About

The British Pteridological Society is a UK registered charity dedicated to the understanding, conservation and preservation of ferns, horsetails, clubmosses and quillworts.

 

The Society was founded in the Lake District in 1891 and soon became the focal point for fern enthusiasts throughout the British Isles and beyond. Today it continues to provide a wide range of information about ferns, through its website, and by publishing regular journals, leaflets and books,organising formal talks, informal discussions and outdoor meetings. The international membership includes those interested in gardening, natural history and botany, both amateur and professional. It is a friendly society run on an entirely voluntary basis.

 

Groups

The Society has various local groups that meet throughout the year. Groups may have field meetings, inddor talks or visits to local or national gardens. Meeting details are sent out via the regular society newsletter to members. 

 

We have varous groups around the UK and Ireland, and close links with some overseas groups (see the https://britishfernsociety.org.uk/Fern-Societies/ page):

 

England

Cornwall and Devon Group: southwest@britishfernsociety.org.uk

East Anglia Group:                 eastanglia@britishfernsociety.org.uk

North West England:             northwest@britishfernsociety.org.uk

South East England:              southeast@britishfernsociety.org.uk

Wessex Group:                      wessex@britishfernsociety.org.uk

Yorkshire Group:                    yorkshire@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

Wales

South Wales and the Borders: southwales@britishfernsociety.org.uk

North Wales Group:                 northwales@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

Scotland

Scottish group:                         scotland@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

Ireland

All Ireland group:                       ireland@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

All members are welcome to join any group meeting, whether in their area or not.

 

We also have special interest groups, which are focussed on a more niche subset of ferns.

• Cultivar Group

• Conservation Group

• e-Reading Group

• Fern Monitoring Group