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Ferns and fossils

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Date

Sat, 24/09/2011 - 11:00 - Sun, 25/09/2011 - 16:00

Ferns & Fossils

A free event in the John Hope Gateway Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Saturday 24 & Sunday 25 September 2011

Ferns were around long before the dinosaurs and are still found in most environments today. Discover the secrets of their success with activities, demonstrations and displays that will introduce fern biology, reproduction and evolution.

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Field Meeting, Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar

Location

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar

Leaders

Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 24/09/2011 - 11:00 - 16:00

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar. Meet outside the West Barns Inn on Duke St (A1087), NT654781. Start time **approx 11.00 am. The main attractions here are the only plant of Crithmum maritimum ever recorded from the coast of E Scotland and naturalised Clematis tangutica; also Trifolium fragiferum and plentiful saltmarsh plants.

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Registration for Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011 is now closed

Date

Mon, 12/09/2011 - 17:00

Registration for the Next Generation Plant Ecology & Evolution workshop 2011, has been closed, however if you would like to know more please follow the link given below.

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Anniversary excursion to Benmore

Location

Benmore Botanic Garden

Date

Sat, 03/09/2011 - 09:00 - 20:00

The BSS has organised a Special 175th Anniversary excursion to Benmore for members, their friends and family. Log in for more details.

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Field Meeting, Millerhill, Midlothian.

Location

Millerhill, Midlothian

Leaders

Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 09/07/2011 - 13:00 - 16:00

Meet outside Subway by the main roundabout (on the A6095) at the Fort Kinnaird shopping centre (NT310716) at 1pm. The main highlights are non-native species, with Hypericum olympicum and Verbascum virgatum among fully naturalised species, plus rare established species too numerous to mention.

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BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting

Location

Kirkton Glen, Perthshire

Leaders

John Holland

Date

Sat, 25/06/2011 - 10:00 - 16:00

The 2011 BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting, to the cliffs at the head of Kirkton Glen, Perthshire.

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Botanical Society of Scotland AGM, followed by Lecture: Araucarians, Archeosarians and coniferous pseudoskeletons

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Chris Page, University of Exeter

Date

Thu, 23/06/2011 - 17:30

AGM followed by lecture from Dr Chris Page, University of Exeter, Araucarian, Archeosarians and coniferous pseudoskeletons.

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Lecture: Why birches are a confused and confusing group...

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Dr Hugh McAllister, University of Liverpool and Ness Botanic Garden and Mr Ted Brabin, Amateur Botanist

Date

Thu, 19/05/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Dr Hugh McAllister, University of Liverpool and Ness Botanic Garden and Mr Ted Brabin, Amateur Botanist, entitled: Part 1 Why birches are a confused and confusing group... Part 2 ...and its not only birches that are confused and confusing!

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Lecture: Browsing and forest regeneration

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Prof Alison Hester, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute

Date

Thu, 21/04/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Prof Alison Hester, Macaulay Land Use Research Institute, entitled: Browsing and forest regeneration (title to be confirmed).

Tea will be available from 5.00 p.m.

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Lecture: GM crops and food security: saviour or grim reaper

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE)

Leaders

Prof Howard Davies, SCRI

Date

Thu, 17/03/2011 - 17:30

Lecture by Prof Howard Davies, SCRI, Dundee, entitled: GM crops and food security: saviour or grim reaper.

Tea will be available from 5.00 p.m.

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