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Welcome to all. You do not need to be a member of the BSBI, just interested in plants and understand that you come at your own risk. No need to reserve a place. Lifts from Ruthin Rugby Club SJ118578. This season we’ll be looking at un-recorded monads and checking out older, rarer records.
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Microscopic plants and animals form the beginnings of the food chain that supports invertebrates and vertebrates. Following an illustrated introduction of what to expect, basic taxonomy and representative assemblages from North Wales, the workshop will sample the Treborth ponds and examine specimens under microscopes which will be provided. A quick-look guide will also be provided, and specialist reference books will be available. Aspects of photomicrography will be explained, including stacking and phase contrast approaches.
The workshop should equip you with sufficient information to enable you to prepare samples and identify, to generic level in some cases, cyanobacteria, microalgae including diatoms and desmids, rotifers, protozoa and small crustacea. Recording North Wales microbiota distributions into Cofnod, and the application of microbiota to environmental monitoring will be discussed.
The course is limited to 12 places and is led by Wyn Hughes.
Bookings. (£12 per person).
The National Forum for Biological Recording's annual conference will take place in person at the YMa Pontypridd in south Wales (near Cardiff) on Thu 09 May 2024 until Sat 11 May 2024.
The conference will consist of two days at YMa Pontypridd hearing from a range of biodiversity professionals and volunteers about how they have been involved in taking recording to the "next level". Sessions will cover themes such as recorder development, extreme geography, novel technology and the discovery of new species. Sat 11 May 2024 will be an optional field trip to a nearby site to undertake some next-level recording of our very own. Recorders of all abilities are welcome.
The field visits to record plants are led by Jo Clark and Heather Garrett, volunteer BSBI Joint Vice-County Recorders for Meirionnydd. We welcome beginner and more established botanists to join us, so please email Jo or Heather to register for our group emails giving joining instructions etc. We meet at 10am and usually finish around 3:30 pm. Bring your lunch, drinks, and wear clothing appropriate to the weather, season and terrain. Members attend at their own risk.
Plant recording. Updated programme, covering a variety of habitats and target species, hopefully something for everyone!
Welcome to all. You do not need to be a member of the BSBI, just interested in plants and understand that you come at your own risk. No need to reserve a place. Lifts from Ruthin Rugby Club SJ118578. This season we’ll be looking at un-recorded monads and checking out older, rarer records.
The field visits to record plants are led by Jo Clark and Heather Garrett, volunteer BSBI Joint Vice-County Recorders for Meirionnydd. We welcome beginner and more established botanists to join us, so please email Jo or Heather to register for our group emails giving joining instructions etc. We meet at 10am and usually finish around 3:30 pm. Bring your lunch, drinks, and wear clothing appropriate to the weather, season and terrain. Members attend at their own risk.