Date: 18th November 2026

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Online

Join us online for this fascinating Botanical Skills Project talk with Dr Mark Spencer.

Plants are often the silent witnesses to serious crimes. From brambles and nettles revealing accurate timelines to leaf fragments and seeds on footwear placing a suspect at a crime scene, botanical evidence plays a vital role in modern forensics. Far from a new science, forensic botany has helped solve major criminal cases for decades, including the infamous Lindbergh kidnapping.

Learn more about the Botanical Skills project in Northern Ireland here: https://bsbi.org/take-part/projects/botanical-skills-northern-ireland