What's on

These events pages detail the various local and national events that the BAS is either organising or attending throughout the year. These activities are divided into several categories above. Events are organised at either by BAS Council (national events) or by the BAS Regional Coordinators and local Mentors throughout England, Scotland and Wales.

In 2022 we hope to start to return to a more normal programme of events and courses as it becomes safe to do so. We are already advertising the first batch of courses organised by the Field Studies Council with BAS tutors - contact details are given for each event and more details for many of them will be available nearer the time. Other events will be added through the year, as they are organised - please keep an eye on these pages. Please note that our Annual General Meeting will once again be held by Zoom.

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  • NFBR 40th Celebration: Data for Nature

    The NFBR's conference on the subject of Data for Nature will consider what kind of data we most need in order to rescue the UK's natural environment, and how we can ensure this is properly funded and accessible in order to achieve lasting nature recovery. Speakers will represent a range of perspectives and we welcome anyone with an interest in biological records and nature recovery to join the conversation.

    Meg Skinner, organiser of the BAS Harvestman Recording Scheme will be delivering a talk on Friday 8th May as part of this event: "Harvestmen: Insights into an overlooked group".

    Location: The Signing Tree conference centre, Birmingham
    Dates: -

  • Friend, Foe, or Freeloader? The Flower Crab Spider

    The Flower Crab Spider (Misumena vatia) is a camouflage expert when it comes to hiding out on flower heads to capture prey. In this talk, Rose will introduce the ecology of these spiders, why it is important to study these types of interactions, the many different techniques she's utilising to do that, and how you can get involved with helping to decipher the choices these spiders make.

    Rose Christopher is a second-year PhD student based at Newcastle University using a combination of molecular techniques and traditional observations to study spider interactions with host plants, what drives those interactions, and the ecosystem services they provide.

    The 1-hour event will consist of a presentation followed by a Q&A with the tutor using questions provided by the live audience. This event is a one-off and will not be repeated. If you can't attend the live event, you don't need to miss out. Book a space and once we've processed the event content after the live event you will be sent a link to the content online.

    Location: Online
    Time: 13:00 - 14:00
    Costs: Free

Please contact eventsATbritishspiders.org.uk to have arachnological courses, workshops, stands at fairs listed here and on our social media. (NOTE: Because of the large amount of spam e-mails the Society receives, the e-mail addresses have been disguised - to e-mail please change 'AT' to '@'.)