FUNGI FIELD DAY:

PROGRAMME OF TALKS

All talks are held in the Botanic Garden Classroom. Entrance is from the Brookside lawn, and seating is available on a first-come, first-served basis.

10.30 – 11.15am: Arbuscular Time and Subterranean Weather AnnabelHowland(Artist,UKandNL)andDrJenMcGaley (DepartmentofPlantSciences,CambridgeUniversity)

12.00 – 12.45pm: Lichens: Yesterday, today and tomorrow

DrGothamieWeerakoon(NaturalHistoryMuseum,London)

1.30 – 2.15pm: Natural Allies: How Underground Fungi Support Crops in a Changing Climate DrJeongminChoi(CropScienceCentre,CambridgeUniversity)

3.00 – 3.45pm: Mycorrhizal mosaic: How fungal diversity sustains plant nutrition DrAlanWanke(SainsburyLaboratory,CambridgeUniversity)

FUNGI FIELD DAY: ACTIVITIES

10.00am – 4.00pm: The Fungi Marquees

Microscopes, games, crafts, facepainting and much more for all ages! Run by scientists from the University of Cambridge and the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

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10.30am – 3.00pm: Guided Walks

Take a tour of the Botanic Gardens to see some of the fungi living here and learn about their lives.

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*2.00pm: special lichen walk: run by Dr Usman from Natural History Museum, London

1.30pm – 4.00pm: Fungi Artscaping and Finding Hidden Fungi

Drop-in to explore the magical world of fungi beneath our feet using art and science with Cambridge Curiosity and Imagination. Pre-booked only: Fungi sampling activity at 1.30pm, 2.30pm and 3.30pm to uncover microscopic fungi in the Gardens.

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FUNGI FIELD DAY: GUIDED WALKS

10.30am – 3.00pm: Guided Walks

Take a tour of the Botanic Gardens to see some of the fungi living here and learn about their lives.

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2.00pm: *Special Lichen Walk*

Join Dr Usman, expert mycologist from the Natural History Museum, London to learn about the incredible world of lichens and meet some of the species living in the Botanic Gardens!

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