Lecture
June 26, 2023
Nature Heals | Trevor Parsons in conversation with Mark Tattersall
An opportunity to hear the extraordinary story behind the Nature Heals photography exhibition.
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June 26, 2023
Underwater Photography | Sandra Stalker
Explore the wonderful marine wildlife of the Dorset coastline through the underwater photography of Sandra Stalker in this afternoon's talk.
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June 2, 2023
The return of beavers to Dorset | Stephen Oliver
History was made in February 2021 when Dorset Wildlife Trust released a pair of Eurasian beavers - Castor fiber - into an enclosed site as part of a scientific study to assess the impact beavers have on their environment.
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November 4, 2022
Dating the Cerne Abbas Giant | Martin Papworth
In March 2020, in the final week before Covid lockdown, the National Trust excavated four small trenches across the feet and elbows of the Cerne Abbas Giant.
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October 13, 2022
The Secret Lives of Plants | Professor Jonathan Drori
In this copiously illustrated talk, Jonathan Drori brings to life the science, history, culture and folklore of plants by revealing how their worlds are intricately entwined with our own.
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July 5, 2022
John Cowper Powys: A Man Between Worlds | Dr Kevan Manwaring
To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the birth of the Dorset-based novelist John Cowper Powys, Dr Kevan Manwaring re-examines his influences, oeuvre, and legacy with a special focus on his ‘Wessex Quartet’ of novels (Maiden Castle; Weymouth Sands; A Glastonbury Romance; Wolf Solent).
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