Date: 4th November 2026

Time: 7:00pm – 8:00pm

Location: Online

Join us online for a Botanical Skills Project talk as Michael Dempster from the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) provides an engaging introduction to the region’s rich geodiversity.

Geodiversity is biodiversity’s silent partner, holding intrinsic value, recording Earth’s history, and offering vital clues to our planet’s future. In this session, Michael will explore how and why Northern Ireland conserves its geology through measures like Areas of Special Scientific Interest (ASSIs), while highlighting the inextricable link between geo- and biodiversity using a North Antrim priority species as a case study.

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