A talk about the importance of fungi including their evolution, symbiotic relationship with plants, their value as a food, and their medicinal uses. We will cover: 

• What are Fungi? 

• How did they evolve

• Their importance to the environment

• Medicinal uses of fungi

• Fungi as a food source

• The role of the Citizen scientist in studying them

About the speaker:

Dr Heyes was for some 10 years chair of Knole u3a Science Group. He has a science and technology background and after retirement from the Civil Service, was appointed a Senior Fellow at King’s College, London. Knole u3a is based in Sevenoaks, Kent, and has held meetings on a wide range of science and technology topics. Many of the talks are researched and presented by members of Knole, as well as invited speakers from UK universities, research organisations, local and national companies. Dr Heyes is the Volunteer Botantist at Haysden Country Park near Tonbridge, Kent and has undertaken a detailed survey of both the flora and fungi there.