From British Arachnological Society
Events - Meetings, Talks and Field Trips - 2013
Our Regional Coordinators and local groups arrange activites, which can be publicised here, along with any national events.
Please contact the BAS Webmaster or Philip Baldwin membership@britishspiders.org.uk to include your event on these pages.
South East England
Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, East Sussex - 15th June
(British Arachnological Society Field Meeting)
10am meet at Lime Kiln Cottage TQ 9454 1864 (Car park - TQ 9416 1892)
This field meeting would be especially useful for beginners to arachnology but all are welcome as this is a very rich site with many rare and scarce coastal shingle species present. We will be looking at different field techniques for studying coastal scrub, grassland and vegetated shingle for spiders.
Contact: Andy Phillips (BAS Regional Co-ordinator for Sussex) - threecubes@gmail.com
Iping & Stedham Common Nature Reserve, West Sussex - 28th September
(British Arachnological Society Field Meeting)
11am meet at Iping Common car park (SU 8523 2199)
This field meeting would be especially useful for beginners to arachnology but all are welcome as this is a very rich site with many rare and scarce heathland species present. We will be looking at different field techniques for studying heathland habitats for spiders.
Contact: Andy Phillips (BAS Regional Co-ordinator for Sussex) - threecubes@gmail.com
North West England - Gtr Manchester, Merseyside, N Cheshire, S Lancashire
Field Trips - The format of these field trips is to sample / survey the arachnid fauna at the site. These trips offer the opportunity to learn and practice field collection techniques, to identify live spiders, as well as taking sample specimens for subsequent ID confirmation and recording. Species records will be fed back to the respective site managers / recorders and submitted to the national Spider and Harvestman Recording Schemes.
Please bring any equipment if you have any (sweep nets, pooters, collecting tubes / pots, hand lenses, Robert's Field Guide, etc), otherwise equipment can be provided. Beginners and newcomers are very welcome.
These field trips are aimed at a full day (10am - 5pm) so bring a packed lunch. Lifts may be available, just ask. Of course, you don't have to come for the full day, maybe just a couple of hours, but try to join us at the start, otherwise we may be difficult to find later on!
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Reddish Vale Country Park, Reddish, Stockport - Saturday 22nd June
Meet outside the Vistor Centre at 10am.
Website and how to get there - Reddish Vale Country Park
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Etherow Country Park, Romiley, Stockport - Sunday 14th July
We had our first field trip here on Weds 29th May. Whilst the rain made it difficult to find many spiders, we succeeded in locating a number of common species.
This will become a regular field trip, as this is a large easy access site with a variety of habitats.
We'll meet by the lakeside, in front of the cafe (next to the car park).
Address of the visitor centre and main car park - Etherow Country Park, George St, Compstall, Stockport SK6 5JD
Website - Etherow Country Park
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Risley Moss Nature Reserve, Warrington - Saturday 20th July
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Woolston Eyes Nature Reserve, Warrington - Sunday 8th Sep
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Sand dunes, Wirral - Saturday 14th September
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Dove Stone Nature Reserve, Oldham - see Public Events - August
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Field Trip - Bury (various sites) - Date to follow
If you would like to join in, please contact Philip Baldwin, North West Regional Coordinator -
Email - philip.baldwin900@ntlworld.com
Mobile - 07585 606148
Shropshire Spider Group
The recently formed Shropshire Spider Group is running a series of field meetings in 2013 across Shropshire targeting poorly recorded squares in the county. For further detail on any of the events please contact the data manager, Nigel Cane-Honeysett nigel@canehoneysett.plus.com or the Meetings Secretary, Mike Fallon at Michaelhfallon@uwclub.net. All the following field meetings start at 11:00am:
Ifton Meadows - 23rd June
Rob's Acre - 28th July
Wenlock Edge - 25th August
Wyre Forest - 14th September
Donington & Albrighton LNR - 27th October
Gloucestershire
Many of these activities are organised by Gloucestershire Invertebrate Group (GIG), spiders included along with other invertebrate groups.
If you are interested, please contact David Haigh for further details djrhaigh@hotmail.co.uk
GIG Field Meeting, Staunton Meend, FOD - 29th June
Gloucestershire Naturalists' Society (GNS) Field Meeting, Edge Common - 30th June
BioBlitz, Natural England, Buckholt and Cranham Common - 5th and 6th July
At this BioBlitz event we will be involved with invertebrate recording, specifically spiders, and helping in leading groups to compile lists of as many named species as we find.
GIG Field Meeting, Highnam Woods, 13th July
GIG Field Meeting, Barnsley Warren - 4th August
GIG Field Meeting, MichaelWood - 7th September
GIG Field Meeting, Collinpark Wood - 6th October
'British Spiders' Seniors Group, Folk museum, Gloucester - 10th October
South East Scotland Spider Group
Field Meeting - Loch Lomond RSPB Reserve - Sunday 9th June
(High Wards Farm, South end of loch between Balloch and Drymen)
The RSPB has recently acquired a reserve at Loch Lomond and are interested in any spider records we can provide. Apparently there are some either exciting or dubious records from the late 70s, so would be great to check the site out.
I have arranged to meet the warden in the morning, about 10.30 and she will show us around the site.
If you would like to come, let me know and I can send you location details etc. We can try to organise car share if necessary.
For more information contact: Katty Baird - South East Scotland Regional Coordinator - kattybaird@gmail.com
Facebook - South East Scotland Spider Group
Grampian Spider Group
Field Trip - Windyhills, Fyvie - Saturday 15th June
10:30am-3.30pm
Windyhills (NJ797397) is a designated Geological Site of Special Scientific Interest. Most of the site is long established pine woodland of plantation origin but there are a range of other habitats including other types of woodland, gorse scrub, a pond and exposed quarry faces. In addition, we have access to the hall where we intend to set up a range of microscopes for general use and in the event of poor weather. We will convene at the hall at 10.30am for a general introduction to the site. Please bring a packed lunch and any collecting equipment (although we can provide some).
Windyhills is owned by the Woodhead & Windyhills Community Trust. The site is located in the village of Woodhead, 2 miles from Fyvie, on the B9005 (Fyvie to Methlick Road). There is a car park available behind Woodhead Community Centre.
For more information on the Trust and the site visit Windy Hills
To get full directions (lift may be available), enter your starting location or postcode on the left beside the letter 'A' which is under the header 'Get directions' - Map & directions
This field trip is organised by the Aberdeen Entomological Club in partnership with the Grampian spider Group, British Arachnological Society.
Free, and open to all.
If you would like to attend, please contact Jenni Stockan - Jenni.Stockan@hutton.ac.uk
Facebook - Aberdeen Entomological Club
2nd Scottish Arachnologists Meeting - Perth - Sat 26th October, 2013
The second Scottish Arachnologists' Meeting will be on Saturday 26th October in Perth Museum
The meeting last year was a great success, and a great way to meet people in person and hear about spidering activities in Scotland and beyond...
The format is seminars, presentations and discussion on Scottish arachnology.
More details should be available soon, meanwhile if anybody would like to present a poster or talk, have a display etc let me know.
Watch this space for further details.
For more information contact: Katty Baird - South East Scotland Regional Coordinator - kattybaird@gmail.com
Facebook - South East Scotland Spider Group
Events - Meetings, Talks and Field Trips - 2014
AGM & Field Weekend - Kindrogan, Scotland - Fri 13th-Sun 15th June 2014
The 2014 BAS AGM and annual national field weekend will be held at the Kindrogan Field Studies Council residential centre in the Scottish Highlands.
Further details to follow.
Location details - Kindrogan FSC
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