2025 Scottish Botanists’ Conference
Sat 1 Nov 2025 9:15 AM – 6:00 PM GMT
Venue: Science Buildings, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, 20 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
There will be a wide range of talks to enjoy, including on research into montane willow restoration, measures to help conserve Whorled Solomon’s-seal, the flora of Scottish Cemeteries, securing the future of rare bryophytes at Bavelaw Reservoir, revisiting Lee’s Flora of the Clyde Area for its centenary, an updated Eyebright taxonomy for us to digest, the results of a national survey of the very rare alpine Tufted Saxifrage, and updates from BSBI and the Botanical Society of Scotland (BSS).
The ever-popular afternoon workshop sessions will be running, including: Rushes for Complete Beginners, an Introduction to Lichens, Conifers for Beginners, Getting started with the BSBI Recording App, Glasswort (Salicornia) ID, Mountain Dandelion (Taraxacum) Identification, and Tackling brambles with the Scottish Brambles Handbook.
There is more ! Just follow the link to the BSBI Scottish Botanists’ Conference.
