Take Me To The River (Dorchester Science Festival)

A hands-on experience, in partnership with Bournemouth University, to understand how a scientist conducts experimental work and how that work adds data and knowledge about our climate challenged environment. 4 Activities: Explore the fascinating microscopic world of rivers and ponds with Professor Genoveva Esteban from Bournemouth University, and discover the incredible diversity of microscopic organisms thriving in aquatic environments by peering through a microscope. Listen to and identify birds and bird calls on a guided bird tour around the WaterShed site with George Green (Chairman of the Dorset Bird Club) and Samantha Lloyd Learn to identify river wildlife by listening to the sounds they make, with Adrian Newton, Lynn Davy and David Rogers (WCA / Electricbackroom Studio). Identify invertebrates and fish in Sydling water with scientist Dr James Pretty (The RiverLab, Queen Mary University of London).