# BRITISH BRYOLOGICAL SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England &amp; Wales
- **Charity number:** 228851
- **Other names:** B B S
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** April 12, 1966
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&amp;p_p_lifecycle=0&amp;p_p_state=maximized&amp;p_p_mode=view&amp;_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=228851


## Contact

- **Address:** 19 Abbotts Grove, PETERBOROUGH
- **Postcode:** PE4 5BP
- **Phone:** 01733 284376
- **Email:** secretary@britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk
- **Website:** http://www.britishbryologicalsociety.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** (A) TO PROMOTE AND ADVANCE ALL BRANCHES OF BRYOLOGY THROUGHOUT THE WORLD AND ESPECIALLY IN RELATION TO BRYOPHYTES OF THE BRITISH ISLES;(B)TO FACILITATE THE EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AMONG BRYOLOGISTS BY ORGANISING FIELD MEETINGS, CONFERENCES, LECTURES AND EXHIBITIONS, PUBLISHING THE RESULTS OF BRYOLOGICAL STUDY AND RESEARCH, MAINTAINING A LIBRARY, AND OTHER APPROPRIATE MEANS;(C) TO PROMOTE IN EVERY WAY POSSIBLE THE CONSERVATION OF BRYOPHYTES.

**Activities:** The Society supports and promotes the study of bryology by organising field meetings and training workshops, by publishing a journal, bulletin, and occasional publications - including a Field Guide and a Bryophyte Atlas for Britain and Ireland, highly regarded by amateurs and professionals alike. Other facilities include an informative web site to assist both experienced and new bryologists.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Geography

- **Area of benefit:** NATIONAL.
- Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales





## Trustees

| Name | Role | Appointed |
|---|---|---|
| **Andrew Branson** | Chair | Jan. 1, 2022 |
| Claire Halpin |  | Jan. 1, 2020 |
| DR K J ADAMS |  |  |
| David Jeffrey Scott |  | Jan. 1, 2019 |
| David William Adamson |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Dr CHRISTOPHER David PRESTON |  | Jan. 1, 2019 |
| Dr Joanne Denyer |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |
| Dr Neil Elliot Bell |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Dr O L Pescott |  | Jan. 5, 2014 |
| Dr Rory Iwan Llewelyn Hodd |  | Jan. 1, 2023 |
| Dr Sarah Elizabeth Grinsted |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |
| MR N G HODGETTS |  |  |
| MR P G MARTIN |  |  |
| Mary Clare Shaw |  | Jan. 1, 2024 |
| Mrs M CRITTENDEN |  | Jan. 1, 2018 |
| Philippa Jane Thompson |  | Sept. 12, 2020 |
| Sharon Lesley Pilkington |  | Jan. 1, 2020 |
| Wendy Tyler-Batt |  | Jan. 1, 2025 |




