Five years of Scottish Canals
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From the Hon. Editor
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Honorary Membership for Pryce Buckle |
Saturday 12th August 2017: FIELD MEETING (non-marine): Oswestry Uplands, Shropshire
Type
Field meeting
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
Organiser
Mags Cousins (mags.cousins@naturalengland.org.uk; 07791 505641)
Organisation
Conchological Society
Saturday 1st July 2017: FIELD MEETING (non-marine): Wombwell Wood, Dearne Valley, Yorks.
Type
Field meeting
Joint meeting with Sorby NHS and the Dearne Valley Landscape Partnership.
Ancient woodland site on Coal Measures.
Organiser
Robert Cameron (0114 268 6675, radc@blueyonder.co.uk)
Organisation
Conchological Society
Friday 26th May 2017: FIELD MEETING (non-marine): Yardley Chase SSSI, Northamptonshire.
Type
Field meeting
Joint meeting with the Bedfordshire Invertebrate Group and the Dipterists Forum.
Organiser
Alan Outen and John Showers; CS contact: Peter Topley (molluscworld@ntlworld.com, 01462 615499).
Organisation
Conchological Society
Sunday 21 May – Sunday 28 May 2017: FIELD MEETING (marine): Kirkwall,Orkney.
Type
Field meeting
The diversity and interest of Orkney's shores is wellknown. This meeting will be centred on Kirkwall.
Organiser
Simon Taylor (01621 810141, marine@conchsoc.org).
Organisation
Conchological Society
New book on molluscs in archaeology available
The subject of ‘Molluscs in Archaeology’ has not been dealt with collectively for several decades.
Saturday 1 April 2017: FIELD MEETING (non-marine (and marine)): Golden Cap, Chideock, Dorset.
Type
Field meeting
Jurassic Coast soft cliff site with diverse habitats, including calcareous seeps; National Trust site.
Organiser
Chris Gleed-Owen (07846 137 346, chris@cgoecology.com)
Organisation
Conchological Society
Saturday 8th April 2017: ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AND PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS
Type
Indoor meeting
Speaker: Helen Scales: ‘Spirals in Time; exploring the secret life and curious afterlife of molluscs’.
Organiser
Bas Payne (01647 24515; bas.payne@gmail.com)
Organisation
Conchological Society