British Naturalists' Association Annual Conference & Encaenia 2007 Picture Gallery:

1 Lectures

2 Field Workshops

3 Time to talk (lunch & tea breaks)

4 Encaenia: a. Chapel
b. Procession
c. Grade Recognition
d. Presentation of David Bellamy Award to Colin Plant

e. Group Pictures:
[i] Honorary Fellows
[ii] Sir David and other Honorary Fellows, Fellows, Registered Members and Associates, plus masters at Forest School.

5. [i] Presentation of Peter Scott Memorial Award to Sir David Attenborough
[ii] Bestowing of Fellowship Honoris Causa on Sir David Attenborough
[iii] Sir David Attenborough Addressing Conference

Lectures

Speech of welcome to Epping Forest by Wendy Mead, Chairman of the Epping Forest & Open Spaces Committee for the City of London. The BNA is grateful to the City of London for its support of the occasion.

Chairman Roger Tabor introducing the first speaker of the Conference, Dr Max Hooper.

Professor Mike Majerus Lecturing in the Gt Hall

Dr Oliver Rackham lecturing in the Great Hall.

Field Workshops

Tom Thomas' Spider Safari in the Field Workshops going on in the Forest.

Pupils of Forest School using phone cameras to photograph a field mouse held by Martin Hicks, who led a small mammal field workshop at the BNA Annual Conference 2007. The conference was held at Forest School, Snaresbrook, in Epping Forest.

Prof Mike Majerus' Field Workshop on ladybirds.

Time to talk

Sir David & Mike Majerus

Afternoon tea in the Cloister gardens

Encaenia

The Encaenia Procession departs the chapel

The BNA Honorary Fellows in Procession, (L to Rt) Dr Max Hooper, Dr Oliver Rackham, Professor Mike Majeris, Sir David Attenborough, the Chairman Roger Tabor, followed by the Warden of Forest School, Andrew Boggis.

Trevor Burbidge ABNA was among those formally Recognised as an Associate, shaking hands with Sir David Attenborough.

Gerald Johnson MBNA and Gerald Wilkinson MSc MBNA were both among those being formally Recognised as Registered Members, shaking hands with Sir David Attenborough.

Dr Jeremy Dagley BSc PhD FBNA, Conservation Manager of Epping Forest being Recognised as a Fellow by Sir David Attenborough.

Phil Richardson MA FBNA was also among those being formally Recognised as Fellows.

BNA Chairman Roger Tabor gives the David Bellamy Award to Colin Plant FBNA in recognition of his prolific natural history achievements.

Left to right, Professor Mike Majeris, Sir David Attenborough, Dr Oliver Rackham, Dr Max Hooper who were bestowed with Honorary Fellowships of the British Naturalists' Association by the Chairman, Roger Tabor.

Sir David Attenborough, and thers who received recognition of their natural history expertise at the Encaenia at the 2007 Annual Conference.

[i] Bestowing of Fellowship Honoris Causa on Sir David Attenborough
[ii] Presentation of Peter Scott Memorial Award to Sir David Attenborough
[iii] Sir David Attenborough Addressing Conference