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Cecidological Calendar 2012
The BPGS has an extensive programme of field meetings each year. These
events are an excellent way to learn more about galls, and beginners are very
welcome.
Summary of 2012 meetings
| Date | Venue | Type of event | Leader/Organiser |
| Sunday 4th March | BPGS Invertebrates Workshop | Full day workshop | Maggie Frankum |
| Brocks Hill, Oadby, Leicestershire | Robin Williams | ||
| Sunday 13th May | Watermeads Country Park | Search for spring galls | Chris Leach |
| With local groups, | |||
| Saturday 23rd June | Surrey Wildlife Trust, Royal Bagmoor | Gall recording especially | Scotty Dodd , Fiona |
| & Elstead Common (with London NHS) | non-oak cynipids | Haynes, Tristan Bantock | |
| Sunday 1st July | Fineshade Woods | Gall recording | Sean Karley |
| Sunday 29th July | Fermyn Woods Country Park | Gall recording | Sean Karley |
| Saturday 18th August | Faggs Wood, Kent (with Kent Field Group) | Gall Recording | Keith Palmer |
| Sunday 19th August | Castle Eden, North-East Meeting | Gall recording | Steven Robbins |
| Sunday 26th August | Ufton Fields Nature Reserve (SSSI) | Gall recording at 2 SSSIs | Peter & Rachel Cooke |
| Warwickshire | |||
| Saturday 1st September | MosesGate County Park | Gall recording | Norman Bamforth |
| South Lancashire (VC 59) | |||
| Sunday 2nd September | RSPB Old Moor Nature Reserve | Recording galls | Tom Higginbottom |
| Yorkshire | |||
| Sunday 9th September | Irthlingborough Lakes, Northants | Recording | Sean Karley |
| Fri 14th- Sun16th September | Annual Gall Gathering & AGM | Alan Rix | |
| Crawley |
View full details of the 2012 programme
Annual Gall Gathering and AGM at Crawley, 14th to 16th September 2012
Location & Accommodation: Arrangements have been made to stay at the Europa Gatwick Hotel just off junction 10a of the M23. We have booked provisionally 5 double rooms and 15 single rooms and, although this is a large hotel with a great range of facilities, early booking is recommended, in any case by June 9th. The cost will be £160 per person. The package includes two nights accommodation, dinner on Friday and Saturday, breakfasts and cafe lunches.
Booking: Please send a deposit of £50 per person to Alan Rix, 31 Norfolk Road, Uxbridge, Middlesex, UB8 1BL. Please make cheques payable to The British Plant Gall Society. Please state if you want single, double or twin rooms and list any dietary requirements. Also indicate if you need easy access or ground floor room. Please make sure that you include your postal address with your booking and a telephone number/email address would also be helpful.
As all fees have to be paid well in advance of the weekend, please send the balance by Friday 20th July.
Non-residential participation: Please contact Alan Rix for further details of field venues. Members wishing to attend the Society’s Annual Dinner on Saturday evening (cost approximately £20) should book with Alan Rix by mid August.
Provisional Programme:
Saturday : Southwater Country Park south of Horsham off the A24.
Sunday : Warnham Mill Pond Nature Reserve, just north west of Horsham on the A24.
Detailed itineraries and maps will be available as part of the package for members who take part in the weekend..
Alan Rix