The British Pteridological Society Autumn Meeting at the Botanics
The British Pteridological Society (BPS) have kindly invited BSS to join them at their Autumn National Meeting on Saturday 25th October which will take place at RBGE. There are 10 places for BSS members who must register here and make a contribution of £10 to the BPS’ costs, which we will pass on to them.
Saturday 25 October 2025 10:00-16:00 at The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Venue: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, Science Building, 20a Inverleith Row, EH3 5LR
Venue Note: To access the lecture please enter via the Science Buildings main reception, 20A Inverleith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR. Note this is NOT the public entrance to the gardens. what3words ///ROPES.DINNER.CLUBS
Programme
10:00 Arrive, registration – coffee/tea
10:30 Sandy Hetherington – University of Edinburgh: ‘The Palaeozoic rise of pteridophytes’
11:00 Aline Finger – RBGE: ‘Woodsia ilvensis in Scotland’
11:30 coffee/tea break
12:00 Michael Sundue – RBGE: ‘Evolution of epiphytism in ferns’
12:30 Alan Hannah – RBGE Logan: ‘Ferns at Logan Botanic Garden’
12:50 Martin Rickard – Past President BPS: ‘Habitats of Woodsias in Britain’
13:15 lunch
13:30 Guided tours of the glasshouse fern collections – led by Michael Sundue
15:00 coffee/tea
16:00 close
Available in the conference room will be sales of fern books and BPS merchandise.
Coffee and tea will be provided, but please bring your own packed lunch.
