Pam Smith pamsited'org'uk

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Pam Smithpam_at_sited.org.uk
Balzac Botanical Guides Guerilla botany Learning,
heritage and green space consultancy
www.sited.org.uk
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Tobacco and coffee grains
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By 2030 92 of the UKs population will be urban
To stroll is a science, it is the gastronomy of
the eye. To walk is to vegetate, to stroll is to
liveto stroll is to enjoy. Honoré de
Balzac (1799-1850)
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Plant Hunting observation and documentation
Labels
Street Food edible landscapes wandering
lunchtimes
Local history guides, maps, plans, stories
The garden visit Plants, stories, maps, souvenirs
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Street Botany The Bothy on the High Street

• Local distinctiveness
• Events
• Exhibitions
• Publications
• Education resources
• Interpretation
• Community engagement
• Skills

Vacant shops, bus stops, pubs, community centres,
walking routes, community gardens, museums.
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Getting work
Sole or joint tenders
Present an idea
Research and grant funding
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OPAL Open Air
Laboratory

• Objectives
• 1 A change of lifestyle - a purpose to spend time
  outside observing and recording the world around
  us
• An exciting and innovative educational programme
  that can be accessed and enjoyed by all ages and
  abilities.
• A new generation of environmentalists
• A much greater understanding of the state of the
  natural environment
• 5 Stronger partnerships between the community,
  voluntary and statutory sectors
• www.opalexplorenature.org
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  www.opalwestmidlands.org

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A gardener loose in Brierley Hill
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Walking down the hill

• Evolution, 30 foot seam, timeline
• Built, designed, natural environment.
• Learning
• Activity and progression
• A voice

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Brierley Hill Botanicals

• Guide book / map
• Participation
• Local knowledge
• Launch and celebration

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Lessons learned

• Be able to describe what you do
• Keep in touch, networks and email groups
• Meeting wider agendas
• Focus on one idea, first ones usually the best
• Keep revisiting ideas and contacts
• Time keeping
• Flukes and Plan B

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Pam Smithpam_at_sited.org.uk
Balzac Botanical Guides Guerilla botany Learning,
heritage and green space consultancy
www.sited.org.uk