I am pleased to announce that the 14th Cactus Explorers Club meeting will be held from August 16-18th 2019 . It was not possible to hold the event in 2018 but following many requests, and with the help of Graham Evans, I have booked rooms in Leicester Conference Centre (The same venue as the BCSS Co...

I am happy to report that the next issue of Cactaceae Systematics Initiatives is planned for later this year so it has not ceased publication. It is pleasing to read that it is enjoyed. The international response to the Cactus Explorer in the first few days has been extraordinary. The journal has be...

The Cactus Explorers Club now has a free downloadable journal available to everyone. Issue No.1 is available at http://www.cactusexplorers.org.uk/journal1.htm It is about 10Mbyte so will take some time to download. You don't have to be a member and participation is encouraged. Relevant advertisement...

Some of you may have heard wisperings about the Cactus Explorers Club. Perhaps you thought it was a secret group and you needed to be invited to participate. Well, the truth is that anyone could attend, but until now, the numbers have been limited by the venue to just 35 so I wanted to avoid disappo...

I'm not sure why it took me so long to join the Forum after a short membership of the very first BCSS forum years ago. Well, now I've joined and look forward to interesting discussion. Perhaps you know me, I have been a BCSS member for 48 years, having had a lifetime interest in cacti. I met my wife...