Our Resilient Neighbours brings together botanists and plant lovers from across the country to take a look at some of the incredibly resilient, under-appreciated and diverse plants found on our pavements. We’ll discover how they came to be there, why they’re special and why they’re so important in our towns and cities.
Going pesticide-free is not just about replacing herbicides with mechanical weeding methods, or relying on communities that have the luxury of time to weed their own streets. It’s also about encouraging councils and residents to move away from the ‘neat and tidy’ mentality. We need to recognise the importance of pavement plants in supporting our mental health and the urban ecosystem as a whole.
Join us in celebrating the plants on our streets with these fabulous folks!
Ali (better known as The FUNgi Guy) likes to hunt, spot, prod, stroke, scratch and sniff fungi and wants to share the sense of wellbeing they can provide!
Sophie Leguil
Sophie is a botanist, writer and nature tour leader. She created ‘More Than Weeds‘ which aims to change our perception of urban plants.
Leif Bersweden
Leif is a writer, botanist and science communicator. He is author of The Orchid Hunter and leads plant identification courses for The Species Recovery Trust.
Alex Morss
Alex is an ecologist, author and journalist, writing for BBC Wildlife and The Guardian. She is the author of four children’s wildlife ecology books.
