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Bristol Naturalists’ Society and the Coronavirus Covid-19 Emergency, 25 March 2020.

Dear member,

In the current national emergency BNS Council has considered what is best for the Society and for its members.

As a consequence the following steps have been taken:

the Society’s Library has been closed since early March
all Society meetings have now been cancelled at least until the end of June, with the possibility of a further extension
the monthly Bulletin will continue, if at all possible, but in place of the information about meetings it will carry notes and observations by members on wildlife and geology
the publication and distribution of the annual publication Nature in Avon for 2019 may possibly be delayed to later in the year
improvements to the Society website are being actively pursued and implemented and greater use will be made of social media outlets (e.g., the Society’s Facebook group and Twitter feed) to provide information on local wildlife and geology
planning for a programme of indoor and field meetings for the autumn and winter will continue in anticipation of an improved national outlook.

We wish all our members well in the coming months and hope you will be able to enjoy the natural world from wherever you are located despite the restrictions now in place. Fortunately, geology and nature are always around us and taking an interest in them is both rewarding and therapeutic.

Please abide by all the government advice to stay safe and we look forward to seeing you again as soon as we are able to return to our usual extensive programme of walks and talks.

Ray Barnett

Chairman, BNS

Ashton Court

26th April 2020 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Categories: Botany, Society

Woodlands and neutral grassland. Leaders: David Hawkins and Jenny Greenwood. Further details tbc.

Stoke Park

30th May 2020 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

Categories: Botany, Invertebrate, Society

Leaders: David Hawkins and a BNS entomologist. A joint meeting of BNS Botany and Entomology sections. This Bristol City Council site, so prominent beside the M32, is soon to be subject to cattle-grazing. As well as benefiting from cross-pollination, we…

Sand Point

25th June 2020 6:30 am – 9:30 pm

Categories: Botany, Society

Leader: Helena Crouch. A visit to this justifiably popular limestone promontory, where Koeleria vallesiana, Somerset Hair-grass (not recognised there until the early 1970s!), and Trinia glauca, Honewort, grow together, along with many other rare plants. For a preview of what…

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Ashton Court

Stoke Park

Sand Point

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