Medicinal and mindful: Liverpool’s botanical future

Run time: 13.30 – 14.30

Unearth the ongoing conservation efforts to protect and
preserve medicinal plants at risk of extinction due to climate change. 

This workshop will focus on conservation efforts of
herbariums; libraries of pressed plants. You’ll learn the delicate art of
mounting dried plants on sheets to preserve the species for future
research.  

Wild plants often go unnoticed and unappreciated today. This
workshop is part of a series of events that will encourage you to think about
the species growing around you, what you might learn from them and the
importance of protecting and preserving plants against the effects of climate
change.  

The workshops will be hosted by Mindful Garden; a
collaboration between researchers across Liverpool John Moores University. The
Mindful Garden explores the medicinal properties of plants, digs into
pharmaceutical drug discovery, and unearths the legacy of William Roscoe’s
botanical collection.  

Please note that this event involves plants that are safe
to handle but may not be suitable to those with any plant allergies. The
activity may be messy and could stain clothes – disposal aprons will be
provided.

Other workshops in this series:

Medicinal and mindful: Liverpool's botanical history

Medicinal and mindful: Liverpool's botany of today

This event is part of the Museum of Liverpool takeover, a
day of free talks, workshops and activities across the museum. Join us on
Sunday 14 September 10.30-17.00.

For access information and directions to this venue, and all
British Science Festival venues, please click this link https://britishsciencefestival.org/british-science-festival-2025-venues