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Indoor Meeting 2026
Saturday 7 March Gosling Sike Cumbria Wildlife Trust, Houghton
Field Meetings 2026
Saturday 16 May Farleton Fell
Monday 1 June Great Salkeld
Tuesday 23 June Lowther Park
Wednesday 8 July Sunbiggin Tarn
Thursday 23 July Birkett Hill
Friday 14 August Carrock Fell
Saturday 12 September Mawbray Banks
All meetings start at 10.00 am.
Please note: attendees must accept that attendance at any of our meetings is strictly at their own risk. Neither the organisers nor leaders will be held responsible for personal injury, damage, loss or delay. Likely risks and safety concerns will be outlined before every meeting
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Indoor Meeting 2025
1 March: Cumbria Wildlife Trust Plumgarths, Kendal
Field Meetings 2025
10 May Whitbarrow
2 June North Walney
24 June Hodbarrow RSPB
9 July Dufton Pike
24 July Crosby Gill
15 August Ennerdale
6 September Bassenthwaite
Field-meetings 2024
11 May Cunswick Tarn and Scar
3 June Orton Farm Cluster
25 June Ormside Hall SSSI riverside and wetlands
10 July Arnside Knott
25 July Maryport
16 August Torver area
7 September Upper Irthing
Field-meetings 2023
13 May Hay Bridge Nature Reserve, Rusland
5 June Hoff Farms surveys
24 June Whitbarrow Ferns, joint meeting with BPS Northwest Group
11 July Little Asby and Potts Beck
26 July Eycott Hill CWT Reserve
10 August St Bees Head
1 September Silecroft area
Field-meetings 2022
14 May (Saturday) Lowick
6 June (Monday) Sandscale Haws
28 June (Tuesday) Lorton Vale
2 July (Saturday) Warcop Training Area
13 July (Wednesday) Naddle Valley (Mardale)
28 July (Thursday) Miltonrigg, Brampton
12 August (Friday) Smardale
3 September (Saturday) Borrowdale (ferns)
Field-meetings 2021
22 May (Saturday) Scout Scar/Whitbarrow
9 June (Wednesday) Tarn Syke/Sunbiggin Tarn
26 June (Saturday) Millom/Hodbarrow
13 July (Tuesday) Hutton Roof
26 July (Monday) Waitby Greenriggs/Smardale
14 August (Saturday) North Cumbria (Butterburn and/or Gowk Bank)
2 September (Thursday) the coast (Silloth area)
Field-meetings 2020
Due to the covid-19 outbreak the posted meetings were cancelled.
Field-meetings 2019
18 May, SD28 Grizebeck
3 June, NY02 Distington
28 June to 4 July, SD18, SD19, SD29, NY00, NY10, NY20 Muncaster
16 July, NY52 Melkinthorpe
7 August, NY12 Lorton
22 August, NY55 Castle Carrock
6 September, SD57/SD58 Crooklands
Field-meetings 2018
19 May, SD27 Dalton
4 June, NY10 Wasdale
23 to 29 June, SD29 (etc), Broughton Mills and district
17 July, NY53 Great Salkeld
15 August, NY62 Knock
6 September, NY30 White Moss Common
Field Meetings 2017
20 May, NY00 (Gosforth)
19 June, SD39 (Grizedale)
4 July, NY43 (east side; Hutton-in-the-Forest)
19 July, NY50 (High Borrowdale)
3 August, NY62 (Bolton)
25 August, NY73 (South Tyne to Moorhouse)
9 September, NY44 (west side; Southwaite)
Field Meetings 2016
30 May SD38 Newby Bridge
21 June NY43 Greystoke
13 July NY24 Wigton and NY25 Kirkbride
4 August NY20 Scafell (Blea Tarn area)
26 August NY45 Carlisle (east) and NY44 Southwaite
12 September NY63 Cross Fell (Blencarn and the area below Cross Fell)
BSBI Annual Summer Meeting – Lowland Cumbria – Thursday 19th to Monday 23rd May.