THE next Flat Holm Society Talk will take place on Thursday, May 21, entitled ‘Once you have slept on an island the life and works of Mary Gillham'.
Born in 1921 she was one of the leading naturalists in Wales. After gaining her doctorate in agriculture and botany at Aberystwyth University, she specialised in island ecology, studying the Welsh islands before moving on to lecture in Britain and abroad.
She was one of the first women scientists in Antarctica and worked on penguin islands in South Africa. From 1961 she lectured at Cardiff University leading field trips in Britain and abroad, and was a lifelong supporter of Flat Holm.
The talk will be given by Andy Kendall of Cardiff Naturalist Society.
The talk will be held at the Kymin, Penarth at 7pm and there will be a suggested donation towards costs of £2/£3.
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