48-51 Broad St
Oxford OX1 3BQ
UK
In celebration of the Oxford Festival of Nature, Blackwell’s Broad Street will be hosting a day of free Nature talks and activities.
At 1pm we will be joined by Jeremy Mynott who will be discussing his book ‘Birds in the Ancient World’. Then at 3pm Leif Bersweden will be exploring his search for 52 species of Orchid in ‘The Orchid Hunter’.
In the Children’s Department there will be nature themed storytime and craft activities.
Leif Bersweden – ‘The Orchid Hunter’
In the summer after leaving school, a young botanist sets out to fulfil a childhood dream – to find every species of orchid native to the British Isles.
Battling the vagaries of the British climate in his clapped-out car, Leif Bersweden had just a few months to do what no one has ever done before: to complete this quest within one growing season.
‘The Orchid Hunter’ is a study of the 52 native species, it is a fantastic gateway into the compendious world of orchids, and one that will open your eyes to the rare hidden delights to be found on the doorstep. Join as as Leif discusses his fascinating journey.
Leif Bersweden graduated with a degree in Biology from Oxford and is currently a PhD student at Kew Gardens. He has loved orchids longer than he can remember. He is also the author of Winter Trees: A Photographic Guide to Common Trees and Shrubs, published by the Field Studies Council in 2013.
This talk is free to attend, please register your interest in attending. For all enquiries please email [email protected] or call 01865 333623.