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May 2019
Visit to Heathcoat Fabrics (IA Section)
A visit to Heathcoat Fabrics Limited, Tiverton, Devon EX16 5LL The number is limited so booking will be required.
Find out more »Visit to Crownhill Fort (Buildings Section)
Crownhill Fort is one of a line of defensive structures built along the northern edge of Plymouth in the 1860s in response to a perceived threat of invasion by the French. Two hour guided…
Find out more »Leats and Landscape (Geology and IA Sections)
Exploring the leats and the landscape around Shilhay and Exe Island, Exeter. With Martin Watts and Jenny Bennett. We aim to meet at the Mill on the Exe for a short talk about the…
Find out more »Visit to Halsdon Wood (Entomology Section)
Halsdon Wood is a Devon Wildlife Trust Site. Meet at Ashwell carpark at the north end of the reserve SS554130. Bring packed lunch. This is a joint meeting with the Devon Fly group and…
Find out more »Dartmoor – a wild and wondrous region (Lit & Art Section)
An illustrated talk by Peter Mason.
Find out more »The Elephant’s Graveyard (Botany Section)
A field trip to "The Elephant's Graveyard", Axmouth – Lyme Regis Undercliffs NNR. With David Allen and Donald Campbell in search of Purple Gromwell (Lithospermum purpureocaeruleum) and a count of Nottingham Catchfly (Silene nutans)…
Find out more »Dawlish Warren Day (Exeter & S Devon Branches)
A joint Exeter Branch and South Devon Branch arrangement Dawlish Warren Day will be a celebration of the magnificent, multi-designated and intensively studied sand spit at the mouth of the Exe Estuary. The morning…
Find out more »Visit to Kents Cavern (History Section)
A visit to Kents Cavern Prehistoric Caves, Torquay. This will include a cave tour revealing evidence of very early human life in this country, and presentation. Note that the date of this event is…
Find out more »Visit to Green Haven (Entomology Section)
A visit to Green Haven, Ilsington. This is a small private nature reserve belonging to our member Helen Heathman who has kindly opened it up to us. Park on the side of the road…
Find out more »Holne Chase (Botany Section)
Details to be confirmed. NON-MEMBERS WELCOME. Bring packed lunch and appropriate footwear. Please contact the leader if you wish to attend – meeting details can sometimes change at short notice and if the weather…
Find out more »2019 Annual Conference
Our 2019 Conference will be held in Launceston, just over the border in Cornwall. We last met there in 1909. Full details and a booking form will be included in the Spring 2019 issue…
Find out more »June 2019
Glacial History of Wales & SW England (Geology Section)
A lecture by Professor Phil Hughes (University of Manchester).
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