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  • Autumn Birds with Nick Patel

    Heal Somerset Lower West Barn Farm, Bindon Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 […]

    £10

  • Eloise Kane talks to Horatio Clare | When Were We Wild?

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 Ice Age, our ancestors crossed the land-bridge from the continent and reinhabited these islands. There have been humans here ever since - working the land, […]

    £12

  • Jon Gower & Stephen Moss in Conversation | Bird Talk

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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, […]

    £12

  • David Oakes, Iain Ballamy & Elliot Galvin | We Are Nature

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 celebrated and sought to understand the mysterious world around us. We’re thrilled to have such a stellar line-up for this gala where human creativity reflects […]

    £20

  • Dara McAnulty talks to Michael Malay | Wild Child (Family Event)

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 wind of leaves? Can I show you the magic of nature? Let me take you on a journey. A wild wandering. A fascinating world awaits.” […]

    £7 – £10

  • Guided Nature Walk led by Mark Cocker

    Cheese and Grain Market Yard, Frome

    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 is a wonderful opportunity to accompany him as he explores Rodden Meadow by the river near the centre of town. This will be an easy […]

    £15

  • Slow Sunday at 42 Acres

    Slow Sunday at 42 Acres
    42 Acres Witham Friary, Frome

    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 […]

    £75

  • Cal Flyn talks to Charles Foster | The Savage Landscape

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 myself." She meets gorillas in Uganda, blue sheep in Nepal, and writes luminously in terror and fascination of the new world created in front of […]

    £12

  • A Library of Wonder | Michael Malay, Anita Roy, Julian Hight and guests

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 important non-fiction titles this century. The best books continue to inspire new generations with hope and with the love that great naturalists, storytellers and artists […]

    £12

  • Charles Foster and Mark Cocker | Seeing the World Afresh

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 nature watching and writing (and will also be leading a guided nature walk earlier in the day here at Consider the Wondrous). His new book […]

    £12

  • Joseph Jebelli talks to Anita Roy | The Brain at Rest

    Rise Frome Whittox Lane, Frome, Somerset, United Kingdom

    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 our minds over-stimulated and anxious. In The Brain at Rest, Joseph Jebelli explains why stress is so damaging and introduces us to the brain's 'default […]

    £12