Get wormy with experts!

Get Wormy - Join our demonstrations to learn more about these vital soil workers!
Friday March 14th, 11am-1pm

Proud to host worm expert and author Dr Kevin Butt and Austrian worm researcher Dr Pia Euteneuer.

What to expect:
- Digging and hand-sorting of soil
- Learn to identify different groups
- Understand the important role of worms for composting, gardening and farming
- Get tips on how to attract more worms to your soil
- Ask the experts your questions

Suitable for all - whether you are a worm enthusiast or simply find them fascinating. Please note children are welcome but the content is aimed towards adults.

Dr Kevin Butt is a Reader in Ecology at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. He has undertaken research in soil ecology, and specifically earthworms for nearly 40 years. This is because earthworms, as ecosystem service providers, are an essential component of functioning soils, vital to us all.

Dr Pia Euteneuer is an agricultural researcher at BOKU University in Vienna (Austria). Earthworms have been the focus of her research for several years. For her, the earthworm symbolises the potential of ecosystem services and the interplay between soil biology, soil physics and soil chemistry for sustainable and climate-adapted crop production. A current research project is "SoilRise- Monitoring soil biota by citizen science" http://www.soilrise.eu/

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