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George Pilkington is an ecologist, environmental educationist, researcher and inventor. George has created the award-winning Nurturing Nature Bumblebee Nest Box and Solitary Bee Observation Nest Box. George, his garden, and solitary bee nest boxes were seen on the very popular BBC2 TV programme, The Wild Gardener, presented by Colin Stafford-Johnson.

Biography:

I have an MSc Countryside Management, (Cert.Ed). I am author of Gardening for Wildlife, and Composting with Worms.Why Waste Your Waste? I have also had many articles published in magazines, including for The Ecologist, The Soil Association and Organic Gardening.

I am a designer and distributor of the award-winning bumblebee and solitary bee nest boxes, and Waste Buster wormeries. I teach school children and special needs adults about the environment and have worked in colleges of further education. I am also a WEA tutor and a tutor for the Field Studies Council.

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Email:

[email protected]

Website:

http://www.nurturing-nature.co.uk

Talk topics:

1. compost making and worm compost
2. Attracting wildlife to gardens
3. Wild bee ecology - Attracting bumblebees and solitary bees to your garden
4. Feeding wild birds - bird feeders, bird nest boxes
5. Creating a pond
6. Pest control
7. Organicgardening
8. Hedges and their history, planting hedges and their management

Region: North West

Fee band: 
Negotiable

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