Wednesday 15th June to Friday 17th June 2016
Conference: What Capability Brown did for Ecology
Location: Sheffield Hallam University
What Capability Brown did for Ecology: the legacy for biodiversity, landscapes, and nature conservation
This major conference is being organised with Historic England, Natural England, the Ancient Tree Forum and others to contribute towards the celebrations of the tercentenary of Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown. The event will bring together ecologists, landscape historians and archaeologists, land managers and conservationists to look critically at the impact of Brown and his successors on the UK’s landscape. The conference will address the paradigms of these designed landscapes. It will consider issues around the legacy of Brown’s creations and ideas and the repercussions that are still apparent today. It will make for a thought-provoking and rich discussion over the three days, covering habitat conservation and creation, drainage and the release of alien species. This is the untold story of the ecology of Capability Brown and the landscape school which followed. The conference will include a field visit, poster presentations and displays.
Confirmed speakers include: Tom Williamson, Ted Green, Keith Alexander, Jill Butler, John Barnatt, Richard Wheeler, Melvyn Jones, Ian Rotherham, Crispin Scott, John Phibbs and Leslie Pearman.
Bookings are now being taken and there is an early bird discount for bookings made before 30 March 2016. Further information and booking forms are available at the UKEconet website
