10 February 2026: 'European Deserts: A New Perspective on the Environment of Europe' - a talk by Chris Stone MIEnvSc

Join Colchester author Chris Stone to hear about his new book which investigates tracts of heath and badland wilderness across seven European countries - Spain, The Netherlands, France, Poland, Iceland, Germany - and Breckland in Norfolk! Scattered across the lowlands of this green subcontinent, these sandy and infertile wildernesses are cold deserts. In existence for millennia and formerly much more extensive, they present arid landscapes profoundly different from their surroundings and offer refuge for scarce flora and fauna with nowhere else to go.

Followed by a book signing.

When: 10 February, 2:30pm-3:30pm

Where: Ancient House Museum, Thetford, IP24 1AA

Cost: £5 or free for Friends of the museum or Norfolk Museums Pass holders

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Book online via the Norfolk Museums webpage. (opens new window)