October 2026

 

NAtional MEETING 

Saturday 31st October 2026

Autumn National Meeting, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Our Autumn National Meeting will be held at the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew on Saturday 31st October 2026

 

This is quite an informal programme, allowing more time to chat and for networking, so not too intimidating for new members - it will be good to see you and discuss the 2027 meetings programme. 

 

Arrive at Kew (Jodrell Gate 10 - 10.30am) 

 

Coffee and greetings 10 -10.45am depending on numbers we’ll split into groups…

 

11:00 -12:00 one group do a Herbarium tour including Wing C  - led by Maria the other group do a nursery tour and the behind the scenes living collections with Harry J-F

 

12:00 - 13:00 Groups swap round.

 

13:00-14:00 Lunch (Bring packed lunch or use the Orangery (usually expensive and you will need to queue)

 

14:00 - 14:45 After Tour in Princess of Wales Conservatory (glass houses close at 3pm, garden closes at 5pm).

  

 

North West Group 

Saturday 31st October 2026

31st Annual General Meeting of the North West Group

 

Crosthwaite Village Hall

Argles Memorial Hall, Crosthwaite, Kendal LA8 8HT

(Landranger map 97/Explorer series Outdoor Leisure 7; grid ref SD 4423 9137).

 

To register or for more information please contact Roger Golding via northwest@britishfernsociety.org.uk

We currently have several short talks proposed, but there’s room for more if anyone would like to do one.

 

10.00am Arrival and set-up
10.30am Tea and coffee
11.00am Morning talks session
12.30pm Please bring your own packed lunch. Tea and coffee will be available. Plants

sales; admiring and judging the entries for the fern competition.

2.00pm A.G.M
2.30pm Afternoon talks session
3.30pm Tea

 

The Potted Fern competition will have two classes:
1. A hardy fern
2. An indoor fern

 

Bring £2.00 for your contribution to the NW Fern Group’s activities. Please bring anything of ferny interest
to other members – photos, fronds, queries, books, identification problems and lots of plants for the sale
table. I would also like to encourage more entries for the fern competition, please! We would be grateful

for any cakes or biscuits etc. to contribute to tea – thanks in advance

 

 

November 2026

 

Online meetings

 

Our Zoom meetings will return in November and through the winter on the 3rd Saturday of each month.