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Biological data for south-east and part of central Scotland

A hoverfly (Baccha elongata ) on Herb Bennet (Geum urbanum)

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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
2018
September
E	Sun 9 - Thurs 13	St Abbs (Scottish Borders)	The British Phycological Society	Seaweed Field Meeting	Experts and beginners welcome. For more info please email Martin Wilkinson.
C	Fri 28	National Museums Scotland (Edinburgh)	Tay Estuary Forum & Forth Estuary Forum	Joint Annual Conference: Community Approaches to Coastal & Marine Planning	More info here
O	Sun 30	Callendar Wood (Falkirk)	Forestry Commission Scotland	Fungi Forage	Guided walk. 1 - 3pm. Free, booking required. Email scottishlowlands@forestry.gsi.gov.uk to reserve your place, or call 0300 067 6700.
October
C	Sat 6	Battleby, Perth	Butterfly Conservation	Members' Day & BC's 50th Birthday	More info on BC's website.
O	Sun 7	Vogrie Country Park (Midlothian)	Midlothian Science Festival	Wild Science gala day	12:00 - 15:00. TWIC will have a stall. More info on the Midlothian Science Festival website.
C	Sat 13	Kelvingrove Art Gallery, Glasgow	Biological Recording in Scotland (BRISC)	Annual Conference & AGM: "Recording Urban Wildlife"	More info on BRISC's website.
November
C	Sat 3	Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh	Botanical Society of Britain & Ireland (BSBI)	Scottish Botanists' Conference	More info on BSBI website
C	Sat 10	Melrose Corn Exchange (Scottish Borders)	TWIC	TWIC Autumn Conference & AGM	More info on conferences page
C	Sat 10	Stirling University	Forth Naturalist and Historian	Annual Conference: The Ochils:- A Special Place	More info on the FNH website
C	Wed 21 - Thurs 22	Albert Hall, Nottingham	NBN Trust	NBN Conference: "The NBN in a changing climate"	More info on NBN website

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