BPS Meeting South of Scotland and Edinburgh

Saturday 25th October 2025, (09:30 registration) 10:00 – 18:00

National BPS Autumn Meeting

Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, EH3 5LR

The morning programme comprises five presentations:

Sandy Hetherington (University of Edinburgh): ‘The Palaeozoic rise of pteridophytes’
Aline Finger (RBGE): ‘Woodsia ilvensis in Scotland’
Michael Sundue (RBGE): ‘Evolution of epiphytism in ferns’
Alan Hannah (RBGE Logan): ‘Ferns at Logan Botanic Garden’
Martin Rickard (Past President BPS): ‘Habitats of Woodsias in Britain’

After lunch there will be an opportunity to take a guided tour behind the scenes to see the amazing collection of ferns in the glasshouses of RBGE.