Events

Together we can change tomorrow today!

Change can only be accomplished through action and doing! I offer a variety of public and private presentations, activities, courses and events for a various of audiences and locations. Click on the following event links for bookings. Note that events with no link are private events. If you are interested in having me speak at your event, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and send me a message. 

December 2023

Spider & Scorpion First Aid Walk

Sunday 9th December, 8am to 10:30am - Kloofendal Nature Reserve. Johannesburg

The spider and scorpion first aid walk consists of a short lecture with visuals on medically important spiders and scorpions and their bites and stings. We will cover identification, symptoms, first aid and where to get free medical advice if you ever need it. Then we head off into the reserve to have a look at the resident Violin Spiders and scorpions. All participants receive a small booklet containing the important takeaways of this walk. 

If you or anyone you know has ever been bitten by a spider or stung by a scorpion anywhere in Southern Africa, and were not sure what to do. Maybe you have had spider or scorpion in your house or garden and you are not sure if it is medically important or not? Or you just want to know the fact about our medically important spiders and scorpions, then this 2.5 hour walk is for you.

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Morning Creepy Crawly Walk

Sunday 9th December 2023, 11am to 1pm. Kloofendal Nature Reserve, Johannesburg

Join Jonathan Leeming on a 2 hour morning walk at Kloofendal Nature Reserve during which, participants will be introduced to some of the creepy crawlies that inhabit the reserve such as spiders, insects and scorpions. This popular event teaches conservation, understanding and respect for all creatures. All animals are released back into where they came from. This event is suitable for the whole family. Approximate walking distance is 3km. 

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January 2024

Creepy Crawly Night Walk

Saturday 13th January 2024, 6pm to 8pm. Kloofendal Nature Reserve. Johannesburg

Join Jonathan Leeming on a 2 hour night time exploration of Kloofendal Nature Reserve in search of all kind of animals that creep and crawl such as spiders, scorpions, insects, frogs, toads and if we are lucky snakes! This popular event teaches conservation, understanding and respect for all creatures. All animals are released back into where they came from. This event is suitable for the whole family. Approximate walking distance is 3km.

Biomimicry Walk

Sunday 14th Janaury 2024, 8am to 10am. Kloofendal Nature Reserve. Johannesburg

The miracle of nature is that whenever there has been a challenge, there is an organism that has found a way to conquer it. Want to live a life of zero waste? Nature has done it! What to live in the desert with no water? Nature has done it? Want to live a more meaningful and prosperous life? Nature has done 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.  Since we all 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 to overcome the challenges of modern life.

The Biomimicry Walk examines those aspects of the natural world that we are all familiar with, and uncovers the extraordinary in the ordinary. The walk includes a short interactive workshop activity that examine how nature offers us solutions to overcome the biggest challenges of our time, and also, what can we learn from nature to live healthier, happier and more meaningful lives.

If you have ever wondered why flowers always clean? How termites use passive cooling to air condition their mounds. How nature deals with waste, and how venomous animals are providing cures for some of the most widespread lifestyle diseases of modern life? Then the Biomimicry Walk is for you!

Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Presentation

19th January 2024, EcoTraining Past Students (over Zoom)

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting on Essential Scorpion Sting First Response at a fund raising event for Friends of Free Wildlife in Kyalami. He will have copies of his new book for sale at the event. 

More details nearer the date. 

Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Book Launch

20th January 2024, 10am to 12pm, Kloofendal Nature Reserve

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting on Essential Scorpion Sting First Response at a fund raising event for Friends of Free Wildlife in Kyalami. He will have copies of his new book for sale at the event. 

More details nearer the date. 

Eswatini Snakebite Symposium

26th & 27th January 2024, Eswatini

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting and being a panel member for the 2023 Eswatini Snakebite Symposium.

Symposium details

February 2024

Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Presentation

February 2024. Friends Of Free Wildlife

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting on Essential Scorpion Sting First Response at a fund raising event for Friends of Free Wildlife in Kyalami. He will have copies of his new book for sale at the event. 

More details nearer the date. 

April  2024

Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Presentation

13th April 2024. Culinan Conservancy

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting on Essential Scorpion Sting First Response at the meeting of the Gauteng Conservancies Association. He will have copies of his new book for sale at the event. 

More details nearer the date. 

Essential Scorpion Sting First Response Presentation

25th April 2024. Birdlife Witwatersrand

Jonathan Leeming will be presenting on Essential Scorpion Sting First Response at the meeting of the Gauteng Conservancies Association. He will have copies of his new book for sale at the event. 

More details nearer the date. 

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