Talk:Unknown Wales Conference 2026
Join us for a morning of exciting public talks about the latest in Welsh wildlife.
Now in its 16th year, Unknown Wales features top speakers from all corners of Wales, sharing news of their latest nature discoveries and projects.
With updates from enthusiasts working with animals and plants on the front line, from the depths of history to facing the future, there’s something to suit all tastes.
Either join us live in the beautiful Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre at National Museum Cardiff, or sign up to watch along online.
This is your chance to hear from the experts, and to ask your questions.
Speakers
- Marine plankton: the biodiversity of beautiful, complex alien life | Julian Cremona, author and former head of FSC Dale Fort, Pembrokeshire
- “I felt like I’d seen a celebrity!” – what motivates ‘citizen scientists’ to record wildlife? | Chloe Griffiths, Aberystwyth University
- Mushrooms as metaphor in Anglo-Welsh literature | Nathan Smith, Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
- Woven Places; people and place in the upper Swansea Valley | Alan Bowring, Fforest Fawr Geopark
- What genomes reveal about the future of Welsh Adders | Axel Barlow, Bangor University
More Information
- Unknown Wales will be held at the Reardon Smith Theatre, National Museum Cardiff.
- Entry is via the North Door which is located on Park Place, not the main museum entrance.
- Doors open at 09:30am, with the talks from 10am to 1PM. There will be a short comfort break during the morning.
- The programme for the morning will be provided closer to the conference but this may be subject to last minute changes.
- This is a hybrid event, so you can watch speakers live in the Reardon Smith Lecture Theatre at National Museum Cardiff or watch virtually. A viewing link will be emailed prior to the event.
- This is a live event, so the conference will not be available to watch afterwards.
- Tickets cost £5.00 per person for in-person or virtual.
- The talks will be in the speakers’ first language, which is English.
- Drinks are not provided but you are welcome to bring your own. Or why not catch up with friends after the conference in the museum coffee shop or restaurant?
- Suggested age suitability 12+.
- Unknown Wales is a collaboration between Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales and the Wildlife Trust for South and West Wales.
Our public programme is generously supported by players of Postcode Lottery.
Information
Acanthometra radiolarian | Julian Cremona
Magpie Inkcap | Ben Rowson
Alan Bowring
Birdwatchers | Chloe Griffiths
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