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Yuletide Botanica: Winter plants and folklore

Winter solstice is drawing near, and with it chillier, dark evenings. So why not make a hot brew and nestle down for some fabulous botanical stories.

Date
3 Dec 2024
Time
19:00
Free
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A plant is frozen in winter, you can see the ice crystals covering the stem and flowers
Plantlife’s Caitlin Thomas will be joined by writer and storyteller Michael Loader to share some seasonal folklore about some of our favourite plants! Expect to be enchanted, informed and ready to contribute to some spontaneous story making!

Speakers

Plantlife staff member Caitlin Thomas stands facing the camera. She is next to a white fence with the sea behind her on a clear day.

Hosted by Caitlin Thomas

Caitlin joined Plantlife in January 2023 with a background in ecology and science communication. As a member of the comms team, she helps create exciting and interesting content for Plantlife’s social media channels; supporting campaigns like #WaxcapWatch and Plantlife’s flagship #NoMowMay. She champions strategic use of our online platforms to educate and inform, with the aim of connecting more people with our amazing plants and fungi.

Michael Loader

Michael Loader is a storyteller, writer and workshop leader. He works with the Read For Good charity in children’s hospitals; is director of Somerset Storyfest; storyteller in residence with St George’s concert hall Bristol with Wild Words and has had residencies with Blaise Castle Museum, Bristol and Natural England, Somerset. His creative work abroad has taken him to children’s homes in Romania, street theatre in East Germany, drama workshops in Spain, corporate facilitation in Switzerland and two projects in Palestine and Israel, one with the British Council.
“Michael clearly has storytelling in his soul and his love of people and of engaging the audience in the story is abundantly apparent in all of his wonderful shows”.
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