CONFERENCE

28th June 2012 Flett Lecture Theatre Natural History Museum London Conference Programme Lawns, Biodiversity and People
9.30 10.15 Registration and coffee John Tweddle Angela Marmont Centre NHM. Welcome

10.20

Chair: Steve Head Ken Thompson Sheffield University. BUGS on lawns: not as dull as they look Stuart Hine NHM. Biodiversity at the edges of lawns

10.40 11.00 11.20

Lionel Smith. Reading University/RHS. If it's a lawn, why is there no grass? Patrick Roper Patrick Roper Associates. Biodiversity in a square metre of lawn 1 Tea and coffee Chair: Jan Miller, Saith Ffynnon Wildlife Plants Experimental mowing regimes on flowering lawns Nigel Dunnet Sheffield University Planting of open spaces in the Olympic park Lunch and networking Chair: Marc Carlton, Private Gardener. Wild bees and lawns Dr Agneta Burton, University of Hertfordshire Mossy lawns supporting hidden bryophyte diversity. Steve Alton, Sussex Nature . Parks and Pollinators Lessons from Germany Sue Gutteridge & Judi Legg. From Green Deserts to Play Landscapes Open Workshop: What should the Forums advice be about lawns and grass? Close and disperse

11.40

12.20

12.40

1.00

2.00 2.20

2.40 3.00 3.20 4.00

Patrick has set up a special extra survey for the meeting - see http://lawnrectangle.blogspot.co.uk