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Annual Spring Field Excursion

East Lothian Landscape, across to the Law, North Berwick
(istockphoto.com/Peter Zerfahs)

2008 East Lothian Thursday 5-Sunday 8 June, East Linton.

Though it is probably the least-wooded county in Scotland, the native woodland that remains in small and secret glens is attractive and diverse. And if you think East Lothian has nothing but improved farmland, be prepared to be pleasantly surprised by the amount and quality of semi-natural vegetation here. 

We'll also see examples of the use and management of woodland in a part of the country where people and their access to woods are important. 

For those who wish to bring non-woody partners and families, there is plenty to interest them from sandy beaches and coastal walks to castles and golf courses.

As always, do book accommodation as soon as you can.  East Lothian is a popular tourist destination but many people come out on day trips from Edinburgh, so local accommodation is a bit more scattered than it is in some parts of Scotland. 

The draft programme, booking form (Pdf) or MS Word format and accommodation list are available to download. For further information: please email Alison Averis

Workshops

NWDG Members at Drummond Wood, June 2007

Spring 2008: Woodland Archaeology three-day field meeting led by Jonathan Wordsworth and Peter Quelch. 17-19 April, Anancaun Field Study Centre, Kinlochewe, Wester Ross. Programme (Pdf 2 pages) and register by email to Peter.

Summer 2008: Wood Ants and Dragonflies workshop in Speyside, led by Jonathan Hughes and Steven Corcoran. 

Early autumn 2008: Molluscs Workshop, led by Richard Marriott, at Lochaline in Morvern.  Lots of wet woodland full of lovely slugs and snails there. 

Autumn 2008: Bryophyte and lichen workshops will also be run in the autumn. Email for more information. 

Late Autumn 2008: the History sub-group will be holding the annual Woodland History conference at Battleby. 

Full details and booking forms for all of these workshops will be available here soon and will be sent out with the Spring Newsletter at the end of March.