Some of you may be interested in this meeting.
Regards, Mick.

THE BRITISH PLANT GALL SOCIETY

INSECT & INVERTEBRATE GROUP MEETING

Brocks Hill Country Park & Environmental Centre, Oadby, Leicester.

SUNDAY 14th MARCH 2004


Last year, the Invertebrate Group Meeting formed part of the
September AGM Weekend at the Forest of Dean. It proved to be a most
enjoyable counterbalance to the formal business of the AGM but it
put a lot of pressure on contributors in an already crowded weekend.
So this year, we have reverted back to the old format, with a
separate meeting earlier in the year. Unfortunate delays have meant
that the arrangements for the meeting aren't in the 2004
Cecidological Calendar [which is now due out in late March with the
next Cecidology] and apologies are offered for such short notice.
Leicester/Oadby has been chosen again as a central point for north
and south and the excellent Brocks Hill Country Park & Environment
Centre venue is also the same. The Country Park has been established
on farmland and includes areas of developing woodland, a pond, an
orchard and the adjacent LRWT Lucas' Marsh Reserve. In 2003, the
Leicestershire & Rutland Wildlife Trust moved their base to the
Environment Centre.

I look forward to seeing you at the meeting. [Maggie]

I trust you will continue to support this group; progress with the
Bedeguar Project is spectacular and we have ideas for further
development covering other groups of insects/invertebrates. If
anyone would like to contribute by way of a talk, please let me
know; the programme is flexible and we welcome as much contribution
as we can attract. If you are able to bring a microscope, please do
so and any specimens of interest. If you are unable to attend but
would like to raise issues in the discussions, please let me know by
letter or email robin.chalcid@....

Provisional Programme

10.00 Centre opens for equipment to be set up.

Coffee/tea in cafe if required; [NB: The cost of food & drink is NOT
included in the £5.00 Registration fee - buy your own].

10.30 Welcome everyone.

10.35 Progress on the Bedeguar Project.

10.50 Insect recognition - use of keys - video/microscope available.

11.50 Simon Randolph on Knopper galls and their inhabitants.

12.10 Sawflies: the need for more study.

12.25 Keith Harris - a continuation of the midge workshops.

13.00 Lunch [cafe sells snacks & drinks - in order to help cafe
staff, please order your lunchtime snacks from the menu before the
start of the meeting].

13.45 Workshop resumes

15.20 Questions

15.45 Close and depart by 16.00 hours.

For you to do.

In order to facilitate planning, we ask you to return the
application slip by Sunday 29th February 2004.

We are asking for a registration fee of £5 towards room hire etc.

Cheques should be made payable to "British Plant Gall Society" and
sent with the application slips to:-

Maggie Frankum, 3 Chapel Lane, Knighton, Leicester, LE2 3WF.

All notifying their intention to attend will be sent maps showing
the venue and details of parking arrangements.

Please respond by the closing date.

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Application Slip

Your name:

Your address:

<email address> [if you prefer the map sending by this method]

How many will attend? ___________

Cheque, made payable to "BPGS" to the value of £__________ included
with application.