We will visit two SSSIs on Carboniferous Limestone, one of which has an old record for Vertigo lilljeborgi. These are botanically rich alkaline fens, with sensitive tufa formatio
Mags Cousins (mags.cousins@naturalengland.org.uk; 07791 505641)
Joint meeting with Sorby NHS and the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership.
Ancient woodland site on Coal Measures.
Robert Cameron (0114 268 6675, radc@blueyonder.co.uk)
Joint meeting with the Bedfordshire Invertebrate Group and the Dipterists Forum.
Alan Outen and John Showers; CS contact: Peter Topley (molluscworld@ntlworld.com, 01462 615499).
The diversity and interest of Orkney's shores is wellknown. This meeting will be centred on Kirkwall.
Simon Taylor (01621 810141, marine@conchsoc.org).
The subject of ‘Molluscs in Archaeology’ has not been dealt with collectively for several decades.
Jurassic Coast soft cliff site with diverse habitats, including calcareous seeps; National Trust site.
Chris Gleed-Owen (07846 137 346, chris@cgoecology.com)
Speaker: Helen Scales: ‘Spirals in Time; exploring the secret life and curious afterlife of molluscs’.
Bas Payne (01647 24515; bas.payne@gmail.com)
11:00 – 17:00: Angela Marmont Centre, Natural History Museum, Cromwell Rd., London SW7 5BD.
Bas Payne (01647 24515; bas.payne@gmail.com)
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A selection of some key items of interest from 2010 are described below:
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