A meal, a talk by Tim Blackburn and then a chance to see how moth traps are set up.

Moths are jewels of our natural heritage. They’re as beautiful as butterflies and as industrious as bees, yet lots of people I talk to seem to have an instinctive dislike of these insects. I will introduce you to the wonderful diversity of moths, which can be found even in the dark heart of the inner city. I will show how they can inform about how the natural world works, and explain why they are such important links in the web of life that includes you and me. Hopefully, by the end of the talk, you will have a little more appreciation of this amazing group of insects.

Professor Tim Blackburn is a scientist with thirty years of experience studying questions about the distribution, abundance and diversity of species in ecological communities. He is currently Professor of Invasion Biology at University College London, where his research focuses on alien species, and his teaching mainly involves leading field courses. Before that he was the Director of the Institute of Zoology, the research arm of the Zoological Society of London. Tim regularly reports the findings in his moth trap in Camden on his Bluesky feed: @MothyBlackburn.bsky.social

This workshop is free to attend but you need to register using this form.

During the evening we will be providing an evening meal (donations towards the food will be welcome).

This workshop is being organised in partnership between Kentish Town City Farm, Permablitz London and Capital Growth.

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