Field Meetings Programme 2021

vascular plant species on the brink of extinction at a regional level, where suitable situations exist. Josh’s talk will explore what NWRPI has achieved and learnt across the past three years including 50 rare plant reintroductions. Josh is a skilled botanist, trainer and tremendous advocate for rare plant conservation, it is sure to be an inspiring talk. Zoom invites will automatically be emailed to members nearer the time, but guests are very welcome to join in and hear the talk, so just message us: shropsbotsoc@gmail.com and we will send your friends an invite.

Josh Styles

A note from the editor

Thanks very much for sending in your articles, quiz questions, photos and other items for the newsletter. If you’d like to submit something for a future edition, please feel free to email me at andrewperrynt@gmail.com . We hope to resume Martin’s fern identification series in autumn (due to restrictions on field work it was not possible to get the necessary photographs in time for this edition). Thanks also to the Shropshire Botanical Society for welcoming me into the committee, and to Gordon Leel whose publishing skills make this newsletter possible! Best wishes, Andrew Perry.

Dan Wrench

It is quite likely that even when field events resume we will be restricted to six people or some other magic number and will have to do the outings by prior booking. The Field Meetings Programme will look something like this but please stay in touch through Facebook, Twitter and the Shropshire Botanical Society website, in particular to check that they are going ahead and what the booking arrangements will be:

Saturday 1 May. Earl’s Hill.

Meet at 11:00 am in the car park at SJ409057. This will be the perfect time of year to see the wonderful woodland flowers plus the spring ephemerals in the acid grassland. The walk will have some steep climbs and spectacular views. For further information about the meeting please contact Andrew Perry, andrew.perrynt@gmail.com.

Saturday 29 May. Brook Vessons Farm and Paulith Bank.

Meet at 10:00 am in the farm yard at SJ395012. Parking spaces are limited so please car share where possible. For further information about the meeting please contact Dan Wrench, 07718391794, danwrench@gmail.com

Sunday 6 June. Muxton Marsh.

Meet at 11:00 am in Woodbine Close. This is a cul-de-sac off Marshbrook Way, Muxton at SJ7146 1351. Park between drive ways as discreetly as possible. For further information about the meeting please contact Penny Wysome, 01952 242617, pennywysome@yahoo.com

Sunday 27 June. Smiling Tree Farm, Chapel Lawn, Cardoc and Bryncambric.

Meet at 11:00 am in the farm yard at SO 3162 7582. Please car share where possible. You will see meadows, streamside vegetation, and upland acid grassland / heath. For further information about the meeting please contact Mags Cousins, 07873 532681, mags@bagbatch.co.uk