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    • Club news
    • Committee
    • Joining
    • About
  • ACTIVITIES
    • Events calendar
    • Pallidula
    • Contribute
  • COLLECTING
    • Collecting guidance
    • UK collecting
    • Collection care
  • FOR REFERENCE
    • Picture galleries
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    • Reference books
    • Glossary
    • Links
  • SHOP
    • Club shop
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    • Members' swaps

British Shell Collectors' Club

Welcome.

About the Club  The BSCC aims to promote interest in all aspects of conchology and shell collecting and to stimulate an exchange of information and specimens.

We strongly encourage the use of good environmental practices when collecting specimens.

The BSCC was founded in 1972 and we held our first exhibition in 1976. The range of our activities is very wide, from the scientific study of living and fossil molluscs to making shell art, or collecting items depicting or made from shells. Our twice-yearly magazine Pallidula contains club news and articles written by members. Our meetings provide opportunities to display specimens to members and the general public, and it is usually possible to find an expert on any shell group to help you name your latest finds.


Wherever you are in the world, we hope that you will think of joining us.


About this website  The BSCC website aims to encourage more frequent exchange of information than is possible with a biannual meeting and journal alone. For non-members, the site provides an introduction to the fascinating world of shell collecting. We hope the site will expand to cater for the needs of our members and non-members in various ways.
If you are already a member of the BSCC we hope that you will contribute to the site by submitting articles and photographs, and in any other ways you wish.
Banner shows Littorina fabalis (W. Turton, 1825) or L. obtusata (L., 1758) on seaweed. Photograph by Colin Goss

Shell News

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Shell Convention 2025

Visitors flocked to the spring show, and we welcomed a new Club president. For more information and photos, see here.
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In the new Pallidula

Felix Lorenz reviews current knowledge of Bistolida hirundo franscisca, Simon Aiken introduces the Columbariidae, and Brian Goodwin spots molluscs at Haddon Hall, Derbyshire.
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Shell Show 2024

This year's autumn event was well attended and very enjoyable. For Show results and photos of the exhibits and other aspects of the day, see here.

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