People’s Herbarium Walk

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Tickets

FREE £0

Location

St Thomas Church, Launceston

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Dates

Tue 10th August, 2021
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10:30 am |
The walk finishes at 12 noon.

About this event

Enjoy a leisurely plant walk.

Join artist Karen Howse for a relaxed walk identifying & discovering wild plants as we go in the lanes of Launceston. Beginning & ending at St Thomas church, by the Kensey river, Launceston. In Lawrence House Museum there is a giant 1800’s Herbarium (collection of dried & pressed plants) from the 1800’s collected by local man & pharmacist William Wise 200 years ago in the lanes of North Cornwall. Press a few plants on the day & contribute to the modern day People’s Herbarium for the museum. See if we can find any of the plants Wise collected & follow in his footsteps.

This is a Bright Sparks FEAST & Cornwall Museums Partnership funded project connecting people in North Cornwall with place & plants through walks & printmaking. In partnership with Launceston’s Lawrence House Museum & Launceston Library. Look out for more Walk mornings & Print days inspired by William Wise’s 18th Century Herbarium.

Contact

https://www.karenhowse.com/projects/the-peoples-herbarium