Botanical Society Of Britain & Ireland

Five (eminent botanists) go to Colonsay - read about what they found: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/fi ve-go-to-colonsay.ht…

Botanists (however eminent) will use any means possible to get to their target plants... http://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/how -does-botanist-get-t…

Botanist Mike Wilcox wants your Mallows - Musk, Hollyhock and hybrids. Find out more: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/wa tch-out-for-hybrid-m…

Lady's Bedstraw: in meadows, in mattresses, in dyers' vats, in cheese - and now in #ByronsGin: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/la dys-bedstraw-in-mead…

Did you know that world-famous neurologist Dr Oliver Sacks was also a passionate botanist with a particular love of ferns? Find out more about Oliver and a new film being made about his life and work: http://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/oli ver-sacks-neurologis…

Hoping to sit a FISC this year but didn't book in time? Extra spaces have just become available on the Devon FISC! 25th July and 1st August. Head over to the BSBI FISC page for more info about FISCs and how to book: https://bsbi.org/field-skills

Two completely different stories about BSBI appeared in both The Times (of London) and the Irish Times on the same day (last Saturday) - a strange coincidence! More here: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/2018/0 6/bsbi-in-news.html

Plant ID course: Two one-day workshops with Sam Thomas focusing on two tricky plant families. The workshops will be focused on learning the terminology and how to confidently use the relevant keys. Handouts and lots of specimens will be provided and participants are welcome to bring along their own specimens for ID help. 15 July - Asteraceae: Dandelions & Daisys. Learn to sort your hawkbits from your hawk's-beards, hawkweeds and the rest. 19 August - Polygonaceae: Docks and Knotweeds Courses are at Berrycroft Hub near Swindon. More info here: https://www.berrycrofthub.com/store/…/F eatured_Products.html

The new BSBI Handbook on Eyebrights was launched yesterday at the Natural History Museum. Botanists used social media to join in the #EyebrightDay celebrations from herbaria and meadows across Britain and Ireland (and even from Hebridean islands!) Read all about it here: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/ey ebright-handbook-lau…

Today we are proud to publish the first issue of the first-ever BSBI Charophytes newsletter! Download your free copy from the new Charophytes webpage: https://bsbi.org/charophytes Huge thanks to Irish botanists Maria & Aine who made it happen 😀

Only 24 hours left for BSBI members to order a copy of Metherell & Rumsey's 'Eyebrights of Britain & Ireland' at the members-only pre-publication price (saving you £5.50). More here: https://bsbipublicity.blogspot.com/…/bs bi-eyebright-handboo…