Scotland’s historic graveyards are important places of heritage, memory, biodiversity and community value, whose care is entering a period of significant change, with changes in the ownership and use of churches and an increased awareness of the importance of greenspace for biodiversity and wellbeing. This one-day seminar will bring together people and organisations from across Scotland to share experience, explore good practice, consider new approaches to their long-term care, creating opportunities for collaboration and helping shape a sustainable future for these remarkable places. This is a hybrid event with limited in person spaces, and the opportunity to join online.

In this joint lecture with Scotland’s Garden and Landscape Heritage, art historian Dr Andrew Paterson will introduce the creative practices of two celebrated contemporary artists based in Scotland, the sculptor Andy Goldsworthy and the pioneer of ‘concrete poetry’ Ian Hamilton Finlay, who have both elected to install much of their work outdoors, in both wild and cultivated natural environments, and who invite their audiences into a fresh experience of the natural world that is both thought-provoking and immersive. Tickets: £6 (students £2) and should be booked in advance for both live and streamed events.