10.00 Welcome to the Scottish Botanists’ Conference – Julia Hanmer, Chief Executive, BSBI
10.10 Welcome from Botanical Society of Scotland – Jill Thompson, President, BSS
10.15 Beinn Eighe NNR – the UK’s first National Nature Reserve celebrating 70 years – Ian Sargent, Nature Reserves Manager, NatureScot
10.50 Phytophthora in UK juniper populations – Flora Donald, UKCEH
11.10 Break
11.20 For a Plant-rich World: Plantlife Scotland update and plans – Alistair Whyte, Head of Plantlife Scotland
11.40 The BSBI Scottish Year – Jim McIntosh, BSBI Scottish Officer
12.00 Project Seagrass – Richard Lilley, Director of Project Seagrass
12.20 Break
12.30 BSBI Scottish AGM – Lindsay Mackinlay, Chair BSBI Committee for Scotland
13.00 Break for Lunch
13.30 40 years of rare plant monitoring on Ben Lawers NNR – Sarah Watts, University of Stirling
14.10 Expedition to West Affric in search of rare alpines – Jeff Waddell, Senior Natural Heritage Advisor NTS
14.30 The Urban Flora Project – John Grace, BSS
14.50 Results of the BSBI Photographic Competition – Natalie Harmsworth
14.55 Break / Close for those not attending workshops
15.05 Polypody Ferns in the British Isles; origins, ecology, distribution and identification – Rob Cooke
16.05 Larches in the British Isles – history, ecology & identification – Matt Parratt
17.00 Close
Talks and Exhibits from the 2020 conference can also still be viewed.
