# Event Details - **Event Name**: Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm – Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Discover how one man’s intimate observations of swifts, frogs, and fields sparked a revolution in our understanding of nature.About this EventThis is our Founder's Day Lecture 2025, and an in-person event only. There is no live stream.(The talk will be followed by a book sale/signing and drinks reception in our historic library, where a paid bar will be available.)Gilbert White’s Natural History of Selborne, published in 1789, was a quietly ground-breaking book. No one had written so vividly before, combining scholarship and science with close observation in the field, ‘watching narrowly’ as he called it. Every page is illuminated by his knowledge of the woods and fields of his own parish, where he was born and lived most of his life, and by his empathy with the creatures he found there, from hedgehogs and bats, harvest mice and frogs to his beloved swifts and swallows.In her illustrated talk Jenny Uglow explores White’s life, ideas and habits of recording in journals and letters. Asking how he came to be called ‘the father of ecology’, she looks at his insistence that all nature is interlinked, including human life, and at how he teaches us to see the riches of our own local patch – a lesson we are following today.Jenny Uglow’s books include biographies and group studies including The Lunar Men and the panoramic In These Times: Living in Britain through Napoleon’s Wars. Her most recent book is . A Fellow of the Linnean Society, she is particularly interested in links between science, art and literature. She lives in Borrowdale, Cumbria. Welcoming ceremonyA Welcoming Ceremony for new Fellows will take place at 5-5.30pm on the day of the Founders Day Lecture.Inclusion will be based on a first come first served basis and only those with confirmation will be able to take part on the day. If you would be interested in taking part in the Welcome Ceremony, please register your interest by contacting membership@linnean.org with your name and the date of the Welcoming Ceremony you wish to join.-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ConcessionsPlease buy the concession ticket if you are:65 years of age, or overUnder 26 years of ageCurrently in receipt of UK government benefit (including, but not limited to, Income Based Jobseeker's Allowance, Income-related Employment and Support Allowance, Income Support, Working Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit and Housing Benefit, and Universal Credit).Currently in full-time education.-----------------------------------------------------------This is an in-person event at the Linnean Society of London on Piccadilly, London, only. There will be a recording, which will be uploaded to our later.If you'd like to stay updated about our events programme, and other news, - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/london/founders-day-lecture-|-gilbert-white-the-revolutionary-outdoor-naturalist/100001591048060579 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 11.55, max: 13.7, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: London - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Linnean Society of London - **lat**: 51.508525 - **long**: -0.139136 - **full address**: Linnean Society of London, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/64aa4b93cfa75c858e1d72e1cb46d132c9aa911fe002ba28b893f7599e51b930-rimg-w1200-h600-dcc1bda5-gmir.png?v=1760505549 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist being held? - **A:** Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist takes place on Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 06:00 pm to Tue, 02 Dec, 2025 at 08:00 pm at Linnean Society of London, Piccadilly, London, United Kingdom. - **Q**: How much do tickets cost for Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist? - **A:** Ticket prices for Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist range from GBP 12 to GBP 14 depending on the ticket type. Here's a full breakdown of available ticket types:Ticket TypePriceAvailabilityGeneral AdmissionGBP 14 + GBP 2 feeLimitedConcession (check eligibility in event details)GBP 13 + GBP 2 feeLimitedMember (Fellow, Associate or Student)GBP 12 + GBP 2 feeLimited - **Q**: Who is organizing Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist? - **A:** Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist is organized by Linnean Society of London. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Founder's Day Lecture | Gilbert White, the Revolutionary Outdoor Naturalist is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in London, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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