A Wild Night In with Leif Bersweden

Join Leif Bersweden, writer, botanist and nature communicator, for a botanical Journey through Britain and Ireland


We are delighted to host a Wild Night In with Leif Bersweden, a writer, botanist and nature communicator with a face-down, bottom-up approach to watching wildlife. Join us on Zoom On Thursday 19th September at 7pm.
Our resident flora is packed full of remarkable creatures. There are plants that poison predators, fight battles and play mind games with pollinators. We have carnivores and climbers, puppeteers and parasites. Some are giants thousands of years old, while others are tiny pinpricks a millimetre across.
In 2021, Leif Bersweden went on a big botanical adventure around Britain and Ireland with his bike, travelling from Hampshire’s Bluebell woods to the shores of Shetland, to track down our most intriguing and well-known plants, with the people who love them most dearly.
Leif’s latest book, Where the Wildflowers Grow, follows him on that journey as he botanises his way through an entire calendar year, meeting our plants, telling their stories and exploring people’s connection to their local flora.
Plants are capable of extraordinary things that we rarely hear about or give them credit for, and Leif is here to share their ways with new audiences.
This talk, like the book, is all about the joy of engaging with nature, the importance of plants for our climate, and celebrating our unbelievable botanical diversity.
About Leif
Leif Bersweden grew up in rural Wiltshire where he taught himself how to identify the local flora and has championed our wild plants and the joy they bring ever since. He is the author of The Orchid Hunter (2017) and Where the Wildflowers Grow (2022).
Twitter: @LeifBersweden
TikTok: @leifbersweden
Instagram: @leifbersweden
Website: www.leifbersweden.com
We can’t wait to see you there!
Tickets are £3 suggested donation and must be booked in advance.
Thank you so much for your kind donations to attend this event. As a charity your support really does make a difference. From protecting wildlife, to helping people connect with nature and each other, every contribution helps.