Working to conserve dragonflies and their wetland habitats

BDS Members’ Day 2011

28th Annual Meeting on 22nd October 2011

 

The Old Refectory, Dame Hannah Rogers Trust, Hannah’s at Seale-Hayne, Newton Abbot TQ12 6NQ

 

10.00 Coffee

10.15 General Announcements by BDS Chairman – Pam Taylor

10.20 Welcome and introductions – Dave Smallshire

10.25 Introducing our new Chief Executive - Gary Roberts

10.35 Dragonflies in Dartmoor National Park – Norman Baldock

11.05 Short Break

11.25 Dragonfly Wings: A model evolutionary system – Robin Wootton

12.20 Atlas Update – Steve Prentice

12.30 AGM

13.10 Lunch

14.00 Introduction to the afternoon session

14.05 Conservation Officer’s Update – Claire Install

14.15 Dragonfly Book Collecting – David Pryce

14.45 Let’s hear it for Ditches – Martin Drake

15.30 – The Devon Group go to La Brenne – Dave Smallshire

16.00 – Tea and raffle

Please bring a packed lunch (light lunches can be pre-ordered at reception on the day before 10:00am). The contact number for Seale-Hayne is 01626 325800.

Tea and coffee will be available during the meeting. There will be a charge for the day, BDS members £5 and non-members £10.  If you wish to display posters etc please contact Claire Install, our Conservation Officer claire.install@naturalengland.org.uk.  For any other queries please contact Dorothy Gennard dgennard@lincoln.ac.uk or Dave Smallshire davesmalls@btinternet.com

A copy of the approved acccounts for the year 2010-2011 can be found here.

For suggestions regarding accommodation please telephone the Bovey Tracey Tourist Information office (01626 832047) or check out  www.visitsouthdevon.co.uk

Using the postcode with Sat Navs may not work. It is recommended that drivers coming from the NE using the M5/A38 take the A382 to Newton Abbot and right on the A383; Seal Hayne is on the right after 2 miles. If coming from the SW on the A38, leave on the A383 after Ashburton; Seal Hayne is on the left after 2 miles.

Seale Hayne