Name: Turning Leaves: Weeds in the Library with Roy and Richard
Start: 2024-10-24T14:00:00+01:00
End: 2024-10-24T15:30:00+01:00
Location: The South London Botanical Institute

Join Roy Vickery and Richard Choksey in the SLBI Library as we identify common weeds and find out where they have come from.
About this Event

Welcome to Turning Leaves: Weeds in the Library with Roy and Richard! Join us for an exciting event where we will explore the fascinating world of weeds in the library at The South London Botanical Institute.

Each participant will bring two plant samples from local pavements and waste ground. Roy and Richard will walk us through how to identify them using the field guides and botany books on our shelves. We will discuss how and when they arrived here, unpacking the hidden stories behind these often overlooked plants.

See you there on Thu Oct 24 2024 at 2pm.

Spaces are limited, please book in advance.

About our workshop leaders Roy and Richard:

Roy Vickery is an experienced lecturer on plant folklore and the author of Vickery’s Folk Flora: An A-Z of the Folklore and Uses of British and Irish Plants (London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2019). He is the former President of the SLBI and a long standing volunteer.

Richard Choksey is the SLBI's new Learning and Communities Co-Lead.