Participants Wanted

THE AMATEUR NATURALIST 14-19 September 2008

An Ecology week in Corfu with David Bellamy & Lee Durrell

"Corfu is the garden of the gods."

This seminar is aimed at amateur naturalists, of any age, who want an introduction to the natural world from leading experts in the field: David Bellamy and Lee Durrell. The programme is designed to be suitable for advanced amateurs who want to learn about the world of Gerald Durrell's "My Family and Other Animals", as well as for children and family groups developing a deeper sense of the ecological variety of the natural world.

The Amateur Naturalist will be a week-long adventure combining talks from eminent speakers. In addition to Lee and David we anticipate that early adventurers who participated in capturing endangered species in both Gerald’s time and now, as well as leaders of conservation projects, will enlighten the audience on the difficulties and dangers of conservation.

Gerald Durrell is quoted as saying when he first arrived in Corfu,

“It was like being allowed back into Paradise”, he whispered "Our arrival in Corfu was like being born for the first time". We hope that this will be the sentiments of those joining the Durrell School this September.

Click here to download the full programme and an application form.
Susan