Join Jonathan Leeming on an exciting day time exploration in search of all kind of animals that creep and crawl. It will be a morning of spiders, scorpions, insects, frogs, toads and if we are lucky snakes! This family event is both fun and educating.
The miracle of nature is that whenever there has been a challenge, there is an organism that has found a way to conquer it. There are just over 8.7 million described plants and animals on Earth which are essentially individual science experiments, perpetually testing out new ways of doing things in order to find a better way. There is no doubt that we have much to learn from this 4.85 billion years of natural capital accumulation. Since humans live under the same laws of nature and under the same conditions, it makes sense that we learn from the inner workings of the natural world.
The spider bite and scorpion sting first aid workshop is an exploration of the environment during which you’ll get to have a look at look at Violin Spiders and some of the scorpion that inhabit the area. We’ll have a short lecture with visuals on medically important spiders and scorpions and their bites and stings. I’ll cover identification, symptoms, first aid and where to get free medical advice if you ever need it.
The Nature Works Walk is a 2 hour walk that focuses upon the inner workings of the natural world. I’ll be using practical examples that illustrate how nature works through concepts such as biodiversity, ecosystem services, climate change, natural intelligence, bio prospecting, how the environment is interconnected, the relationship that we as humans have with the environment. All in a way that is easy to understand for adults and children alike.
