The Society has a number of branches to which members belong. Local branches secretaries take care of the members in their geographcal area, answering their questions about the plants they have found and identifying them as necessary. You can keep an annual record book (WFS Diary) showing flowering plants seen from March 1st to October 31st which is our notional flower finding season. You can then send it to your local branch secretary during the first week in November for 'auditing' and for inclusion in the Magazine report. The O'Grady prize is awarded each year to the member submitting the best 'first time' record book.
Once you are proficient in identification and have recorded enough plants, you can be 'promoted' to one of the 'Valhalla' branches - if you are really good you go to 'Parnassus'. Keeping a diary is not required but it certainly helps you to become familiar with the British flora.
There are special secretaries for Exotics and Foreign Records, and, for the more competitive wild flower enthusiast, there are competitions for:
| Branch | Details | Secretary |
|---|---|---|
| Juniors | All geographical areas | Miss N. Hawkins |
| A | Kent | Mr G. Kitchener |
| M | Hampshire, Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Surrey, Sussex | Mr G.Bursnall |
| N1 | Yorkshire, Cleveland, Humberside | Mr A. Bunn |
| N2 | Northumberland, Cumbria, Tyne and Wear,Durham, Isle of Man, Northern Ireland | Clare O'Reilly |
| N3 | Merseyside, Lancashire, Cheshire, Greater Manchester, North Wales | Mrs J. Clarke |
| O | Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire | Mr T. Fowler |
| O1 | Bedfordshire | Mr P. Cavenagh |
| O2 | Northamptonshire, Lincolnshire, Oxfordshire | Mr S. Karley |
| P | Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Shropshire, S. Wales, Eire | Mr S. Parker |
| T | Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Dorset | Mr M. Stribley |
| U | Staffs, West Midlands, Nottinghamshire, Warwickshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire | Mary & Clare Smith |
| V | Greater London, Middlesex | Mr D. Bevan |
| W | Scotland | Miss H. Jackson |
| Y | Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk: Annual lists: | N/A |
| Y | Essex, Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk: Cumulative Lists: | Dr S Clarkson |
| Valhalla 1 (Z1) | 1700 - 2000 species | Mr Edward Pratt |
| Valhalla 2 (Z2) | 1550 - 1699 species | Mr J. Swindells |
| Valhalla 3 (Z3) | 1400 - 1549 species | Mrs P. Abbott |
| Valhalla 4 (Z4) | 1250 - 1399 species | Mr A. Newton |
| Valhalla 5 (Z5) | 1150 - 1249 species | Mr P. Lawson |
| Valhalla 6 (Z6) | 1000 - 1149 species | Mr R. Burton |
| Valhalla 7 (Z7) | 850 - 999 species | Miss R. Raby |
| Valhalla 8 (Z8) | 1 - 849 species | Mr N. Rumens |
| Parnassus 1 | 2500+ species | Dr C. Pogson |
| Parnassus 2 | 2000 - 2499 species | Mr G. M. Kay |
| Exotics | Mr C. Westall | |
| Foreign Records | Mr R. Burton | |
| 10km Square Study North | Mr B. A. Tregale | |
| 10km Square Study South | Mrs Pat Verrall | |
| Winter Months Hunt | for plants in flower during December, January and February | Mr D Grant |
| First Hunt | for plants in flower during the first week of March | Mr & Mrs D. Holland |
| Last Hunt | for plants in flower on one day in the last week of October | Mr I. Green |
| Last Week Hunt | for plants in flower during the last week of October | Mrs J. Clarke |
| Photographic Competition | Mr P Hill-Jones |