The Cambridge Natural History Society autumn talks series starts with a special event, jointly with the Cambridge Beekeepers’ Association, on Wednesday 1st October, when Dr Dino Martins will talk about the relationship between honeybees and people. Honeybees are one of the most familiar and widespread insects that are kept, managed, exploited and familiar to humanity. It is often said that ‘There is a crisis around bees’, but the reality is that overall honeybee numbers are actually increasing worldwide, the result of more intensive management, mass production and commercial trade of queens and colonies. With examples drawn from around the world, this talk will highlight the complex, multi-faceted relationship we have with honeybees and explore how we can all play a role in better stewardship of the planet.
Talks take place in the David Attenborough Building, New Museums
Site, Pembroke Street, Cambridge CB2 3QZ. On foot this is less then 10
minutes from Drummer St bus station, and there are plenty of cycle
racks. There is no parking on the New Museums Site – the nearest car
park is the Grand Arcade.
As you enter the New Museums Site the David Attenborough Building is in front of you. The entrance is on the podium level, reached by the
steps or there’s a lift if you walk along with the building on your
right.
Thursday 9th October The Past and Future of Natural History
Brian Eversham
Thursday 16th October Searching for (and finding) Snow Leopards
Peter Pilbeam
Thursday 23rd October Conserving Butterflies: Past, Present and Future
Matt Hayes
Thursday 30th October Plastics in the Environment
Claire Barlow
Thursday 6th November Looking for the Goshawk – the Lost Raptor
Conor Jameson
Thursday 13th November Unsung Songbirds: Vocal Communication and Cognition in Corvids Claudia Wascher
Thursday 20th November A Visit to the Vercors Monica Frisch
Thursday 27th November The Little Wilbraham River: a chalk stream living dangerously David Lomas