Corn bunting singing while perched on a plant © Barry Stalker
Talks
We regularly deliver informative talks about the work of the Wildlife Trust, its reserves, and local wildlife to community groups and organisations in the region. Please fill in the form below to request a talk.
Speaker organisers for our Local Groups should e-mail us directly at eventrequests@wildlifebcn.org. If you are from a school, please contact our Education teams, and if you are a business requesting a talk, please contact our corporate team: corporate@wildlifebcn.org
Our Talks
Image by Bob Izzard
The Work of the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Learn about the formation and the history of the Trust, the range of work we undertake across the three counties – on our reserves, in the wider countryside, and with communities – and how we’re planning for the future.
Chris Gomersall/2020 VISION
The Great Fen - 25 Years of Changing the Landscape
As we reach this impressive and important milestone of this fenland landscape, take a look back with us at the work completed so far, the wildlife it has benefitted and the future direction of restoration in the Fens.
Alternatively, you can arrange the showing of a film to your group, either the 'Spitfire excavation' or ' Memories from the Fen'. Each film has a running time of approximately 40 minutes.
Sam Alexander Photography
The Eurasian Beaver in Northamptonshire - Reintroducing an Ecosystem Engineer
In February 2025, we released a family of beavers into the Nene Wetlands Nature Reserve in Northamptonshire. Learn why beavers went extinct in the UK, why they are such important species in the ecosystem, and the journey we’ve been on to reintroduce them – and the impact they are already having.
Nightingale singing at Strawberry Hill by Holly Wilkinson
Strawberry Hill – An Extraordinary Place for Wildlife
Thanks to the generosity of our supporters, we were able to save Strawberry Hill, a 150-hectare site in Bedfordshire that had been transformed from poor arable fields to grassland, shrub and young woodland, and is now home to a stunning range of species – including nightingales, turtle doves, and harvest mice. Learn about how this transformation came about, why we stepped in to buy in, and our plans for this new nature reserve.
An Introduction to Wildlife Gardening
On average, private gardens make up 20% of our cities – providing space for wildlife and forming links between larger green spaces to make wildlife corridors. Discover how you can help your local wildlife by providing food and shelter for a range of species in your garden.
Request a Talk
In addition to our five most popular talks listed above, our experts in conservation can talk in depth about anything from chalk stream restoration to bird habitats and sustainable farmland management. We also have a number of introductory talks to groups of wildlife, such as bats, butterflies, and orchids. We have excellent engagement, wellbeing and education teams who can talk in depth about nature connection and how to engage various people with wildlife. Please mention on the webform below
The suggested minimum donation for a talk is £75, however we are very grateful for all donations we receive. Our CEO Brian Eversham is also happy to give talks on a range of specialist topics for a larger donation of £200.
If your group is outside of our three counties, we may also request the travel expenses are covered.