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href="mailto:ianbennallick1@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ian Bennallick</a></li> <li>3 <a href="/devon">South Devon</a>: vacant</li> <li>4 <a href="/devon">North Devon</a>: <a href="mailto:vc4.botany@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bob Kirby</a> & Bob Hodgson</li> <li>5 <a href="/somerset">South Somerset</a>: <a id="Text1Link12" href="mailto:stephenjparker1710@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephen Parker</a> & <a href="mailto:simonleach@phonecoop.coop">Simon Leach</a></li> <li>6 <a href="/somerset">North Somerset</a>: <a id="Text1Link14" href="mailto:helenacrouch@sky.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helena Crouch</a></li> <li>7 <a href="/wiltshire">North Wiltshire</a>: <a href="mailto:richard@theaisbitts.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Richard Aisbitt</a> & <a href="mailto:katherine_newbert@hotmail.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katherine Newbert</a></li> <li>8 <a href="/wiltshire">South Wiltshire</a>: <a href="mailto:richard@theaisbitts.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Richard Aisbitt</a> & <a href="mailto:katherine_newbert@hotmail.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Katherine Newbert</a></li> <li>9 <a href="https://bsbi.org/dorset">Dorset</a>: <a id="Text1Link18" href="mailto:robin44walls@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robin Walls</a></li> <li>10 <a href="https://bsbi.org/isle-of-wight">Isle of Wight</a>: <a href="Mailto:colinrpope@gmail.com">Colin Pope</a> & <a href="mailto:nickastonbsbi@gmail.com">Nick Aston</a></li> <li>11 <a href="https://bsbi.org/hampshire">South Hampshire</a>: <a href="mailto:vc11recorder@hantsplants.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tristan Norton</a></li> <li>12 <a href="https://bsbi.org/hampshire">North Hampshire</a>: <a href="mailto:vc12recorder@hantsplants.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tony Mundell</a></li> <li>13 <a href="/sussex">West Sussex</a>: <a href="mailto:w_sussex_recorder@sussexflora.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevil Hutchinson</a> & <a href="mailto:w_sussex_recorder@sussexflora.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Eastwood</a></li> <li>14 <a href="/sussex">East Sussex</a>: <a href="mailto:w_sussex_recorder@sussexflora.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nevil Hutchinson</a> & <a href="mailto:w_sussex_recorder@sussexflora.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ruth Eastwood</a></li> <li>15 <a id="Text1Link25" href="/kent">East Kent</a>: <a href="mailto:geoffreykitchener@yahoo.com">Geoffrey Kitchener</a> & <a href="mailto:suebuckingham7110@btinternet.com">Sue Buckingham</a></li> <li>16 <a id="Text1Link25" href="/kent">West Kent</a>: <a href="mailto:geoffreykitchener@yahoo.com">Geoffrey Kitchener</a></li> <li>17 <a href="/surrey-v-c-17">Surrey</a>: vacant</li> <li>18 <a href="/essex">South Essex</a>: vacant</li> <li>19 <a href="/essex">North Essex</a>: vacant</li> <li>20 <a href="/hertfordshire">Hertfordshire</a>: <a href="mailto:astridbiddle@aol.com">Astrid Biddle</a>, <a href="mailto:i.denholm@herts.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ian Denholm</a> & <a href="mailto:a.mashanova@herts.ac.uk">Alla Mashanova</a></li> <li>21 <a href="https://bsbi.org/middlesex">Middlesex</a>: <a id="Text1Link32" href="mailto:hotfungus@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mark Spencer</a></li> <li>22 <a href="/berkshire">Berkshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link34" href="mailto:m.crawley@imperial.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mick Crawley</a></li> <li>23 <a href="/oxfordshire">Oxfordshire</a>: <a href="mailto:david.m.morris1989@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">David Morris</a></li> <li>24 <a href="/buckinghamshire">Buckinghamshire</a>: vacant</li> <li>25 <a href="https://bsbi.org/suffolk">East Suffolk</a>: <a href="mailto:martin.sanford@suffolk.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Sanford</a></li> <li>26 <a href="https://bsbi.org/suffolk">West Suffolk</a>: <a href="mailto:martin.sanford@suffolk.gov.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Martin Sanford</a></li> <li>27 <a href="/norfolk-vcc-27-28">East Norfolk</a>: <a href="mailto:bob@elymus.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Bob Ellis</a></li> <li>28 <a href="/norfolk-vcc-27-28">West Norfolk</a>: Richard Carter</li> <li>29 <a href="https://bsbi.org/cambridgeshire">Cambridgeshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link40" href="mailto:j.shanklin@bas.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jonathan Shanklin</a></li> <li>30 <a href="https://bsbi.org/bedfordshire">Bedfordshire</a>: <a href="mailto:vetjw@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Wakely</a></li> <li>31 <a id="Text1Link41" href="/huntingdonshire">Huntingdonshire</a>: <a href="mailto:pat.doody@ntlworld.com">Pat Doody</a></li> <li>32 <a id="Text1Link42" href="/northamptonshire">Northamptonshire</a>: <a href="mailto:alysonfreeman0@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alyson Freeman</a> & <a href="mailto:brian.laney@gmail.com">Brian Laney</a></li> <li>33 <a href="https://bsbi.org/gloucestershire">East Gloucestershire</a>: <a href="mailto:stemonitis@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Dixon</a></li> <li>34 <a href="https://bsbi.org/gloucestershire">West Gloucestershire</a>: <a href="mailto:olgakvc34bsbi@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Olga Krylova</a> & <a href="mailto:rupert@wessexeco.co.uk">Rupert Higgins</a></li> <li>36 <a href="/herefordshire">Herefordshire</a>: <a href="mailto:s2arth@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stuart Hedley</a></li> <li>37 <a id="Text1Link45" href="/worcestershire">Worcestershire</a>: <a href="mailto:jjday37@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Day</a>, <a href="mailto:thomasdward.uk@gmail.com">Tom Ward</a> & <a href="mailto:CescaBeamish@gmail.com">Cesca Beamish</a></li> <li>38 <a id="Text1Link46" href="/warwickshire">Warwickshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link47" href="mailto:jomowalton@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John & Monika Walton</a></li> <li>39 <a id="Text1Link48" href="/staffordshire">Staffordshire</a>: <a href="mailto:hawksfordjohn@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Hawksford</a> & <a href="mailto:helen.ball4@btinternet.com">Helen Ball</a></li> <li>40 <a id="Text1Link50" href="/shropshire">Shropshire</a>: <a href="mailto:mags@bagbatch.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mags Cousins</a> & <a href="mailto:avonbirdrecorder@gmail.com">John Martin</a></li> <li>53 <a href="/south-lincolnshire-v-c-53">South Lincolnshire</a>: <a href="mailto:sarah.lambert7@ntlworld.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Sarah Lambert</a> & <a href="mailto:malcolmdavidpool@aol.com">Malcolm Pool</a></li> <li>54 <a href="https://bsbi.org/north-lincolnshire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">North Lincolnshire</a>: <a href="mailto:j.hardingmorris@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">James Harding-Morris</a></li> <li>55 <a id="Text1Link52" href="/leicestershire">Leicestershire</a>: Geoffrey Hall, <a href="mailto:russell.parry@gmail.com">Russell Parry</a> & <a href="mailto:grobysteve@talktalk.net">Steve Woodward</a></li> <li>56 <a href="/nottinghamshire-v-c-56">Nottinghamshire</a>: <a href="mailto:mark.woods705@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mark Woods</a> & <a href="mailto:d.wood888@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Dave Wood</a></li> <li>57 <a href="/derbyshire">Derbyshire</a>: <a href="mailto:alanwillmot@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Alan Willmot</a></li> <li>58 <a id="Text1Link55" href="/cheshire">Cheshire</a>: <a href="mailto:lorna.bointon@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Lorna Bointon</a></li> <li>59 <a href="/lancashire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">South Lancashire</a>: <a href="mailto:David.Earl@lancashire.gov.uk">David Earl</a></li> <li>60 <a href="/lancashire" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">West Lancashire</a>: <a href="mailto:David.Earl@lancashire.gov.uk">David Earl</a></li> <li>61 <a href="https://bsbi.org/south-east-yorkshire">South-East Yorkshire</a>: <a href="mailto:rohan2@rohan2.karoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rohan Lewis</a></li> <li>62 <a id="Text1Link60" href="/north-east-yorkshire">North-East Yorkshire</a>: <a href="mailto:davebarlo@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Barlow</a></li> <li>63 <a href="https://bsbi.org/south-west-yorkshire-v-c-63">South-West Yorkshire</a>: <a href="mailto:louise.a.hill@gmail.com">Louise Hill</a> & <a href="mailto:kaywoodward@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kay McDowell</a></li> <li>64 <a href="/mid-west-yorkshire">Mid-West Yorkshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link63" href="mailto:vc64bsbi@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Broughton</a></li> <li>65 <a href="/nw_yorkshire.html">North-West Yorkshire</a>: <a href="mailto:lindarobinson157@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Linda Robinson</a></li> <li>66 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-durham">Co. Durham</a>: <a href="mailto:krobsonvc66@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keith Robson</a></li> <li>67 <a href="https://bsbi.org/northumberland">South Northumberland</a>: <a href="mailto:hightreesgarden@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Richards</a> & <a href="mailto:margaretrogers180@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Megs Rogers</a></li> <li>68 <a href="https://bsbi.org/northumberland">North Northumberland</a>: <a href="mailto:Chris@Metherell.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Metherell</a> & <a href="mailto:jamesmcommon@gmail.com">James Common</a></li> <li>69 <a href="/cumbria">Westmorland</a>: <a href="mailto:carexmike@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mike Porter</a> & <a href="mailto:f.j.roberts@icloud.com">Jeremy Roberts</a></li> <li>70 <a href="/cumbria">Cumberland</a>: <a href="mailto:carexmike@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mike Porter</a> & <a href="mailto:f.j.roberts@icloud.com">Jeremy Roberts</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel" data-anchor-id="wales"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-wales" aria-controls="accordion-content-wales" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left"> Wales </div> <div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button"> <div class="sow-accordion-open-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-close-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-content" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-label-wales" id="accordion-content-wales" style="display: none;" > <div class="sow-accordion-panel-border"> <p>More info on our <a href="https://bsbi.org/wales">Wales page</a></p> <ul> <li>35 <a href="/monmouthshire">Monmouthshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link69" href="mailto:steph_tyler2001@hotmail.com">Steph Tyler</a> & <a href="mailto:elsa@thenurtons.co.uk">Elsa Wood</a></li> <li>41 East <a href="/glamorgan">Glamorgan</a>: <a href="mailto:juwood66@gmail.com">Julian Woodman</a>, <a href="mailto:dbarden77@yahoo.co.uk">David Barden</a> & <a href="mailto:kazandyw@googlemail.com">Karen Wilkinson</a></li> <li>41 West <a href="/glamorgan">Glamorgan</a>: <a id="Text1Link72" href="mailto:moonmoths@virginmedia.com">Barry Stewart</a></li> <li>42 <a href="https://bsbi.org/brecknock" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Breconshire</a>: <a href="mailto:mikechris1@btinternet.com">Mike Porter</a> & <a id="Text1Link74" href="mailto:jrc@crellin.org.uk">John Crellin</a></li> <li>43 <a href="/radnorshire">Radnorshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link75" href="mailto:erd@btconnect.com">Liz Dean</a></li> <li>44 <a href="/carmarthenshire">Carmarthenshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link77" href="mailto:PryceEco@aol.com">R</a><a href="mailto:PryceEco@aol.com">ichard & Kath Pryce</a></li> <li>45 <a href="/pembrokeshire-v-c-45">Pembrokeshire</a>: <a href="mailto:glanymor.dinas@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Stephen Evans</a></li> <li>46 <a href="/cardiganshire">Cardiganshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link80" href="mailto:sterilecrust@gmail.com">Steve Chambers</a></li> <li>47 <a href="/montgomeryshire">Montgomeryshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link82" href="mailto:k.thorne@btinternet.com">Kate Thorne</a> & <a href="mailto:fionagomersall6@gmail.com">Fiona Gomersall</a></li> <li>48 <a href="/merionethshire">Merionethshire</a>: <a href="mailto:j.clark315@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jo Clark</a> & <a href="mailto:heather@sundaydance.co.uk">Heather Garrett</a></li> <li>49 <a href="/caernarvonshire">Caernarvonshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link86" href="mailto:wendorme@aol.com">Wendy McCarthy</a></li> <li>50 <a href="/denbighshire">Denbighshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link88" href="mailto:delyth@siriolbryn.co.uk">Delyth Williams</a></li> <li>51 <a href="/flintshire">Flintshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link90" href="mailto:emilytmei11@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emily Meilleur</a> & <a href="mailto:gailqb@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gail Quartly-Bishop</a></li> <li><a id="Text1Link90" href="mailto:emilytmei11@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener"></a>52 <a href="/anglesey">Anglesey</a>: <a id="Text1Link92" href="mailto:bonner@caetrefor.co.uk">Ian Bonner</a> & <a href="mailto:nigelhbrown55@yahoo.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Nigel Brown</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel" data-anchor-id="isle-of-man"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-isle-of-man" aria-controls="accordion-content-isle-of-man" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left"> Isle of Man </div> <div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button"> <div class="sow-accordion-open-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-close-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-content" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-label-isle-of-man" id="accordion-content-isle-of-man" style="display: none;" > <div class="sow-accordion-panel-border"> <ul> <li>71 <a href="https://bsbi.org/isle-of-man" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Isle of Man</a>: <a href="mailto:philippatomlinson7@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Phillippa Tomlinson</a> & <a href="mailto:andree@mwt.im">Andree Dubbeldam</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel" data-anchor-id="scotland"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-scotland" aria-controls="accordion-content-scotland" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left"> Scotland </div> <div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button"> <div class="sow-accordion-open-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-close-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-content" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-label-scotland" id="accordion-content-scotland" style="display: none;" > <div class="sow-accordion-panel-border"> <p>More info on our <a href="https://bsbi.org/scotland">Scotland page</a> or contact our Scotland Officer <a href="mailto:matt.harding@bsbi.org">Matt Harding</a></p> <ul> <li>72 <a id="Text1Link95" href="/dumfriesshire">Dumfriesshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link96" href="mailto:chris.miles01@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Miles</a></li> <li>73 <a href="https://bsbi.org/kirkcudbrightshire-v-c-73">Kirkcudbrightshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link97" href="mailto:davidhawker3@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David Hawker</a> & <a href="mailto:kirkcudbrightbotanygroup@gmail.com">Sarah White</a></li> <li>74 <a href="https://bsbi.org/wigtownshire">Wigtownshire</a>: <a href="mailto:michaeljeeves@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Jeeves</a></li> <li>75 <a href="https://bsbi.org/ayrshire-v-c-75">Ayrshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link99" href="mailto:dave.lang@nature.scot" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Dave Lang</a>, <a href="mailto:gillsmart35@gmail.com">Gill Smart</a> & <a href="mailto:carol@carolcrawford.plus.com">Carol Crawford</a></li> <li>76 <a href="https://bsbi.org/renfrewshire">Renfrewshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link100" href="mailto:keith.watson@glasgowlife.org.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Keith Watson</a></li> <li>77 <a href="/lanarkshire-v-c-77">Lanarkshire</a>: <a href="mailto:botany@opus44.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Philip</a> & <a href="mailto:pswiggins@gmail.com">Peter Wiggins</a></li> <li>78 <a id="Text1Link101" href="/peeblesshire">Peeblesshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link102" href="mailto:lukegaskellw@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Luke Gaskell</a> & <a href="mailto:kvelander10@gmail.com">Kathy Velander</a></li> <li>79 <a href="https://bsbi.org/selkirkshire">Selkirkshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link103" href="mailto:rod@hawthornhill.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rod Corner</a> & <a href="mailto:jeffwaddell11@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeff Waddell</a></li> <li>80 <a href="/roxburghshire">Roxburghshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link105" href="mailto:rod@hawthornhill.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rod Corner</a> & <a href="mailto:jeffwaddell11@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jeff Waddell</a></li> <li>81 <a id="Text1Link106" href="/berwickshire">Berwickshire</a>: <a href="mailto:rcow27@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rob Cowe</a></li> <li>82 <a href="/east-lothian-v-c-82">East Lothian</a>: <a href="mailto:marion.moir@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Marion Moir</a></li> <li>83 <a href="/midlothian">Midlothian</a>: <a href="mailto:suejury@btinternet.com">Sue Jury</a></li> <li>84 <a href="https://bsbi.org/west-lothian">West Lothian</a>: <a href="mailto:j.mackinnon@napier.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jay Mackinnon</a></li> <li>85 <a id="Text1Link110" href="/fife-kinross">Fife & Kinross</a>: <a id="Text1Link111" href="mailto:ase1@st-andrews.ac.uk">Sandy Edwards</a></li> <li>86 <a id="Text1Link112" href="/stirlingshire">Stirlingshire</a>: <a href="mailto:philip.sansum@googlemail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Phil Sansum</a> & <a href="mailto:matt.harding@bsbi.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Matt Harding</a></li> <li>87 <a id="Text1Link114" href="/perthshire">West Perthshire</a>: <a href="mailto: eldlavery@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Liz Lavery</a> & <a href="mailto:jane@cuilvona.plus.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Jane Jones</a></li> <li>88 <a id="Text1Link116" href="/perthshire">Mid Perthshire</a>: <a href="mailto:jim-mcintosh@tiscali.co.uk">Jim McIntosh</a> & <a href="nwt.bsbi.2023@gmail.com">Neale Taylor</a></li> <li>89 <a id="Text1Link118" href="/perthshire">East Perthshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link119" href="mailto:martin.robinson279@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Martin Robinson</a></li> <li>90 <a href="/angus">Angus</a>: <a id="Text1Link121" href="mailto:robin923@btinternet.com">Robin Payne</a> & <a href="mailto:loizou222@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Theo Loizou</a></li> <li>91 <a href="https://bsbi.org/kincardineshire">Kincardineshire</a>: <a href="mailto:elstoncox@yahoo.co.uk">David Elston</a></li> <li>92 <a id="Text1Link123" href="/south-aberdeenshire">South Aberdeenshire</a>: <a id="Text1Link124" href="mailto:ian@farmland.plus.com">Ian Francis</a></li> <li>93 <a href="https://bsbi.org/north-aberdeenshire">North Aberdeenshire</a>: <a href="mailto:elstoncox@yahoo.co.uk">David Elston</a></li> <li>94 <a id="Text1Link126" href="/banffshire">Banffshire</a>: <a href="mailto:donald.flora@yahoo.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Flora Donald</a></li> <li>95 <a href="https://bsbi.org/moray">Moray</a>: <a id="Text1Link128" href="mailto:igreen67@aol.co.uk">Ian Green</a></li> <li>96 <a href="https://bsbi.org/easterness">Easterness</a>: <a id="Text1Link127" href="mailto:Amphlett1958@gmail.com">Andy Amphlett</a> & <a id="Text1Link129" href="mailto:adamfraser100@hotmail.com">Adam Fraser</a></li> <li>97 <a id="Text1Link130" href="/westerness">Westerness</a>: <a id="Text1Link131" href="mailto:imstrachan55@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Ian Strachan</a> & <a href="mailto:bonner@caetrefor.co.uk">Ian Bonner</a></li> <li>98 <a href="https://bsbi.org/argyll">Main Argyll</a>: <a href="mailto:gprothero@aol.com">Gordon Rothero</a></li> <li>99 <a href="https://bsbi.org/dunbartonshire">Dunbartonshire</a>: <a href="mailto:botany@opus44.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Michael Philip</a></li> <li>100 <a id="Text1Link134" href="/clyde-islands">Clyde Islands</a>: <a id="Text1Link135" href="mailto:butesedge@yahoo.co.uk">Angus Hannah</a> & <a href="mailto:slc@morayhouse.com">Sarah Cowan</a></li> <li>101 <a href="https://bsbi.org/kintyre">Kintyre</a>: <a id="Text1Link136" href="mailto:kirnan.batty@gmail.com">Dave & Pat Batty</a></li> <li>102 <a href="https://bsbi.org/south-ebudes">South Ebudes</a>: <a href="mailto:ssma@ceh.ac.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Simon Smart</a></li> <li>103 <a href="/mid-ebudes">Mid Ebudes</a>: <a id="Text1Link139" href="mailto:lynneonmull@btinternet.com">Lynne Farrell</a></li> <li>104 <a id="Text1Link140" href="/north-ebudes">North Ebudes</a>: <a id="Text1Link141" href="mailto:suisnish@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Stephen Bungard</a> & <a href="mailto:joanna.walmisley@gmail.com">Joanna Walmisley</a></li> <li>105 <a href="https://bsbi.org/west-ross-vc105">West Ross</a>: <a href="mailto:drd16C@gmail.com">Duncan Donald</a></li> <li>106 <a id="Text1Link143" href="/east-ross">East Ross</a>: <a id="Text1Link144" href="mailto:brian@garrickwood.org.uk">Brian Ballinger</a> & <a href="mailto:themarydean@aol.com">Mary Dean</a></li> <li>107 <a id="Text1Link145" href="/east-sutherland">East Sutherland</a>: <a id="Text1Link146" href="mailto:m.crawley@imperial.ac.uk">Mick Crawley</a></li> <li>108 <a href="https://bsbi.org/west-sutherland">West Sutherland</a>: <a id="Text1Link148" href="mailto:ian.evans.nedd@gmail.com">Ian Evans</a></li> <li>109 <a id="Text1Link149" href="/caithness">Caithness</a>: <a href="mailto:higg48@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Francis & Margaret Higgins</a></li> <li>110 <a id="Text1Link150" href="/outer-hebrides">Outer Hebrides</a>: <a href="mailto:pas.vc110@gmail.com">Paul Smith</a></li> <li>111 <a id="Text1Link152" href="/orkney-2">Orkney</a>: <a id="Text1Link153" href="mailto:flawsjohn@gmail.com">John Crossley</a></li> <li>112 <a href="https://bsbi.org/shetland" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Shetland</a>: <a href="mailto:dunnjon@hotmail.co.uk">Jon Dunn</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel" data-anchor-id="channel-isles"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-channel-isles" aria-controls="accordion-content-channel-isles" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left"> Channel Isles </div> <div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button"> <div class="sow-accordion-open-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-close-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-content" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-label-channel-isles" id="accordion-content-channel-isles" style="display: none;" > <div class="sow-accordion-panel-border"> <ul> <li>113 <a id="Text1Link155" href="/channel-isles">Jersey</a>: <a id="Text1Link156" href="mailto:hadenanne@gmail.com">Anne Haden</a></li> <li>113 <a id="Text1Link157" href="/channel-isles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alderney</a>: <a href="mailto:lindsay@alderneywildlife.org">Lindsay Pyne</a></li> <li>113 <a id="Text1Link159" href="/channel-isles">Guernsey</a>: <a href="mailto:h.litchfield.gsy@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Helen Litchfield</a>, <a href="mailto:Pturner@cwgsy.net" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Pam Turner</a> & <a href="mailto:will.fox19@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Will Harford-Fox</a></li> <li>113 <a id="Text1Link160" href="/channel-isles">Sark</a>: <a href="hadenanne@gmail.com">Anne Haden</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel" data-anchor-id="ireland"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header-container" role="heading" aria-level="2"> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-header" tabindex="0" role="button" id="accordion-label-ireland" aria-controls="accordion-content-ireland" aria-expanded="false"> <div class="sow-accordion-title sow-accordion-title-icon-left"> Ireland </div> <div class="sow-accordion-open-close-button"> <div class="sow-accordion-open-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-close-button"> <span class="sow-icon-ionicons" data-sow-icon="" aria-hidden="true"></span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sow-accordion-panel-content" role="region" aria-labelledby="accordion-label-ireland" id="accordion-content-ireland" style="display: none;" > <div class="sow-accordion-panel-border"> <p>More info on our <a href="https://bsbi.org/ireland">Ireland page</a> or contact our Ireland Officer <a href="mailto:bridget.keehan@bsbi.org">Bridget Keehan</a></p> <ul> <li>H1 <a href="/kerry">South Kerry:</a> <a href="mailto:carmhic@gmail.com">Caroline Mac Daeid</a> & <a href="mailto:rlhodd@gmail.com">Rory Hodd</a></li> <li>H2 <a href="/kerry">North Kerry</a>: <a href="mailto:carmhic@gmail.com">Caroline Mac Daeid</a> & <a href="mailto:rlhodd@gmail.com">Rory Hodd</a></li> <li>H3 <a href="https://bsbi.org/west-cork">West Cork</a>: <a href="mailto:clare.heardman@npws.gov.ie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Clare Heardman</a></li> <li>H4 Mid Cork: <a href="mailto:johnwiegm@gmail.com">John Wallace</a></li> <li>H5 <a href="https://bsbi.org/east-cork">East Cork</a>: <a href="mailto:coleedwina@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Edwina Cole</a> & <a href="mailto:h5bsbivcr2@outlook.ie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Finbarr Wallace</a></li> <li>H6 <a id="Text1Link162" href="/co-waterford" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Co. Waterford</a>: <a href="mailto:oxmoron@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Andrew Malcolm</a>, <a href="mailto:anntrimble11@gmail.com">Ann Trimble</a> & <a href="mailto:jooleslarkin@gmail.com">Julie Larkin</a></li> <li>H7 South Tipperary: Rosaleen Fitzgerald</li> <li>H8 <a href="/limerick">Co. Limerick</a>: <a href="mailto:ollylynch2504@gmail.com">Oliver Lynch Milner</a></li> <li>H9 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-clare">Co. Clare</a>: <a href="mailto:phoebeob@gmail.com">Phoebe O'Brien</a>, <a href="mailto:don.ocathain@gmail.com">Donncha Ó Catháin</a> & <a href="mailto:hannahmulcahy@gmail.com">Hannah Mulcahy</a></li> <li>H10 North Tipperary: David Nash</li> <li>H11 Co. Kilkenny: <a href="mailto:rogerg@indigo.ie">Roger Goodwillie</a></li> <li>H12 <a id="Text1Link165" href="/wexford">Co. Wexford</a>: <a href="mailto:paulbsbivcr4h12@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Paul Green</a> & <a href="mailto:paulaomeara04@gmail.com">Paula O’Meara</a></li> <li>H13 Co. Carlow: <a href="mailto:dowling_lisab@yahoo.com">Lisa Dowling</a></li> <li>H14 <a href="/laois">Co. Laois</a>: <a id="Text1Link168" href="mailto:mjmcorry@gmail.com">Mark McCorry</a> & <a id="Text1Link169" href="mailto:flmacgowan@gmail.com">Fiona McGowan</a></li> <li>H15 <a href="https://bsbi.org/south-east-galway">South-East Galway</a>: <a href="mailto:michelinesheehy@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Micheline Sheehy Skeffington</a></li> <li>H16 <a href="https://bsbi.org/west-galway">West Galway</a>: <a href="mailto:johnconaghan18@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Conaghan</a></li> <li>H17 North-East Galway: <a href="mailto:chris.peppiatt@iol.ie" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chris Peppiatt</a></li> <li>H18 Offaly: <a href="mailto:findevery@yahoo.co.uk">Fiona Devery</a></li> <li>H19 Co. Kildare: Declan Doogue</li> <li>H20 Co. Wicklow: Catriona Brady & Pauline Hodson</li> <li>H21 Co. Dublin: David Nash</li> <li>H22 Meath: Margaret Norton</li> <li>H23 <a href="https://bsbi.org/westmeath">Westmeath</a>: <a href="mailto:conbreen1o1@yahoo.com">Con Breen</a> & <a href="mailto:george.smith@blackthornecology.ie">George Smith</a></li> <li>H24 Co. Longford: <a href="mailto:crnbruton66@gmail.com">Ciarán Bruton</a></li> <li>H25 Co. Roscommon: <a href="mailto:jearley@eircom.net">John Earley</a></li> <li>H26 <a href="https://bsbi.org/mayo">East Mayo</a>: <a href="mailto:eamonn.delaney@hotmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eamonn Delaney</a></li> <li>H27 <a href="https://bsbi.org/mayo">West Mayo</a>: <a href="mailto:eoin.mcgreal@npws.gov.ie">Eoin McGreal</a></li> <li>H28 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-sligo">Co. Sligo</a>: <a href="mailto:egaughan2016@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eamon Gaughan</a></li> <li>H29 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-leitrim">Co. Leitrim</a>: <a href="mailto:egaughan2016@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Eamon Gaughan</a></li> <li>H30 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-cavan">Co. Cavan</a>: <a href="mailto:amdelane@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aoife Delaney</a></li> <li>H31 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-louth">Co. Louth</a>: <a href="mailto:harringtonkm@gmail.com">Kate Harrington</a> & <a href="mailto:ciaranflynn02@gmail.com">Ciarán Flynn</a></li> <li>H32 <a href="/monaghan">Co. Monaghan</a>: <a href="mailto:alexisfitzgerald434@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Alexis FitzGerald</a></li> <li>H33 <a href="https://bsbi.org/fermanagh">Fermanagh</a>: <a href="mailto:forbes.ralph@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ralph Forbes</a> & <a href="mailto:robhannort@aol.com">Robert Northridge</a></li> <li>H34 <a id="Text1Link172" href="/east-donegal-vc-h34">East Donegal</a>: <a href="mailto:oisinsduffy@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Oisín Duffy</a> & <a href="mailto:maireadecrawford@gmail.com">Mairéad Duffy</a></li> <li>H35 <a id="Text1Link173" href="/west-donegal-v-c-h35">West Donegal</a>: <a href="mailto:sheppardcarnowen@outlook.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ralph Sheppard</a></li> <li>H36 <a href="https://bsbi.org/tyrone">Tyrone</a>: <a href="mailto:blackcatbotany@gmail.com">Sharon Spratt </a> & <a href="mailto:mcneill72@btinternet.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Ian McNeill</a></li> <li>H37 <a href="https://bsbi.org/co-armagh-vch37">Co. Armagh</a>: <a href="mailto:jsf@globalnet.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener">John Faulkner</a></li> <li>H38 <a id="Text1Link174" href="/down">Co. Down:</a> <a href="mailto:gvd@cherrycottage.myzen.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Graham Day</a></li> <li>H39 <a href="/co-antrim-vc-h39">Co. Antrim</a>: <a href="mailto:dw.mcneill13@gmail.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">David McNeill</a></li> <li>H40 Co. Londonderry: <a href="mailto:dhriley04@gmail.com">David Riley</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div></div></div></div><div id="pgc-398-0-1" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-398-0-1-0" class="widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="2" ><div class="textwidget custom-html-widget"><object type="image/svg+xml" data="/svgvcmap.svg" style="background-color: #E6EFFF" width="348" height="496"> <ul> <li><a href="/channel-isles" class="VC113">Channel Isles</a></li> <li><a href="/isles-of-scilly" class="VC114">Isles of Scilly</a></li> <li><a href="/cornwall" target="_blank" class="VC1 VC2" rel="noopener">Cornwall</a></li> <li><a href="/devon" class="VC3 VC4">Devon</a></li> <li><a href="/somerset" class="VC5 VC6">Somerset</a></li> <li><a href="/wiltshire" class="VC7 VC8">Wiltshire</a></li> <li><a href="/dorset" target="_blank" class="VC9" rel="noopener">Dorset</a></li> <li><a href="/isle-of-wight" target="_blank" class="VC10" rel="noopener">Isle of Wight</a></li> <li><a href="/hampshire" target="_blank" class="VC11 VC12" rel="noopener">Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/sussex" class="VC13 VC14">Sussex</a></li> <li><a href="/kent" class="VC15 VC16">Kent</a></li> <li><a href="/surrey -v-c-17" target="_blank" class="VC17" rel="noopener">Surrey</a></li> <li><a href="/essex" class="VC18 VC19">Essex</a></li> <li><a href="/hertfordshire" class="VC20">Hertfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/middlesex" target="_blank" class="VC21" rel="noopener">Middlesex</a></li> <li><a href="/berkshire" class="VC22">Berkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/oxfordshire" class="VC23">Oxfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/buckinghamshire" class="VC24">Buckinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/suffolk" target="_blank" class="VC25" rel="noopener">East Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/suffolk" target="_blank" class="VC26" rel="noopener">West Suffolk</a></li> <li><a href="/norfolk-vcc-27-28" class="VC27">East Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/norfolk-vcc-27-28" class="VC28">West Norfolk</a></li> <li><a href="/cambridgeshire" class="VC29">Cambridgeshire</a></li> <li><a href="/bedfordshire" class="VC30">Bedfordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/huntingdonshire" class="VC31">Huntingdonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/northants" class="VC32">Northamptonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/gloucestershire" class="VC33">East Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/gloucestershire" class="VC34">West Gloucestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/monmouthshire" class="VC35">Monmouthshire</a></li> <li><a href="/herefordshire" class="VC36">Herefordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/worcestershire" class="VC37">Worcestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/warwickshire" class="VC38">Warwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/staffordshire" class="VC39">Staffordshire</a></li> <li><a href="/shropshire" class="VC40">Shropshire</a></li> <li><a href="/glamorgan" class="VC41">Glamorgan</a></li> <li><a href="/brecknockshire" class="VC42">Brecknockshire</a></li> <li><a href="/pembrokeshire-v-c-45" class="VC45">Pembrokeshire</a></li> <li><a href="/cardiganshire" class="VC46">Cardiganshire</a></li> <li><a href="/montgomeryshire" class="VC47">Montgomeryshire</a></li> <li><a href="/merionethshire" class="VC48">Merionethshire</a></li> <li><a href="/caernarvonshire" class="VC49">Caernavonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/denbighshire" class="VC50">Denbighshire</a></li> <li><a href="/flintshire" class="VC51">Flintshire</a></li> <li><a href="/anglesey" class="VC52">Anglesey</a></li> <li><a href="/south-lincolnshire-v-c-53" class="VC53">South Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/north-lincolnshire" class="VC54">North Lincolnshire</a></li> <li><a href="/leicestershire" class="VC55">Leicestershire</a></li> <li><a href="/nottinghamshire-v-c-56" class="VC56">Nottinghamshire</a></li> <li><a href="/derbyshire" class="VC57">Derbyshire</a></li> <li><a href="/cheshire" class="VC58">Cheshire</a></li> <li><a href="/lancashire" class="VC59">South Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/lancashire" class="VC60">West Lancashire</a></li> <li><a href="/south-east-yorkshire" target="_blank" class="VC61" rel="noopener">S.E. Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/ne-yorkshire" class="VC62">N.E. Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/south-yorkshire" class="VC63">South Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/mid-west-yorkshire" class="VC64">M.W. Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/north-west-yorkshire" class="VC65">N.W. Yorkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/co-durham" class="VC66">Co. Durham</a></li> <li><a href="/northumberland" class="VC67">S. Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/northumberland" class="VC68">N. Northumberland</a></li> <li><a href="/cumbria" class="VC69">Westmorland</a></li> <li><a href="/cumbria" class="VC70">Cumberland</a></li> <li><a href="isle-of-man" target="_blank" class="VC71" rel="noopener">Isle of Man</a></li> <li><a href="/dumfriesshire" class="VC72">Dumfriesshire</a></li> <li><a href="/kirkcudbrightshire-v-c-73" class="VC73">Kirkcudbrightshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wigtownshire" class="VC74">Wigtownshire</a></li> <li><a href="/ayrshire-v-c-75" class="VC75">Ayrshire</a></li> <li><a href="/renfrewshire" class="VC76">Renfrewshire</a></li> <li><a href="/lanarkshire-v-c-77" class="VC77">Lanarkshire-v-c-77</a></li> <li><a href="/peeblesshire" class="VC78">Peeblesshire</a></li> <li><a href="/selkirkshire" class="VC79">Selkirkshire</a></li> <li><a href="/roxburghshire" class="VC80">Roxburghshire</a></li> <li><a href="/berwickshire" class="VC81">Berwickshire</a></li> <li><a href="/east-lothian-v-c-82" class="VC82">Eastlothian</a></li> <li><a href="/midlothian" class="VC83">Midlothian</a></li> <li><a href="/west-lothian" class="VC84">West Lothian</a></li> <li><a href="/fife-and-kinross" class="VC85">Fife & Kinross</a></li> <li><a href="/stirlingshire" class="VC86">Stirlingshire</a></li> <li><a href="/perthshire" class="VC87">West Perthshire</a></li> <li><a href="/perthshire" class="VC88">Mid Perthshire</a></li> <li><a href="/perthshire" class="VC89">East Perthshire</a></li> <li><a href="/angus" class="VC90">Angus</a></li> <li><a href="/kincardineshire" class="VC91">Kincardineshire</a></li> <li><a href="/south_aberdeenshire" class="VC92">South Aberdeenshire</a></li> <li><a href="/north-aberdeenshire" class="VC93">North Aberdeenshire</a></li> <li><a href="/banffshire" class="VC94">Banffshire</a></li> <li><a href="/moray" class="VC95">Moray</a></li> <li><a href="/easterness" class="VC96">Easterness</a></li> <li><a href="/westerness" class="VC97">Westerness</a></li> <li><a href="/argyll" class="VC98">Argyll</a></li> <li><a href="/dunbartonshire" class="VC99">Dunbartonshire</a></li> <li><a href="/clyde-islands" class="VC100">Clyde Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/kintyre" class="VC101">Kintyre</a></li> <li><a href="/south-ebudes" class="VC102">South Ebudes</a></li> <li><a href="/mid-ebudes" class="VC103">Mid Ebudes</a></li> <li><a href="/north-ebudes" class="VC104">North Ebudes</a></li> <li><a href="/wester-ross-vc105" class="VC105">Wester Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/easter-ross" class="VC106">Easter Ross</a></li> <li><a href="/east-sutherland" class="VC107">East Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="west-sutherland" class="VC108">West Sutherland</a></li> <li><a href="/caithness" class="VC109">Caithness</a></li> <li><a href="/outer-hebrides" class="VC110">Outer Hebrides</a></li> <li><a href="/orkney-2" class="VC111">Orkney</a></li> <li><a href="/shetland" class="VC112">Shetland</a></li> <li><a href="/kerry" class="VCH1">South Kerry</a></li> <li><a href="/kerry" class="VCH2">North Kerry</a></li> <li><a href="/west-cork" class="VCH3">West Cork</a></li> <li><a href="/east-cork" class="VCH5">East Cork</a></li> <li><a href="/co-waterford" class="VCH6">Co. Waterford</a></li> <li><a href="/limerick" class="VCH8">Co. Limerick</a></li> <li><a href="/co-clare" class="VCH9">Co. Clare</a></li> <li><a href="/wexford" class="VCH12">Co. Wexford</a></li> <li><a href="/laois" class="VCH14">Co. Laois</a></li> <li><a href="/south-east-galway" class="VCH15">South-east Galway</a></li> <li><a href="/west-galway" class="VCH16">West Galway</a></li> <li><a href="/westmeath" class="VCH23">Westmeath</a></li> <li><a href="/mayo" class="VCH26">East Mayo</a></li> <li><a href="/mayo" class="VCH27">West Mayo</a></li> <li><a href="/co-sligo" class="VCH28">Co. Sligo</a></li> <li><a href="/co-leitrim" class="VCH29">Co. Leitrim</a></li> <li><a href="/co-cavan" class="VCH30">Co. Cavan</a></li> <li><a href="/co-louth" class="VCH31">Co. Louth</a></li> <li><a href="/monaghan" class="VCH32">Co. Monaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/fermanagh" class="VCH33">Co. Fermanagh</a></li> <li><a href="/east-donegal-vc-h34" class="VCH34">East Donegal</a></li> <li><a href="/west-donegal-v-c-h35" class="VCH35">West Donegal</a></li> <li><a href="/tyrone" class="VCH36">Tyrone</a></li> <li><a href="/co-armagh-vch37" class="VCH37">Co. Armagh</a></li> <li><a href="/down" class="VCH38">Co. Down</a></li> <li><a href="/co-antrim-vc-h39" class="VCH39">Co. Antrim</a></li> <li><a href="/radnorshire" class="VC43">Radnorshire</a></li> <li><a href="/carmarthenshire" class="VC44">Carmarthenshire</a></li> </ul> </object></div></div></div></div><div id="pg-398-1" class="panel-grid panel-no-style" ><div id="pgc-398-1-0" class="panel-grid-cell" ><div id="panel-398-1-0-0" class="so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child" data-index="3" ><div class="so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base" > <div class="siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget"> <p>Many counties have local groups with their own social media pages and blogs where they share photographs, discuss plant IDs, plan events and chat about interesting plants found in the county. 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