George McGavin's 'What have insects ever done for us?'
Dates: 21 & 22 June, 11am
Cost: £3pp (admission applies)
Learn about the fascinating world of insects
Join TV presenter and author George McGavin for his fascinating talk on 'What have insects ever done for us?'.
Insects are the most diverse and successful group of multi-cellular animals on Earth. They are an essential component of every terrestrial and aquatic food chain - without them the world would be a very different place. But insects have a dark side - they have changed the short course of human history by killing hundreds of millions of people and destroying their crops.But without a rich diversity of insects we will be living on an impoverished planet and will be facing a very uncertain future.
George McGavin
Dr George McGavin is one of the UK’s foremost entomologists and leading authorities on the natural world, a respected academic, author, television and radio presenter, explorer and speaker on all things bug-related.
He is widely recognised throughout the UK as a regular contributor to the BBC One Show delighting viewers with his bug-life and ecology reports. He has also presented and consulted on many television programmes including The Secret Life of Landfill: A rubbish history and the multi award-winning documentary After Life: the strange science of decay.
Book signing
George McGavin will be available for book signing after his talk, at 12pm.
Please note that if you are not a WWT member, you will also need to purchase admission. Save 10% by booking online in advance, or pay walk-up prices on the day.
