7 events found.
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Emerging Earth Day 3 (FIRE: Sacred Connection – Embers of the Heart)
42 Acres Witham Friary, Frome
£142
Week of Events
Emerging Earth (a four day intentional gathering held at 42 Acres)
Emerging Earth is a four day intentional gathering held by Land, Food and Medicine in partnership with 42 Acres, Sense Ability and Listening to the Land. Here is an invitation to gather in a held container of sacred space and become part of a living community of spiritual practice and inquiry. Together we will explore […]
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
No events on this day.
Tuesday, September 15, 2026
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September 15, 2026 -Emerging Earth Day 1 (EARTH: The Land and the Body)
Emerging Earth Day 1 (EARTH: The Land and the Body)
Emerging Earth is a four day intentional gathering held by Land, Food and Medicine in partnership with 42 Acres, Sense Ability and Listening to the Land. Here is an invitation to gather in a held container of sacred space and become part of a living community of spiritual practice and inquiry. Together we will explore […]
£142
Wednesday, September 16, 2026
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September 16, 2026 -Emerging Earth Day 2 (WATER: Movement and Restoration)
Emerging Earth Day 2 (WATER: Movement and Restoration)
Emerging Earth is a four day intentional gathering held by Land, Food and Medicine in partnership with 42 Acres, Sense Ability and Listening to the Land. Here is an invitation to gather in a held container of sacred space and become part of a living community of spiritual practice and inquiry. Together we will explore […]
£142
Thursday, September 17, 2026
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September 17, 2026 -Emerging Earth Day 3 (FIRE: Sacred Connection – Embers of the Heart)
Emerging Earth Day 3 (FIRE: Sacred Connection – Embers of the Heart)
Emerging Earth is a four day intentional gathering held by Land, Food and Medicine in partnership with 42 Acres, Sense Ability and Listening to the Land. Here is an invitation to gather in a held container of sacred space and become part of a living community of spiritual practice and inquiry. Together we will explore […]
£142
Friday, September 18, 2026
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September 18, 2026 -Volunteering for wellbeing
Volunteering for wellbeing
Join our Friday volunteering sessions at Vallis Veg market garden, where you’ll learn about organic food growing, breathe fresh air and enjoy lunch made from freshly harvested ingredients. No previous […]
Saturday, September 19, 2026
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September 19, 2026 -Heritage Tree Walk led by Julian Hight
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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 -Eloise Kane talks to Horatio Clare | When Were We Wild?
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September 19, 2026 -Jon Gower & Stephen Moss in Conversation | Bird Talk
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September 19, 2026 -David Oakes, Iain Ballamy & Elliot Galvin | We Are Nature
Heritage Tree Walk led by Julian Hight
A chance to meet some of Frome’s most majestic trees, and hear about their history, legacy and lore from the arboreal expert Julian Hight, author of many books including the […]
£15
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 […]
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 […]
£10
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 […]
£12
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 […]
£12
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 […]
£15
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, […]
£12
Eloise Kane talks to Horatio Clare | When Were We Wild?
In Wilderlands, the archaeologist Eloise Kane takes us on a fascinating and unfamiliar tour through 12,000 years of our history. When the glaciers finally retreated at the end of the last […]
£12
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 […]
£12
David Oakes, Iain Ballamy & Elliot Galvin | We Are Nature
A gala evening of words and music inspired by the natural world. End the day with flowing jazz, beauty, poignancy and rapture. From earliest times, human art and music has […]
£20
Sunday, September 20, 2026
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September 20, 2026 -Guided Nature Walk led by Mark Cocker
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September 20, 2026 -Dara McAnulty talks to Michael Malay | Wild Child (Family Event)
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September 20, 2026 -Slow Sunday at 42 Acres
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September 20, 2026 -Cal Flyn talks to Charles Foster | The Savage Landscape
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September 20, 2026 -A Library of Wonder | Michael Malay, Anita Roy, Julian Hight and guests
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September 20, 2026 -Charles Foster and Mark Cocker | Seeing the World Afresh
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September 20, 2026 -Joseph Jebelli talks to Anita Roy | The Brain at Rest
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September 20, 2026 -Harriet Rix talks to Julian Hight | The Genius of Trees
Guided Nature Walk led by Mark Cocker
Mark is one of the UK’s leading naturalists, author of many award-winning books. His newest title The Nature of Seeing is all about the way we look at our surroundings, so this […]
£15
Dara McAnulty talks to Michael Malay | Wild Child (Family Event)
A family event, great for budding young nature enthusiasts aged 7+. “Do you yearn to climb oak trees, to get a bird’s eye view of the world, to feel the […]
£7 – £10
Slow Sunday at 42 Acres
Spend a slow Sunday afternoon at 42 Acres and reconnect with nature, with each other, and with the elements. Come as you are and spend a relaxed Sunday of outdoor vibes. Gather in our forest glade for our signature vegetarian wild dining experience. Your meal will be cooked over an open fire with nourishing ingredients […]
£75
Cal Flyn talks to Charles Foster | The Savage Landscape
In The Savage Landscape Cal Flyn goes in search of wildness "because I wanted to live my life more intensely... tap into a rawer, more authentic, more capable, part of […]
£12
A Library of Wonder | Michael Malay, Anita Roy, Julian Hight and guests
Nature-writing has boomed in the last twenty years. Books by two of our festival authors, Cal Flyn and Mark Cocker, recently appeared on The Sunday Times list of the most […]
£12
Charles Foster and Mark Cocker | Seeing the World Afresh
We're privileged to host this conversation between two of the most generous-minded thinkers concerned with the natural world. Mark Cocker is one of our leading naturalists. He leads courses in […]
£12
Joseph Jebelli talks to Anita Roy | The Brain at Rest
We're constantly badgered to do more, to aim higher, to make the most of our time. Our phones and social media, which pose as a break from work, only keep […]
£12
Harriet Rix talks to Julian Hight | The Genius of Trees
Our hope is that Consider the Wondrous can help us to rethink our place on the planet, as one remarkable species among so many others. So, it's fitting that our […]
£12