Verge Survey Group
The Verge Survey Group has a long history and has been instrumental in many sites being designated as Verge Nature Reserves.
Attending a verge survey group meeting is an excellent way of honing your plant identification skills. Recently the work has concentrated on sites where target species for the Oxfordshire Rare Plants Register have been seen in the past and also on areas under threat from proposed road developments. Meetings take place throughout the summer. They begin at 6 p.m. Days of the week are usually varied to take account of people’s other commitments. Torrential rain means that the survey will be cancelled. Please ring 01865 761110 to let the leader know if you are going to attend, or if you have any queries. There is an answerphone. Remember that otherwise there may be no way of getting in touch with you if arrangements change.
Health and Safety
The main risk on any verge survey bordering or starting from a road is from the traffic. Incidental minor hazards are from uneven ground and encounters with plant defences such as stings and thorns. Neither the Society nor the leader can answer for the safety of participants, who attend at their own risk. The leader will be wearing a high visibility tabard and those attending who have appropriate high-visibility items are enjoined to bring them along and wear them.
Meetings in 2022
All meetings begin at 6 p.m. Days of the week are varied to take account of people’s other commitments. Torrential rain means that the survey will be cancelled. Please give me a ring on my landline, 01865 761110, to let me know if you are going to attend, or if you have any queries. There is an answerphone. Remember that otherwise I may have no way of getting in touch with you if arrangements change. On the day, look for a lime-green Kia Picanto with a BBOWT Warden sticker in the window. My mobile number is 07835 989 153 and I will carry it on the evening.
The plan for this year is to re-examine sites that were good in the past, mostly Verge Nature Reserves, to check how they are getting on.
The surveys are simple ones based on a presence/absence record, though we may take more details of rare plants. All are welcome, including beginners who just want to start practising plant identification skills.
Health and Safety The main risk on any verge survey bordering or starting from a road is from the traffic. Incidental minor hazards are from uneven ground and encounters with plant defences such as stings and thorns. Neither the Society nor the leader can answer for the safety of members, who attend at their own risk. The leader will be wearing a high-visibility tabard and those attending who have appropriate high-visibility items are enjoined to bring them along.
How to attend
Meetings are listed on the ANHSO Meetings page.
If you would like to attend one of these meetings it is essential that you phone 01865 761110, using the answerphone if necessary, so that if plans change, you can be informed.
