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In honour of Wallace, a Welsh hero
The life and work of Usk-born naturalist and Welsh hero Alfred Russel Wallace are being celebrated at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
July 1st has been declared “Wallace Day” at the biggest and most-visited garden in Wales, in honour of the 150th anniversary of the joint presentation by Wallace and Darwin to the Linnaean Society of their ground-breaking paper – entitled The Theory of Evolution By Natural Selection.
The Garden’s celebrations include the...
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The Longest Day
Tickets are now on sale for the Longest Day concert at the National Botanic Garden of Wales starring Symphonica Tywi.
The concert – on Saturday June 21st – takes place amid the Mediterranean magic and floral finery of the Great Glasshouse, so the music lovers are promised a dry evening – whatever the weather!
The orchestra’s conductor Mike Cottam said: “The...
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Dads go free on Sunday 15th June
Dad’s money is guaranteed to go further on Father’s Day at the National Botanic Garden of Wales.
All dads are allowed in Carmarthenshire’s No 1 visitor attraction on Sunday June 15 – free of charge.
Head of marketing at the Garden, David Hardy, said: “Mums go...
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