Friday 6th September, 2024
Update 6th September 2024: We’re really looking forward to kicking things off on Tuesday!
Booking has closed, catering numbers are in and the speakers are primed. We’ve had a wonderful response from the heathland community and we’re expecting around 100 delegates each day, with 46 delegates staying in the hotel. It promises to be a very engaging and insightful few days.
National Heathland Conference
We suggest bringing a name badge if you have one please (blank badges available if not). Venue: Springfield Country Hotel, Grange Road, Wareham, Dorset BH20 5AL. There is a large…
Update 6th September 2024: We’re really looking forward to kicking things off on Tuesday! Booking has closed, catering numbers are in and the speakers are primed. We’ve had a wonderful…
Update 23rd August 2024: Not long now! Bookings have been coming in steadily and we’re delighted with the response. If you’re wavering or still finalising funding, be aware that ticket…
19th August 2024: Frances McCullagh is Senior Heathland Specialist at Natural England and will be chairing a session on day 1 and speaking on day 3. She is one of…
Update 15th July 2024: The agenda is almost finalised and bookings are rolling in. The conference will address key heathland issues, focusing on; working as partnerships, rewilding, heathland ecology and…
21st June 2024: Speaking on day 1 of this year’s conference is Georgina Sharp, Project officer for the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation Partnership since May 2023. Georgina is…
1st June 2024: Just three months to go and the agenda is taking shape. The last few speakers are being confirmed and the finer details being pinned down. Book now…
31st May 2024: Speaking on day 3 will be PhD student and entomologist in the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Science at the University of Birmingham, Aaron Bhambra. Aaron…
May 19th 2024: As the programme comes together, watch this space for news! The first speaker to be announced, speaking on day 1, is Dr Scott Pedley, a Senior Lecturer…
8th May 2024: We’re delighted to announce that booking is open for the National Heathland Conference 2024. 10th to 12th September, 2024 at the Springfield Country Hotel, Wareham in Dorset….
25th April 2024: We’re delighted to announce that National Heathland Conference CIC now exists as a fully registered legal entity. What does this mean? As a Community Interest Company we…
2nd April 2024: Apologies, we had hoped to get booking open by now. We are almost there. The contract has been signed with the venue and the programme is coming…
Another key member of the conference team is Chris Panter. Chris is Technical Director at Footprint Ecology, where he has worked since 2014. His interests lie in big data, analysis…
This website, the conference, and indeed the last two conferences, are the passion project of Steve Fry. Formerly the Senior Ranger at Chobham Common National Nature Reserve in Surrey, latterly…
21st September 2023: Booking opens March 2024. Please bear with us, we’re in the early stages of setting up the conference and putting together a steering committee. We’ll publish more…
30th August 2023: We’re delighted to unveil this new website, the first dedicated website for the National Heathland Conference. If you haven’t already done so, put a date in your…