Wiltshire Botanical Society
Welcome
Welcome to the Wiltshire Botanical Society. Our roots began in the 1980's when volunteers made a thorough and detailed survey of Wiltshire's flora, culminating in the publication of the Flora of Wiltshire in 1993. Instead of disbanding, the members joined together to form the Wiltshire Botanical Society. The society's aims are to:
- Foster botanical knowledge and to encourage interest in our local flora
- Increase members' knowledge and skills
- Publicise threats to habitats and populations of wild plants
- Undertake field meetings
- Contribute botanical records to local and national recording schemes
Plant of the Month
September
Burnet-saxifrage Pimpinella saxifraga
Neither burnet nor saxifrage, but umbellifer. This little plant can be quite frequent in chalk downland and reversion swards in late summer, where it is frequently associated with the yellow flowers of Autumn Hawkbit Scorzoneroides autumnalis. It is about the same stature as Pignut Conopodium majus, but flowers several months later than that species. Pignut does occasionally grow in chalk grassland but is more characteristic of old woodland and neutral grassland.
Flowering on downland near you now!
Join Us!
We pride ourselves on being are a very friendly society and we welcome new members, whatever their age, background or level of botanical knowledge. Annual membership costs £15 (single) and £20 for couples. To join, please email Martin Buckland.
Not sure if it's for you? Potential new members are very welcome to join us free of charge for a few field meetings before committing to membership.
Website Contributions
We always welcome news and contributions for our website. Please send them to the Webmaster, Sharon Pilkington.
