Annual Field Meeting 2023

British Myriapod and Isopod Group Residential Field Weekend and AGM

NOW FULLY BOOKED

If you want to go on a waiting list for any possible cancellation, or for advice on alternative accommodation please contact Paul Harding  pha@ceh.ac.uk

BMIG’s annual gathering in 2023 will be based near Bridgwater in Somerset. We have not visited this county for over 30 years.  Bridgwater is ideally placed for easy access to the Somerset coast and to areas of varied geology and topography – Mendip Hills, Somerset Levels, Polden and Quantock Hills. Further west is Exmoor National Park and to the south is the Blackdown Hills AONB.   We have block-booked accommodation at the Cannington Campus of Bridgwater & Taunton College, about 5 miles west of Bridgwater. Accommodation will be in single en-suite rooms with full catering.   The TOTAL cost (Thursday pm to Sunday am) will be £255 per person including VAT.   It may be possible to negotiate a reduced rate if you wish to attend the Field Meeting for just one or two days or for meals only. Please notify Paul Harding (below) as soon as possible.   BMIG Bursaries are available to reduce the costs of the meeting for members attending the meeting for the first time. In return we would expect a short, written report on your experiences of the field meeting for the newsletter.   If you have attended a BMIG weekend before then you know what to expect but we would warmly welcome anyone thinking of coming along for the first time. There is no expectation of attendees being able to identify everything or even anything they find and many newcomers get started by joining more experienced workers on field visits and picking up tips on collecting and identification as they go. Discussions and microscope work may go on long into the evening and the social side of the meetings is something regulars look forward to every year.   LAST DATE for booking is 31st January 2023, but PLEASE BOOK EARLY  ~   Download BOOKING FORM HERE