Welcome to Gilbert White's Online Birthday Festival!
Today we celebrate the 300th anniversary of Gilbert White the pioneering naturalist and first ecologist.
Writer and conservationist Laurence Rose explains why The Natural History of Selborne can seem so contemporary, by comparing Gilbert’s approach to observing and writing about nature with examples from more recent works.
Laurence will be taking questions on Twitter afterwards!
Join the discussion on Twitter (@GilbertWhites) using the hashtag #GW300Online.
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