Located in the far north of Scotland, Plantlife’s Munsary Nature Reserve is a very special place. Join Alistair Whyte for a tour of this wild, windswept, boggy and exceptionally beautiful landscape. Learn why conservation here matters for biodiversity and climate change. Michael Scott OBE will introduce us to some of the peatland specialities such as insect-eating butterworts and sundews, the rare marsh saxifrage and sphagnums. We will also be joined by an expert peatland researcher from the Environmental Research Institute of the University of the Highlands and Islands, who have been researching peatland function and climate change at Munsary. No need for wet weather gear or midge repellent.

Speakers:

Alistair Whyte is the Head of Plantlife Scotland, looking after Plantlife’s projects, advisory work, advocacy and partnership working north of the border, managing Plantlife’s Munsary nature reserve, and raising the profile of wild plant conservation in Scotland. Before joining Plantlife, he spent several years managing nature reserves and working on landscape-scale partnership projects. When not working, he’s usually to be found up a mountain!

Michael Scott OBE, is a founder member of Plantlife and was its Scottish Officer from 1990 to 2004. He negotiated Plantlife's purchase of the Munsary Reserve in 1999, and has chaired the reserve's local management group since its formation. He is a former Deputy Chair of Scottish Natural Heritage.

We will be joined by an expert peatland researcher from the Environmental Research Institute of the University of the Highlands and Islands, who have been carrying out cutting edge research into peatland function and climate change at Munsary over several years.

Plantlife relies on its members and donors. This event is free but if you would like to donate to support our work you can add an optional donation. The more you give, the more plants we can save. Thank you.