Members Information Service Members often require information and advice on many aspects of Pteridophytes but are reluctant to ask or simply do not know where to obtain help. With over fifty species of ferns the British Isles has a remarkably varied fern flora. Many species have distinctive distributions reflecting regional variations in environmental conditions. This twenty-five minute video shows most of our native ferns growing in their natural habitats. It demonstrates the wide variety of size and form to be found in British ferns and the broad range of habitats they colonise.
Attention is drawn to key identification characters for each species.
The video was funded by Schering Agriculture and the National Museum of Wales. For further details write to the General Secretary enclosing a stamped addressed envelope. This fund, set up as a memorial to one of our Society's great fern growers, Percy Greenfield, is used to finance approved research projects, helping with the cost of necessary equipment, books and travel expenses. Awards for meritorious achievements such as the introduction of a new fern variety or plant, or some of the Society's publicity projects would be considered as worthy of help from the fund. Percy Greenfield's interest leaned very much towards the non-scientific side of our activities and it is felt that he would want this taken into consideration when decisions are made.