September 2026

North West GROUP

Wednesday 2nd September 2026 10:30am

Holly Fern Hunt at Fairfield 

 

Holly Fern (Polystichum lonchitis) is rare in England with just a few sites in Cumbria. It was recorded on Fairfield in 1978 and most recently in 2004. We hope to refind the plant (or plants) at this location in an accessible gully. 

 

To register please contact Bruce Brown at  brucebrown3@gmail.com 

 

Yorkshire GROUP

Saturday 5th September 2026

Indoor meeting at RHS Harlow Carr 

 

To register or for more information please contact Barry Wright at yorkshire@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

SOUTH WALES & BORDERS GROUP

Saturday 12th September 2026 11:00am

Two Gardens in Herefordshire

In the morning we will go to the garden of Ben Adams at Stoke Lacy near Bromyard.
This was formerly the garden of his mother, Veronica Cross, who sadly passed away
a few years ago. She had amassed an amazing collection of plants, including ferns,
snowdrops and woody species.

We will be arranging a pub lunch locally, and then moving on to the garden of Stuart
Donachie a few miles away at Sollers Hope. This is again a plant collectors paradise
and Stuart is continuing to expand the garden as more areas are brought into
cultivation. He will provide refreshments and there will be a charge of £10 per person
to go to charity, which we will collect on the day.

To register please contact Brian and Sue Dockerill on southwales@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

EAST ANGLIA GROUP

Saturday 19th September 2026 11:00am

Norwich indoor meeting and plant sale 

To register please contact Peter Blake via eastanglia@britishfernsociety.org.uk

 

Education GROUP

Saturday 26th September 2026 10:00am

Fern Identification Workshop - Edge Hill University

 

Alison Evans will be leading an introductory fern identification workshop focusing on UK native species. The workshop will begin with a short introductory talk followed by using keys to identify fresh material at your own speed. There will also be an optional tour of the National Collection of British Native and Naturalised ferns.

To register or for more information please contact Kieran Heggs via publicity@britishfernsociety.org.uk 

 

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

 

North West Group 

Saturday 31st October 2026

AGM, Talks, Plant Sale at Crosthwaite Village Hall 

 

More details to be confirmed

 

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

 

November 2026

 

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