Whether you’re part of an outdoor club, gardening society, wildlife group, or community organisation these talks are designed to entertain, inform and inspire.
Drawing on a passion for nature and the environment, they explore the fascinating stories behind the wildlife, plants and landscapes that surround us.
Each presentation combines engaging storytelling, beautiful imagery and practical insights to make the natural world accessible and relevant.
This talk explores Britain’s beautiful mountain flowers. It introduces a variety of species found in our upland habitats. It describes their distinctive features, where they grow and how they survive in challenging mountain conditions. The talk also shares interesting facts about these plants and encouraged greater appreciation of Britain’s unique and fascinating mountain flora.
Discover the remarkable arctic-alpine flowers of Snowdonia (Eryri). They are living remnants of our colder, past glacial landscape in which they flourished. Explore how these rare mountain plants survive in a mild and wet, their fascinating evolutionary significance and why Eryri’s unique populations are so important to Britain’s botanical heritage and future.
Discover the remarkable world of life in the alpine zone where plants and animals have adapted to life above the natural treeline. These areas feature extreme cold, high UV radiation, strong winds, and short growing seasons, requiring specialised survival adaptations like cushion-plant growth forms, animal hibernation, and complex microclimate dependencies.
Explore the spectacular flowers of the Alps and learn to recognise some of the most widespread and abundant flowers. This talk looks at the characteristics of plants linked by family groups such as daisy and buttercup families. Discover how rocks and geology influence where plants grow. Above all, the talk encourages closer observation, helping you notice and appreciate the botanical world around you.
Explore how glaciers have shaped Britain’s dramatic upland landscapes, from rugged mountain ridges and U-shaped valleys to coastal features. Discover how ice eroded the landscape and left behind distinctive deposits, while examining the evidence for past Ice Ages. The talk also places Britain’s glacial history within the wider story of Earth’s changing climate.
