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Week of Events
Consider the Wondrous
A brand new festival is coming to Frome this September, bringing together authors, ideas and conversations exploring our connection with nature, the world around us and each other. Taking place from 19-20 September at RISE, Consider the Wondrous is a new collaboration between Tina Gaisford-Waller of Winstone’s Hunting Raven Books and author and bookseller Gareth Howell-Jones, […]
Monday, September 14, 2026
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Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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Thursday, September 17, 2026
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Friday, September 18, 2026
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Saturday, September 19, 2026
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September 19, 2026 -Autumn Birds with Nick Patel
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September 19, 2026 -Gareth Howell-Jones & Jay Griffiths | Our Place in the Living World
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September 19, 2026 -JC Niala & Amanda Tuke talk to Stephen Moss | Wildlife in the Towns and Cities
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September 19, 2026 -Horatio Clare talks to Julia Samuel | Nature and Our Minds
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September 19, 2026 -Pavement Plant Prowl led by Amanda Tuke
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September 19, 2026 -Rosa Vasquez Espinoza talks to Nicola Cutcher | The Secrets of the Amazon
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September 19, 2026 -Jon Gower & Stephen Moss in Conversation | Bird Talk
Autumn Birds with Nick Patel
Autumn is a time of movement and change in the bird world. Migrants arrive from the north to spend the winter here, while summer visitors begin their journeys south. Hedgerows are alive with activity as birds feast on the season’s berries, and grasslands and wetlands provide vital feeding grounds for both resident and passing species. […]
Gareth Howell-Jones & Jay Griffiths | Our Place in the Living World
Consider the Wondrous opens with festival Director Gareth Howell-Jones explaining how Consider the Wondrous came about, why it’s in Frome, what it is for, and what he hopes the project can begin to achieve. He’ll talk too about the simple but radical way of looking squarely at nature that underpins his books Do Not Call […]
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JC Niala & Amanda Tuke talk to Stephen Moss | Wildlife in the Towns and Cities
“As cities grow, the danger is not only ecological but emotional... If we want a future that is not only liveable but meaningful, we must learn to care differently. That begins by paying attention – to the cracks in the pavements, the stories in trees, the silence that follows loss.” JC Niala Did you know […]
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Horatio Clare talks to Julia Samuel | Nature and Our Minds
Horatio has always been a lover and close observer of nature. In 2018 he had a mental breakdown; he was fully, psychotically delusional. He wrote about that experience with great bravery in Heavy Light, and a wonderfully generous and informative guide to mental health and the paths to recovery in Your Journey, Your Way. Mental health is […]
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Pavement Plant Prowl led by Amanda Tuke
Join urban naturalist and Wild Pavements author Amanda Tuke for a pavement plant prowl and hear some of the fascinating stories behind the urban plants we can find on our very doorsteps. What wonders might she discover in the famous leat running down Cheap St? What other hidden marvels do we ignore every day? Please note: […]
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Rosa Vasquez Espinoza talks to Nicola Cutcher | The Secrets of the Amazon
Rosa grew up in Peru with the rainforest as her back garden, learning its lessons from her grandmother, a native healer in natural medicine. Now as a biologist and conservationist, she re-explores the Amazon with a unique blend of scientific enquiry and ancient insight.In her book The Spirit of the Rainforest, we meet pink dolphins, […]
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Jon Gower & Stephen Moss in Conversation | Bird Talk
An unmissable conversation between two great bird enthusiasts. Jon Gower has loved birds since one of his collier grandfather’s canaries hatched in the palm of his hand. In Birdland, he travels Britain from Portland Bill to the Hebrides in search of kittiwakes, bustards and turtle doves as well as a remarkable cast of characters – poets, […]
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Sunday, September 20, 2026
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