited, contact Pat Negal, 01508 471 070 in February 2008. Sunday 16 th March 2008 at 11am . NNNS meeting for Lichens at Snettisham led by Peter Lambley. Meet at the Church TF 691 344 moving on later to RSPB Reserve TF 650 328 for Cladonia heath. Saturday 29 th March 2008 . Buckemhan Carrs, by permission of Mr.T and Mr.M.Savory. Carr woodland, dykes, very wet in places, some areas of “hover”. Meet the Warden, Joe Cullum at Broad Farm, Hassingham, TG 368 054.
Br.Bryol.Socy. Recorders: Robin Stevenson, 111 Wootton Road , King's Lynn , PE30 4DJ . 01533 766 788. crs1942@tiscali.co.uk Mary Ghullam, 5 Beech Drive, North Walsham, Norfolk , NR28 OBZ . 01692 402 013 Richard Fisk, 35 Fair Close, Beccles, Suffolk , NR 34 9QR. 01502 714 968. Programme: Pat Negal, 'Inishmore', Greenways, Newton Flotman, Norfolk , NR15 1QJ 01508 471 070 pnegal@sagainternet.co.uk
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West Group (British Bryological Society
and North Western Naturalists' Union) All meetings on Saturdays, starting at 10.30 am ( except 10 May and 13 Sept., 11 am). Bring food and clothing adequate for a full day in rough country and bad weather. Please check with section secretary a day or so before the meeting, in case of cancellation or changes. “Beginners” are welcome any ANY meeting, but especially so at those marked * , which will cater particularly for them. FEBRUARY 16 Worsley Woods. Park Worsley Green SD750.003. Leader Audrey Locksley. *MARCH15 Barrow Bridge Bolton. Car Park SD688.117. Leader John Lowell APRIL 12 Sefton Coast. Car Park Lifeboat Road SD275.065. Leader Des Callaghan MAY 10 Eaves wood Silverdale. Car Park SD471.759 Leaders Jim Adams and Wendy Nelson. *JUNE 14 Alderley Edge. Car Park SJ860.773. Leader Martha Newton. JULY 26 Dale Head Edale. Park Barber Booth SK106.846 Leader Joan Egan. AUGUST 23 Naden. Park at top of Woodhouse Lane, SD861.162. Leaders Alan and Norman Bamforth. SEPTEMBER 13 Grizedale. Park Grizedale Bridge, SD535490. Leader Des Callaghan. OCTOBER 4 Manifold Valley. Park roadside, Ecton, SK097.586. Leader Martha Newton NOVEMBER 1 Goyt Valley. Car Park SK012.748. Leaders Alan and Norman Bamforth DECEMBER 6 Helsby? Details to be arranged. John Lowell (section secretary), 37 Henley Avenue , Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire , SK8 6DE ;0161 485 6892; e-mail: lokr@beeb.net.
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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. 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. Meetings in 2007/8 All meetings start at 10.30am October 13 th: Leader Neil Sanderson. E-mail: neilsand@dircon.co.uk Brockenhurst/Roydon Woods. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve. Park near Brockenhurst Church . Minor road south-east of A337. SU 303016. October 28 th: Leader David Streeter. E-mail: d.t.streeter@sussex.ac.uk Nap Wood. National Trust. North of Mark Cross. Park on verges of minor road off the A 267. ( Tunbridge Wells Road ). TQ 579328 November 11 th: Leader Jeff Duckett E-mail: j.g.duckett@qmul.ac.uk Thursley Common National Nature Reserve. Car park at ‘The Moat’, off minor road between Thursley and Elstead. Joint visit with the south-east group. SU900417 Badly damaged by fire last year the aim of the visit is to record the changes to the known bryophyte flora. Many Sphagnum species, Polytrichum strictum recorded in quantity from here in June of this year, the first record since 1932. Bring Wellingtons . December 9 th: Leader Bruce Middleton. E-mail: bmiddleton@southdowns-aonb.gov.uk Rother river and valley. Park near Stedham Church . SU 863226 February 10 th: Leader Andrew Branson: E-mail: andrew@britishwildlife.com Grovely Wood. North-west of Wilton . Park on minor road at SU005350 March 15 th: Leader June Chatfield Rotherfield Park . Park at East Tisted Church . SU701323 April 19 th: Leader Howard Matcham. E-mail: hwlgmatch@yahoo.co.uk Brookwood Cemetery . Search for additional sites for the recently named Lophocolea brookwoodiana and possibly introduced bryophytes in this the largest cemetery in Britain . Park at SU956567 (This is the grid ref. given by the Brookwood Cemetery website, car parking may be marginally different). E-mail: hwlgmatch@yahoo.co.uk 21, Temple Bar, Strettington, Chichester, West Sussex. PO18 0LB Tel.: 01243 781238
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Covers: Kent, East Sussex and East Surrey. Programme of Meetings 2007 - 2008 Most visits begin at 1030 hours but 16 Feb (Chobham Common) and 12 April (Trent Park ) are at 1100 hours. As usual, I suggest we bring sandwiches and boots to cope with steep slopes and wet or muddy places. May I remind you that the BBS Code of Conduct applies, and please be especially careful to avoid accidents on steep or dangerous places. Sat 22 Sept . Quarry Wood (West Farleigh). Leader Jan Hendey. Park at TQ 722519: Former ragstone quarry. We can expect good finds here. Oct 13 S Grp Mtg (Brockenhurst/Roydon Woods) Sun 14 Oct Boxhill . Leader Jeff Duckett. Park at Juniper Bottom TQ 177529. Diverse chalk habitats including Yew trees. This side of the hill is not as well known as the other, and has not been visited by the SE Group. 28 Oct S Grp Mtg (Nap Wood, NT; North of Mark Cross) 11 November Thursley Common (joint meeting). Leader Jeff Duckett. Park at The Moat CP SU 899416 .It will be interesting to compare the bryoflora of Thursley, which was damaged by a recent fire, with Chobham Common. May be very wet, so bring Wellies. Sun 9 Dec. Boughton Malherbe Leader David Newman. Park at or near the Church TQ 883495. We will explore along the Greesand Way to the East of here where the is a springline and land slippage towards Pope's Hall, and further East in Foxden Wood. 9 Dec S Grp Mtg (Rother River and valley) Sun 13 Jan. Staffhurst Wood (nr Oxted) Leader Jan Hendey. Park at TQ 410487. This is Ancient Woodland, in the care of the Woodland Trust. 10 Feb S Grp Mtg (Grovely Wood, NW of Wilton) Sat 16 Feb. Chobham Common. Leader Howard Wallis. Park at The Roundabout CP SU 965649 This is acid sand common land with boggy patches. It should be an interesting comparison with Thursley Common. Wellies again. Sat 8 Mar. Otford Mount. Leader Jan Hendey Park at Otford Station TQ 532594. Otford Mount is a steep chalk down, part Wooded. 15 Mar S Grp Mtg ( Rotherfield Park, East Tisted.) Sat 12 April Trent Park. Leader Alan Harrington. Take Underground train (or by road) to Cockfosters station and meet at the station; parking space is usually available in nearby Kent drive.Trent Park is a short walk away with a range of hbitats and we can hope to see C.50 Taxa. 19 April S Grp Mtg (Brookwood Cemetary) The site of recently-named Lophocolea brookwoodiana.
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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 . I have listed below broad venues and habitats for our autumn/winter 07/08 programme. If you are interested in joining us on any of the field trips please contact me (Dr Ann Hill on 01905 359554 or ann@gaehill.f9.co.uk) and I will let you know full details i.e. access, parking etc for the day.
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