GardensDB - Events - Ungardening for Biodiversity: A Photographic Exploration of the Hidden Life in Gardens Browse [ ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** ](https://gardensdb.com) [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) [ Search gardens, designers, shows… ](https://gardensdb.com/search) [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fevents%2Fungardening-for-biodiversity-a-photographic-exploration-of-the-hidden-life-in-gardens) [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) [ ](https://gardensdb.com/search) Discover - [ Home ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) Account - [ Login ](https://gardensdb.com/login?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fgardensdb.com%2Fevents%2Fungardening-for-biodiversity-a-photographic-exploration-of-the-hidden-life-in-gardens) - [ Register ](https://gardensdb.com/register) Discover - [ Home Today's highlights ](https://gardensdb.com) - [ Gardens Show gardens, catalogued ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens) - [ Shows Horticultural shows ](https://gardensdb.com/shows) - [ Events Festivals, courses & open days ](https://gardensdb.com/events) - [ 360° tours Step inside, long after the show packs up ](https://gardensdb.com/360-tours) - [ Trails Curated routes through the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/trails) People & studios - [ People Designers, judges, growers ](https://gardensdb.com/people) - [ Studios Design practices ](https://gardensdb.com/studios) - [ Books Recommended reading ](https://gardensdb.com/books) - [ Jobs Roles in the industry ](https://gardensdb.com/jobs) Organisations - [ Sponsors Organisations that back the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/sponsors) - [ Charity & non-profits Causes behind the gardens ](https://gardensdb.com/charities) - [ Collectives Groups & community projects ](https://gardensdb.com/collectives) - [ Companies Suppliers & contractors ](https://gardensdb.com/companies) - [ Education Schools, colleges & universities ](https://gardensdb.com/education-institutions) - [ Nurseries Plant suppliers & growers ](https://gardensdb.com/nurseries) [ Submit a garden ](https://gardensdb.com/gardens/submit) [ About GardensDB ](https://gardensdb.com/help) ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/df272451-9f3e-444e-ad17-2212d270ddc3/conversions/jGOBSR62WCeRW3KsoL0vi7jHM2zZ3B-metaYmVlLWhhbGl0ZXMtc2NhYi04NzMxLWNvcHkuTU9OVC1ZRVMtU09MRS1BTUwuanBlZw==--cover-image.webp) [Events](https://gardensdb.com/events) ![Ungardening for Biodiversity: A Photographic Exploration of the Hidden Life in Gardens](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/media/05a6c49b-0c32-4cea-af97-03d8c42d9059/conversions/CechJVeR3nHm4bDfFbcUEtLbmMktaF-metaMHNnOHZTdFgydEdyZUc0UUN0RDM2bE95ZXNmS1VmLW1ldGFNekkzTlRVeE9EZ3dYelUyTmprM056Z3hOVEk1TVRZME0xODNNamt3TXpjME5UQTFOVEV6TkRVNU16a3dYMjR1YW5Cbi0tcHJvZmlsZS1sb2dvLndlYnA=--profile-logo.webp) Ungardening for Biodiversity: A Photographic Exploration of the Hidden Life in Gardens ======================================================================================== London At a glance Date Jun 17, 2025 Location London, United Kingdom When Date ------ June 17th, 2025 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM About this event Description ------------- Join Mark Millan to learn about the fascinating world of insects and their role in promoting biodiversity. Climate change, habitat loss, intensive agriculture, industrialization, invasive species, novel pathogens, and pollution are exerting increase pressure on native flora and fauna across the planet. Paradoxically, while rampant concrete and sprawling cities are inherently bad news for wildlife, urban green spaces like parks and gardens offer a potential refuge for a variety of plants and animals, including bees, butterflies and beetles. This is important since, like birds, bats and other animals, insects have suffered serious global and local declines in numbers and species richness over recent years. Moreover, while they don’t have quite the same aura as giant pandas or cuddly koalas, there’s more to bugs than annoying wasps and wretched greenflies. Join Mark Millan to hear about the important services that insects provide, such as: - pollinating flowers, bushes and trees - providing food for birds, frogs, bats, hedgehogs - recycling leaves and other debris to fertilize the earth - consuming pests of flowers and vegetables (aphids, plant-chewing bugs, slugs and mildew). In view of the above, it would seem like a good idea to nab insects with a *camera* rather than a rolled-up newspaper, and this talk is based on the photographic documentation (2020 to 2024) of insects in Mark Millan’s own garden situated in the green belt West of Paris. At the end of this talk you will come away with practical tips and action points on how you too can go about ungardening for biodiversity. The people behind it People -------- [ ![](https://cdn.gardensdb.com/people/mark-milan/profile_photo.webp) Mark Millan Speaker ](https://gardensdb.com/people/mark-millan) Location Where to find it ------------------ The Garden Museum 5 Lambeth Palace Road London SE1 7LB United Kingdom [{"name":"Ungardening for Biodiversity: A Photographic Exploration of the Hidden Life in Gardens","url":"","lat":null,"lng":null,"address":"The Garden Museum , 5 Lambeth Palace Road, London, SE1 7LB, United Kingdom","logo":"https:\/\/cdn.gardensdb.com\/media\/05a6c49b-0c32-4cea-af97-03d8c42d9059\/conversions\/CechJVeR3nHm4bDfFbcUEtLbmMktaF-metaMHNnOHZTdFgydEdyZUc0UUN0RDM2bE95ZXNmS1VmLW1ldGFNekkzTlRVeE9EZ3dYelUyTmprM056Z3hOVEk1TVRZME0xODNNamt3TXpjME5UQTFOVEV6TkRVNU16a3dYMjR1YW5Cbi0tcHJvZmlsZS1sb2dvLndlYnA=--profile-logo.webp"}] Ungardening for Biodiversity: A Photographic Exploration of the Hidden Life in Gardens · on map No locations to display on map. ![](/images/leaf_icon.svg) Gardens**DB** The world's largest collection of show gardens online, kept free, kept current, and shaped by the community that uses it. 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