The 2025 BSBI Wales Annual Meeting, exhibition and AGM together with the associated field excursions will be based at the The Drapers’ Field Centre, Rhyd y Creuau, Betws y Coed, LL24 0HB on the western edge of VC 50 Denbighshire in the Eryri National Park (Snowdonia). 

Tickets
All attendees are required to pay a conference fee towards the cost of hosting the conference. Residential places are available, as are non-residential meal options.

Accommodation
Accommodation is in single, twin or shared occupancy rooms which are either en-suite or with easily accessible bathroom facilities. 
Accommodation is limited so please book as soon as possible and by 30^th April 2025 at the latest; single rooms are now fully booked, please select a shared room option if you are booking as a single individual.

Travel
The field centre is located on the A470 between Betws y Coed and Llanrwst. The nearest railway station is at Betws y Coed on the Conwy Valley Line which connects with the North Wales main line at Llandudno Junction. The station is 1.5 – 2km flat walk from the Centre. We can pick you up. Please make arrangements beforehand with Delyth on 07974 699484 or delyth@siriolbryn.co.uk.

Programme
A preliminary programme has been prepared which will include:
• Field visits to local sites of botanical interest on Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday and Thursday
• Talks on local botany and other topics of interest on Tuesday and Wednesday evening
• The BSBI Wales AGM on Wednesday morning
• Display of books for sale: Acanthophyllum Books will be bringing a selection of second-hand books for sale. There will also be a table for members to bring their own books for sale/donation
• Exhibits and posters prepared by members
• Help table: you are invited to bring specimens that you would like experts to identify

The draft programme includes a range of field visits to reflect this diverse and spectacular part of North Wales. Preliminary plans include RSPB Conwy nature reserve, a coastal reserve formed from the excavation for the A55 and boasts a range of salt marsh and wetland habitats, and Bryn Euryn SSSI a prominent limestone hill overlooking Rhos-on-Sea. It has a rich mixture of limestone grassland and woodland. Another local attraction is Bodnant Gardens, created over 150 years, with plants collected from far afield, it houses a number of National Collections and boasts Wales’s largest collection of UK Champion Trees together with extensive areas of semi-natural woodland and meadows. Pensarn SSSI and/or Kinmel Dunes nature reserve have an extensive range of shingle, dune and coastal species, whilst the upland right-to-roam Pen yr Orsedd, part of Mynydd Hiraethog SSSI, is a wetland acid bog comprising a typical flora.

Exhibition
An important part of the meeting will be the exhibition of posters prepared by members and we are encouraging as many people as possible to contribute. This is a great way to communicate your observations and stimulate discussion. Any material that will be of interest to other members is welcome - don't worry about producing a highly-polished, scientific poster! Please indicate on the booking form the amount of space you need for your exhibit and whether you need a table or vertical space.

Croeso i Sir Ddinbych

We look forward to welcoming you to Denbighshire

For any questions or issues, please contact Delyth on delyth@siriolbryn.co.uk or 07974 699484