British Myriapod and Isopod Group Residential Field Weekend and AGM
BMIG’s 2026 meeting will be held in Cumbria from Thursday 9th to Sunday 12th April. We will be based at the Field Studies Council’s Blencathra Centre, near Keswick . The cost will be £255 per person (shared room) or £331 per person (single room). The meeting will be full board from Thursday afternoon/evening to Sunday lunchtime.
Accommodation at Blencathra mainly consists of rooms with a bunkbed, so most attendees will be expected to share with one other person. Some single rooms are available and these will be allocated on a first come first served basis. More information about the centre can be found at: https://www.field-studies-council.org/locations/blencathra/ Non-residents are welcome to join in with our meeting.
BMIG Bursaries are available to reduce the costs of the meeting for members attending the meeting for the first time. In return we would expect a short, written report on your experiences of the field meeting for the newsletter. If you have attended a BMIG weekend before then you know what to expect but we would warmly welcome anyone thinking of coming along for the first time. There is no expectation of attendees being able to identify everything or even anything they find and many newcomers get started by joining more experienced workers on field visits and picking up tips on collecting and identification as they go. Discussions and microscope work may go on long into the evening and the social side of the meetings is something regulars look forward to every year.