BSBI Scottish Officer

Jim McIntosh is the BSBI Scottish Officer. He was appointed in November 2004, on a 4 year contract. The post is jointly funded by the BSBI and Scottish Natural Heritage, and is based at Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

The post aims to:

• Promote botanical interest and co-operation in Scotland
• Support and grow the BSBI Scottish membership
• Help deliver major conservation initiatives

Conservation initiatives / projects include:

• Rare Plant Registers (local red lists)
• Site Condition Monitoring
• Supporting Vice-county Recorders
• Computerising Recorders' paper records

How to contact Jim McIntosh

BSBI Scottish Officer,
Royal Botanic Garden,
20A Inverleith Row,
Edinburgh, EH3 5LR

Telephone: 0131 248 2894
E-mail: J.McIntosh@rbge.org.uk

Scottish Officer Documents

For more information on the work of the Scottish Officer the following documents are available to download as pdf files.

2007/8 Scottish Officer Annual Report (700KB)
2006/7 Scottish Officer Annual Report (1.2Mb)
2005/6 Scottish Officer Annual Report (1.2Mb)
2004/5 Scottish Officer Annual Report (2Mb)
Latest Scottish Officer Quarterly Report
Previous Scottish Officer Quarterly Report

Scottish Officer Steering Group Documents

The Scottish Officer is guided and supported by a Steering Group of BSBI Officers and SNH Staff who meet every 6 months. One of their main roles is to set and agree the Scottish Officer's Annual Work Programme. For more information, the following documents are available to download as pdfs.

Scottish Officer Steering Group Agreement
Latest Steering Group Agenda (Oct 07)
Latest Steering Group Minutes (Oct 07)
Previous Steering Group Agenda (April 07)
Previous Steering Group Minutes (April 07)

  November 7, 2008 updated : November 7, 2008