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This page lists events that may be of interest to volunteers in our area. Some events may provide opportunities to develop your wildlife survey or identification skills or provide networking opportunities. Events are categorised as follows: E - Excursion; T - Training event; S - Survey; C - Conference; L = Lecture or talk; O - Other events. The calendar is not exhaustive and we would like to encourage you to send us details of relevant events to keep it up to date.

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Key	Date	Location	Organiser	Topic	More Information
2019
March
T	Sat 16	Botanic Cottage, RBGE, Edinburgh	RBGE	Introduction to wildlife recording	Led by TWIC's Ecologist. Free, booking essential. More info on Eventbrite.
L	Wed 20	The Guide Hall, 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Natural History Society (ENHS)	Talk: Susan Falconer - Refreshing the Edinburgh Biodiversity Action Plan	7:30pm. More info on ENHS website
L	Wed 20	Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Entomological Club	Talk: Mayflies and Stoneflies in the Cairngorms (Buglife)	4-6 pm. More info contact Ashley Buchan or via Twitter @EdEntClub.
T	Wed 20	Balallan House, Stirling	Buglife	Workshop: How to create, enhance and manage habitats for pollinators	Free. More info on Buglife's website.
L	Thurs 21	RBGE Lecture Theatre (Edinburgh)	Botanical Society of Scotland	Talk: Prof. Sarah O'Connor (John Innes Centre) - Harnessing the power of medicinal plants	Free. Talk at 6pm. More info on BSS website
E	Sat 23	Cove and Pease Bay (Scottish Borders)	Edinburgh Natural History Society (ENHS)	Guided walk: birds, easy walking	Meet: 10:30 am. More info on ENHS website
April
T	Wed 10 - Thurs 11	Falkirk	Froglife	GCN Survey Training: Working towards a Licence	Cost £90. More info on Froglife's website
O	Wed 17	The Guide Hall, 33 Melville Street, Edinburgh	Edinburgh Natural History Society (ENHS)	Members' Night - show and tell	More info on ENHS website
L	Wed 17	Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Entomological Club	Talk: Dragonflies of the Highlands (Colin Hall)	4-6 pm. More info contact Ashley Buchan or via Twitter @EdEntClub.
L	Thurs 18	RBGE Lecture Theatre (Edinburgh)	Botanical Society of Scotland	Talk: Prof. Bill Davies (Lancaster University) - Sourcing healthy food as climate and politics change	Free. Talk at 6pm. More info on BSS website
C	Sat 27	McSence Conference Centre, Mayfield (Midlothian)	TWIC	Spring Conference "Biodiversity Matters"	Free, booking essential. More info on Conferences page
May
T	Thurs 2 - Fri 3	Falkirk	Froglife	GCN Survey Training: Working towards a Licence	Cost £90. More info on Froglife's website
T	Fri 10 - Sat 11	Falkirk	Froglife	GCN Survey Training: Working towards a Licence	Cost £90. More info on Froglife's website
O	Wed 15	Kings Buildings, University of Edinburgh	Edinburgh Entomological Club	AGM, ISI reports and update on conservation strategy.	4-6 pm. More info contact Ashley Buchan or via Twitter @EdEntClub.
L	Thurs 16	RBGE Lecture Theatre (Edinburgh)	Botanical Society of Scotland	Talk: Charles Quest-Ritson (Wichester) - Double flowered plants - why they matter	Free. Talk at 6pm. AGM at 7pm. More info on BSS website
T	Thurs 23 - Fri 24	Falkirk	Froglife	GCN Survey Training: Working towards a Licence	Cost £90. More info on Froglife's website
August
S	Sat 17	Cashel Forest, east shore of Loch Lomond	Royal Scottish Forestry Society	Cashel Forest Bioblitz 2019	More info contact Michael Osborne.

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