File 2 - The Guernsey Fern Project (Asplenium × microdon)

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The Guernsey Rare Fern Project Summary

Conservation of Guernsey’s rare ferns. The investigation of Guernsey’s rare ferns, a collaboration between La Société Guernesiaise and the Board of Administration by staff at Natural History Museum (NHM), London. Funded by the Sun Alliance. Five botanists from NHM: Mary Gibby, Clive Jermy, Alison Paul, Fred Rumsey, and Johannes Vogel, carried out field work in Guernsey in April 1996 in collaboration with local botanists: Nigel Jee, Patience Ryan, Rachel D. Rabey, and Marcia Marsden. Investigated the distribution of Guernsey’s rare ferns and their conservation status based on field and laboratory work.

Documents

• Jee, N. 1994. La Société Guernesiaise. Report and Transactions. Offprint. The Guernsey Fern. [From Nigel Jee, 16 November 1995]

• “Conservation of Guernsey’s Rare Ferns” by Dr. Mary Gibby, 9 November 1995

• Gibby, M., Rumsey, F. J., Vogel, Dr. J. C., & Paul, A. M. (1996). Conservation of Guernsey's Rare Ferns (p. 24). Department of Botany, The Natural History. [DRAFT]

• Gibby, M. et. Al. August 1996. Conservation of Guernsey’s Rare Ferns. A report to the Sun Alliance.

• Natural History Museum, London. 1996. The Leaflet, Newsletter of the Botany Department. No. 10/96

• Conservation of Guernsey’s Rare Ferns. (1996) The Newsletter of La Société Guernesiaise. Autumn 1996, page 4. Photocopy.

• “Discovery of a Rare Fern” by P.J. Girard (1967)

• Perry’s Guide Maps of Guernsey, Alderney, Sark, & Herm. (1995). Guernsey: Perry’s Limited. [annotated]

• Photocopy of handwritten document with numerous fern species names with list of collection dates and other data listed below each (23 pages)

• Photograph: x1126x177mm (5x7”) colour photograph: ‘Copyright of Guernsey Press Co. LTD’ ‘Photograph no. 568-29-96’, 5 people in image, 4 of 5 identified by Dr. Alison Paul in Oct 2025.

  [BACK ROW] Johannes Vogel (Director of the NHM Berlin); [MIDDLE ROW] [unknown person], Dr. Alison Paul (NHM), Fred Ramsey (NHM) [FRONT ROW] Dr. Mary Gibby

Data & Notes (various)

• Collection of printed & annotated maps, including distribution maps
• Annotated photocopies of data of samples
• Copies of a recording form (x2)
• Receipts/invoices for travel expenses
• Annotated map of Guernsey

• English

• Latin