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Four-day workshop: Traditional Botanical Painting
Linnaeus study room University of Bristol Botanic Garden, The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis four-day course running during April and May over four Sundays will be linked with themed workshops, covering an introduction to the different stages of botanical painting and drawing. Beginners will be welcome to work with more advanced students. Sharpen up your pencils to improve your drawing skills, working from observation of different plant specimens. […]
National Garden Scheme (NGS) Open Day
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe National Garden Scheme (NGS) open day returns to the Botanic Garden this year where you can see the Garden in all its summer glory. The NGS has been running since […]
Flowering plant (Angiosperm) families, or the field Botanist’s mind bungalow
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThis is an introduction to the identification of some flowering plant families, including their ecology and uses. We will consider their ecosystem services, the effect of development and land-use change, […]
Jazz Concert
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomFriends’ annual jazz concert with The Blue notes and Hannah Wedlock Saturday 27 July 2024 We are again delighted to hold our annual jazz concert with the Blue Notes […]
Bee and Pollination Festival
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Bee and Pollination Festival is back again! Immerse yourself in this fascinating world; beekeepers of Bristol showcase the work of their industrious friends with their annual honey show in the marquee, there will be talks throughout the weekend on subjects as varied as Asian Hornets with Sam Marco Versteeg and Government Inspector Annabelle Lewis, […]
Dr Elizabeth Dauncey: Poisonous Plants – and how to live with them
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomDr Elizabeth Dauncey is a freelance botanical toxicologist, having studied botany at the University of Durham before completing a PhD in plant taxonomy at the University of Reading. Over the […]
Tipping Point – Luke Jerram
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Botanic Garden will be ablaze this autumn with Luke Jerram's Tipping Point, a multi-sensory installation of forest fires using lights, sound, and smoke. Visitors will travel through the Garden […]
Sam Hickmott: Lytes Cary Manor, a quintessential family garden
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomSam completed his Royal Horticultural Society Level 3 qualification at the Botanic Garden. He is currently the youngest head gardener in the National Trust, managing gardens across two properties, Lytes […]
Sally Morgan: The Climate Change Garden
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomA botanist by training, Sally is an experienced organic gardener, smallholder and writer. She has long been interested in the way our changing climate is impacting upon our gardens and […]
Friends’ Lecture: The unknown danger: the threat of Asian hornets to western honeybees with Sam Macro Versteeg
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomThe unknown danger: the threat of Asian hornets to western honeybees Asian hornets and the western honeybee (Apis mellifera) separated from one another approximately 100 million years ago and since […]
Friends’ Lecture February 2025: Nature-based beekeeping with Monica Barlow from Bees for Development
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomNature-based beekeeping Many of you will have heard Monica Barlow talk at Bee and Pollination Festivals held every summer at the Botanic Garden. In this talk she will tell us […]
Friends’ Lecture: Killer plants – the world of carnivorous plants with Steve Nicholls
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomKiller plants - the world of carnivorous plants Steve Nicholls is an award-winning writer, documentary producer and director. He has been a wildlife filmmaker for 40 years, including with the […]
Easter Sculpture Festival 2025
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomMartin McGirr - Pharaoh Art and nature will be on display this Easter at the University of Bristol Botanic Garden annual Sculpture and Arts Festival. The event will also celebrate […]
Children’s seed sowing workshop
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomCome and join the spring fun and join our drop in seed sowing for children and young families at the University Botanic Garden. Seed sowing, compost selection and interaction for […]
National Garden Scheme open day
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe National Garden Scheme (NGS) open day returns to the Botanic Garden this year where you can see the Garden in all its summer glory. The NGS has been running since 1927 […]
The Friends’ Annual Jazz Concert 2025
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomThe Friend's Annual Jazz Concert with The Blue Notes and Hannah Wedlock We are again delighted to hold our annual fundraising jazz concert with the Blue Notes and Hannah Wedlock […]
Bee and Pollination Festival 2025 – a Botanic Garden Fundraiser
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomJoin us again for the Bee and Pollination Fundraising Festival, incorporating the Bristol Beekeepers 95th annual Honey Festival. Festival Highlights Live hive demonstrations and flight displays Talks by researchers, conservationists, […]
Lecture: Dynamic Planting: Combining Plants, Materials and Place
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomMatthew Wilson Matthew Wilson is a garden designer, writer, radio and television broadcaster and lecturer. He is a regular participant on Gardeners’ Question Time. Matthew spent ten years with the Royal Horticultural […]
Apple day: help make a proper Bristol cider!
University of Bristol Botanic Garden The Holmes, Stoke Park Road, Stoke Bishop, Bristol, United KingdomHelp make a proper Bristol Cider! More apples than you can use? Donate them to be part of our local cider project and enjoy a free cider! Apple Day aims to reduce wastage of garden apples, bringing together the community and The Cider Box taprooms for this one-day event here at the University of Bristol […]
Lecture: Snow in Burma? Plant hunting in the remote wilds of northern Kachin
The Frank Lecture Theatre Wills Physics Laboratory, Tyndall Avenue, Bristol, United KingdomNick Macer, Pan-Global Plants From subtropical to cool temperate: plants from a remote and underexplored part of the world. A few years after dropping out of school, Nick realised he […]