Online conference

About the Scottish Botanists' Meeting

This year we’ve moved the Scottish Botanists’ Conference online, so you can enjoy our jam-packed programme from the comfort of your own home  – no travelling involved!

We will have an inspiring programme of talks, workshops and exhibits spread over the weekend of Saturday 31st October and Sunday 1st November – all streaming here and recorded so you can view them later (or again).

Recordings of the talks and workshops will become available on YouTube.

Events

Talks

We have a great programme over the weekend, kicking off with Prof Peter Hollingsworth, Director of Science, RBGE who will give a talk to mark RBGE’s 350 years.

Workshops

A selection of four workshops / webinars for you to choose from. Each is a maximum of one hour long including questions. 

Posters

The Exhibition is always a great highlight of the Scottish Botanists’ Conference. But will that still be true in the Covid era? 

People

Mugshots and biographies of speakers, exhibitors and organisers.

Photographic Competition

Vote for your favourite images in the 2020 BSBI Photo Competition. 

Books

A visit to Summerfield Books’ is usually a highlight of the Scottish Botanists’ Conference.  This year…

BSBI Scottish AGM

Everyone is welcome! We promise to make the AGM as quick, painfree and entertaining as possible!

Q&A Session

A chance to ask a panel questions of interest to Scottish botanists.

Programme

Saturday 31st October

10.00 Welcome – Jim McIntosh, BSBI Scottish Officer
10.10 350 Years of International & Scottish botany by RBGE – Peter Hollingsworth, Director of Science, RBGE
11.40 How rare plant populations and habitats have responded to management over the past 20 years – Stuart Adair, Borders Forest Trust
12.00 Expedition to St Kilda – Dan Watson, National Trust for Scotland
12.20 How plants cope with stress caused by environmental factors – Jade Bleau, University of Edinburgh
12.40 Fluctuations in annual numbers of flowering Bee Orchid (Ophrys apifera) in South Ayrshire – Chris McInerny, University of Glasgow

14.00 Introduction to the BSBI Database – Chris Metherell, BSBI

15.00 Introduction to Conifer ID – Matt Paratt, Forest Research

Sunday 1st November

10.00 Welcome – Lynne Farrell, BSBI President
10.10 The BSS Report – Julia Wilson, BSS President
10.20 The floriferous urban flora of 2020 – John Grace, BSS
10.40 The BSBI Scottish Year – Jim McIntosh, BSBI Scottish Officer
11.20 Biosecurity, biodiversity and pandemic: the links between plant disease, climate change & biodiversity loss – Katy Hayden, RBGE
11.40 Short interviews with Luke Gaskell & Ian Strachan about their exhibits – Jim McIntosh, BSBI Scottish Officer
11.55 Results of the BSBI Photographic Competition – Natalie Harmsworth, organiser
12.00 Q&A Session – Chaired by Jim McIntosh, BSBI Scottish Officer

12.30 – 13.00 BSBI Scottish AGM– Lindsay Mackinlay, Chair BSBI CfS

14.00 Starting out with Lichen identification – Rebecca Yahr, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh & British Lichen Society

15.00 Introduction to Winter Tree Id – Mark Duffell, BSBI Training & Education & Arvensis Ecology