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Geiranger Fjord from above Ljoen |
Fully illustrated 35mm slide talks and more.
Does your group have an interest in the flora of Norway, France or Italy? Do you want to know more about our poisonous plants? Do you want help with naming plants you find (in Europe)? Going on holiday to Norway/France/Italy and want to know where to look for flowers?
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Geiranger Fjord from above Ljoen |
I have kept the overlap of species between the
talks to a minimum so that you can see all the shows without undue repetition.
Even where the same species appear in different talks then the slides are not
the same.
For further information and
sample pictures please select one of the below:
1) Norway - a traveller's guide to the scenery from Bergen to Lakselv, from fjords to glaciers.
3) A Botanist in France or
France
Revisited 5) Poisonous plants (in
Britain).(Not available at present.) 6) A Botanist in Northern Spain 7) Help with the identification of flowers Also available: i)
Nottingham Folk Dance Group ii) A country / folk /
barn dance caller for all occasions. ii) A
country / folk / barn dance caller for all occasions. Ian Whitehead - your
lecturer. I cannot really remember when I first became
interested in wildlife, but it must have been from the age of
about 7. Whilst at school I followed an interest in natural
history with great passion and won many prizes. I also studied
biology, chemistry and physics to A-level and then took a degree
in Natural Sciences at Cambridge University (specialising in
botany). It was during this time that the interest in the
biochemical side of toxins developed. It was also in my time at
university that I first went to Norway with a project to date
some terminal moraines in Western Norway (and I have returned
each year since). After graduating I pursued a career in teaching,
starting at Malvern College and ending as Head of Science in a
large 11-18 comprehensive school before I took the opportunity of
early retirement in 1996 which has enabled me to spend more time
chasing down those species that had eluded me for many years. The talks can last as long as you require, but
normally come in two parts with a break in between and last 2
hours in total. Normally I use between 150 and 200 colour slides
in a talk and am always willing to answer any questions that I
can, or to find answers later. I have a base in Nottingham and also in Rugby and so
almost anywhere in the country is within reach, and I enjoy
travelling to new venues. Why not contact me for further information? All photographs
are the copyright of Ian R.Whitehead and may not be used without
written permission. © Ian R.Whitehead
2000
iii) Rugby
Folk Dance Club.
