Rochdale Field Naturalists Society members have kept records of local wildlife for nearly 150 years, but why? What use is made of all that data? Well, now is a chance to find out about one of the ways our hard work makes a real, practical, difference. There will be a talk at 7pm on Thursday […]
Most people know that earthworms are good for the soil, and we’re pleased to find them in the garden even if they are a bit squirmy. But did you know that Charles Darwin doubted that many other animals have played so important a part in the history of the world than earthworms? Dr Kevin Butt […]
Did you know that around a third of all medicines in use to day come from plants? Have you ever wondered why poisonous plants are poisonous, or what the link is between modern medicines and traditional herbal remedies? These were just some of the things we found out about in our talk by Ian Brand. […]