Urban Nature/Natura urbana: excursions through the multispecies city

The South London Botanical Institute

Join us for an insightful evening with urban geographer Matthew Gandy to explore urban nature and landscape change.

South London Botanical Institute

Botanical Cities Mini-Festival 2025

We’re excited to announce Botanical Cities a mini festival at the SLBI running from the 29th October-16 November 2025. This celebration of botany in the urban environment will include a mix of walks, talks, workshops, and film screenings for all ages.

Join us for an insightful evening with urban geographer Matthew Gandy as he delves into the world of urban nature and landscape change.Urban Nature/Natura urbana: excursions through the multispecies cityTalk: 7pm-8pm followed by refreshments 8pm-8.30pmIn this talk Matthew Gandy will reflect on different aspects of his research and writing on urban nature. He will draw on diverse examples such as rare flies in London, ruderal plants in Berlin, and migratory birds in Chennai. We will consider the changing scope of urban ecology as a field of wonder and fascination that brings a sense of magic to the most ordinary urban spaces.Join us for this in person at the SLBI and stay for refreshments!<a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1795527373709" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1795527373709" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Book tickets via this link</a> About our speakerMatthew Gandy is Professor of Geography at the University of Cambridge and an award-winning documentary film maker. His books include Concrete and clay: reworking nature in New York City (MIT Press, 2002), The fabric of space: water, modernity, and the urban imagination (MIT Press, 2014), Moth (Reaktion, 2016), and Natura urbana: ecological constellations in urban space (MIT Press, 2022). Access:If you have any access needs, please contact info@slbi.org.ukIf cost is a barrier, please email <a href="mailto:info@slbi.org.uk" title="mailto:info@slbi.org.uk" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">info@slbi.org.uk</a> We will be showing Gandy’s documentary about wild flowers in post-war Berlin, Natura urbana: The Brachen of Berlin, on Sunday 16th November at 5.30pm. <a href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1795932625829?aff=oddtdtcreator" title="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1795932625829?aff=oddtdtcreator" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Book tickets for the screening here</a>

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