The 2023 Summer Meeting will run from Friday 19th to Monday 22nd May in Killarney, Co. Kerry. Our base will be the Castlerosse Hotel in Killarney. Extensive travel guidance can be found here.

There will be a mix of excursions to interesting sites, recording trips and evening talks or workshops. Everyone is welcome, whether or not you are a BSBI Member, beginner botanist or expert!

Excursions will centre on Killarney National Park and adjacent rugged mountains and coastline of the Iveragh Peninsula. Habitats include Atlantic oak woodland, blanket bog and coastal dunes. We hope to see many of the species for which southwest Ireland is famous, such as Hymenophyllum (Filmy-fern) species, Saxifraga spathularis (St Patrick's-cabbage), S. hirsuta (Kidney Saxifrage), Pinguicula grandiflora (Large-flowered Butterwort) and Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree).

Booking

A registration fee is mandatory for all participants.
BSBI Members - €20
Non-members - €40

Limited B&B accommodation is available, as well as two-bedroom self-catering cottages. 
Nearby campsites, or alternative accommodation elsewhere, should be booked directly. If travelling by air, the nearest airport is Kerry, with transfers available to Killarney.

Packages

Hotel Rooms
Sharing (per person) *SOLD OUT*
Two nights* B&B plus one dinner - €185
Three nights B&B plus two dinners - €275
Single Occupancy *SOLD OUT*
Two nights* B&B plus one dinner - €265
Three nights B&B plus two dinners - €395

Self Catering Cottage (per cottage, 2 bedrooms, each with 1 double and 1 single bed, sleeps 6 total)
Two nights* - €450
Three nights - €510

*Please specify dates when booking

Additional Purchases
Breakfast at the hotel per person (unnecessary for B&B guests)
- Continental - €12
- Full Irish - €13

Additional Dinner - €33

Packed Lunch - €12.50

Example:
If booking a cottage to be shared between 5 people (all BSBI Members), for 2 nights, including one day's Packed Lunches for all and two days' continental breakfast for all:
Fee (€20) x5 + Cottage (€450) + Packed Lunches (€12.50) x5 + Breakfasts (€12) x10 = €730

If booking nights before or after 19th - 22nd May, please book with the Castlerosse Hotel separately by phone (+353-64-6631144, 9am-5pm Mon-Fri) asking for Joan Macsweeney, at least one working day after your booking for the meeting, to allow details to be passed to them:
Basic Rates (B&B) approximately
Per person per night sharing - ~€75
Single occupancy - ~€120

Programme

There will be a mix of excursions to interesting sites, recording trips and evening talks or workshops.

Contact Micheline Sheehy Skeffington or Jonathan Shanklin for further information. With thanks to the National Parks and Wildlife Service for their support for the excursions and facilities.

Full details will be sent to all registered attendees ahead of the meeting.

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