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Events for groups
Private events for groups
We are currently offering private events (talks or walks) at Spurn National Nature Reserve!
Get in touch with us at events@ywt.org.uk if you'd like to enquire about booking these in.
Prices and contact
Prices will vary dependent on event. Please get in touch at events@ywt.org.uk for more details.
Book a talk with Professor Alastair Fitter
We also have a close working relationship with Professor Alastair Fitter CBE, FRS, at the University of York, who offers the following specialist talks with proceeds going to Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
If you are interested in booking Alastair for a talk, please contact him directly to discuss recommended donations: alastair.fitter@york.ac.uk.
He's happy to give a talk on the following subjects:
When will it flower? Plants and climate change
The time at which many plants come into flower has changed greatly recently. How much of this is due to climate change and what are the implications?
The answer lies in the soil
Soil is the basis of all life on land, including ourselves and yet we abuse it. The consequences have always been horrific and will be so again unless we stop treating soil like dirt.
Friendly fungi?
Most plants have symbiotic fungi in their roots, known as mycorrhizal fungi. Some of these fungi offer substantial benefits to the plants, but mycorrhizal symbioses are diverse and not all the relationships are so friendly.
One man went to mow: the ecology and management of meadows
What is and what isn’t a meadow, why they are important and how to create and maintain them.
Hidden nature, hidden value
The ‘ecosystem services’ that are supplied by the hidden, often microscopic creatures that abound in soil.
Richard Fitter and London’s Natural History
London's Natural History was Richard Fitter's first book and established him as a major figure in conservation. It was the first book that treated a city as a worthy subject for a naturalist and was way ahead of its time. This talk shows why the book mattered so much.
The State of Nature in Yorkshire
How do we know what plants and animals there are in our county, how well they are faring and how well protected they are?
Yorkshire’s Biodiversity Hotspot: the History and Ecology of Askham Bog
Highlights the remarkable biodiversity of this iconic and unusually well-studied place and looks at the recent campaign to save it from a proposed development, considering the conservation implications.
Wildlife Gardening
How to create and maintain a wildlife-friendly garden.
Working for a Wilder Yorkshire
The work of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust.
