Many people feel close to God in the natural world, but is it possible in the ordinary streets of London?

Bob Gilbert will talk about the wonders of inner-city nature, the pleasure and inspiration to be drawn from observing and connecting with the everyday – the pavement 'weeds', the wall-top mosses, the spiders of an urban underpass - and how we might develop a spirituality of the natural world in the streets where we live. He will also explore how we can conserve and champion the natural world in the urban environment.

Bob Gilbert is an urban naturalist, broadcaster, author and a long-standing campaigner for inner-city conservation. His book Ghost Trees: Nature and People in a London Parish was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing. His latest book is The Missing Musk: A Casebook of Mysteries from the Natural World.

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