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Field Meeting: Plant Fossils of Fife, East Wemyss

Location

East Wemyss

Leaders

Dr. Chris Jeffree

Date

Sat, 26/10/2013 - 11:00

East Wemyss foreshore boulders provide a wealth of Carboniferous plant fossils, about 335 million years old. We hope to find roots, stems and leaves of the giant club moss Lepidodendron; horsetail stem and leaves, Calamites; fronds of seed ferns, Neuropteris (Pteridospermatophyta); and more...

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Field Meeting: Belhaven Bay

Location

West Barns, Belhaven Bay

Leaders

Dr Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 21/09/2013 - 10:20

Highlights include a single patch of Crithmum maritimum nearing its northern limit on the East Coast, Trifolium fragiferum, and a large naturalised patch of Clematis tangutica. Meet 10.20 at Leith St., Edinburgh to catch X6 bus, OR Meet 11.25 at Car Park opposite West Barns Inn, West Barns [NT 655781]. Enquiries to R.Milne@ed.ac.uk.

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Field Meeting: Fungal Foray and Food for Free

Location

Humbie Woods

Leaders

Neville Kilkenny

Date

Sat, 24/08/2013 - 10:30

Fungal Foray and Food for Free, Humbie Woods. Leader: Neville Kilkenny. We will survey the mycoflora of Humbie woods, looking out for any edibles. If we find any, we may finish the day with tastings chez Chamberlain. Meet 10.30am at the car park of Humbie Church ­ NT462637. Please let us know if you intend to come so that we can share transport. Enquiries to Maria.Chamberlain@ed.ac.uk.

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Field Meeting: Urban Allotments and Environs

Location

Midmar Morningside, Edinburgh

Leaders

Prof. John Grace

Date

Sun, 11/08/2013 - 11:00

Urban Allotments and Environs, Midmar Morningside. Leader: Prof. John Grace. We will look at the flora of Midmar/West Mains Road allotments and then walk up and around Blackford Hill and Hermitage. Finally we will end up at the Midmar Allotment cabin for a barbecue. Meet 11am at Gate 1, Midmar Drive, EH10 1AB. Enquiries to jgrace@ed.ac.uk.

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Plant Photography Workshop

Location

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE), 20a Inverleith Row

Leaders

Dr. Chris Jeffree

Date

Sat, 29/06/2013 - 10:30 - 16:00

An introduction to plant photography followed by a practical session in the garden (10.30am-4pm). Bring your camera and packed lunch. Numbers will be limited to 12. Meet 10.30 am at the Royal Botanic Garden, 20A lnverleith Row, Board Room. Enquiries to C.Jeffree@ed.ac.uk. Please book with Maria.Chamberlain@ed.ac.uk.

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Joint Alpine Field Meeting with BSBI to Meall Nan Subh in Glen Lochay

Location

Meall Nan Subh in Glen Lochay

Leaders

John Holland

Date

Sat, 22/06/2013 (All day)

The 2013 joint Alpine Field Meeting with BSBI to Meall Nan Subh in Glen Lochay, Mid Perthshire (V.C. 88) Leader: John Holland.

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Field Meeting: Pishwanton Wood

Location

Pishwanton Wood

Leaders

Dr Richard Milne

Date

Sun, 19/05/2013 - 11:00

Tour and botanical survey of the grounds. Pishwanton, at the foot of the Lammermuir Hlils, is an eco-centre belonging to the Life Science Trust. We will be shown round the centre with its magnificent eco-buildings and will attempt to record the plants that grow there. Meet 11am at the entrance (NT 537 649). Please contact Maria.Chamberlain@ed.ac.uk to coordinate transport.

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Fungus Foray

Location

Glamis Castle

Leaders

Mike Richardson

Date

Sun, 14/10/2012 - 11:00

Fungus Foray. Meet car park in Glamis Castle at 11am. Grid Ref: NO386481. Mike Richardson will now lead the foray instead of Prof. Roy Watling as originally advertised. Please let Maria.Chamberlain@ed.ac.uk know if you are intending to come so that we can rationalise the transport. If there are enough ‘takers’ we may arrange a minibus and divide the costs.

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Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar, Field Meeting

Location

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar

Leaders

Richard Milne

Date

Sat, 22/09/2012 - 11:00

Bellhaven Bay, Dunbar. Meet outside the West Barns Inn on Duke St (A1087), NT654781. Start time 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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BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting

Location

Ben Chonzie (via Glen Turret)

Leaders

John Holland

Date

Sat, 30/06/2012 - 10:00

The 2012 BSS & BSBI joint Alpine field Meeting, to Ben Chonzie (via Glen Turret). Ben Chonzie is the highest point (929 m) in the south-eastern Highlands approximately 13 km north-west of Crieff. It is a SSSI with an extensive range of moorland communities including blanket mire, heather moorland, montane heaths and acidic grasslands.

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