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New Year Plant Hunt 2026, Plymouth Hoe (Botany Section)
Sat. 3 January 2026 at 11:00 am
Free
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The Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland holds a New Year Plant Hunt every year in the last few days of December and the first few of January. The objective is to record species of plant in flower over a period of not more than three hours. The data is used to help assess the effects of climate change on our flora, and there’s also a small element of competition as groups see just how many flowering plants they can find.
The Section is running three meetings to take part in this year’s Hunt:
1. Friday 2nd January, 10:30 to 13:30: Braunton
2. Friday 2nd January at 10:30: Great Torrington
3. Saturday 3rd January at 11:00: Meet by the Hoe Cannons, next to Duttons Café (SX48275365, ///actor.erase.stiff). If the weather is bad the meeting may be postponed to the next day. There will be a short break for lunch.
Please contact the leader/organiser (details below) if you would like to attend the Plymouth Hoe hunt as the date and/or location may change according to the weather.