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Wilder 2024 - Together for Nature
A day of celebration and sharing for people in Somerset who want to create a wilder future together.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Nothing beats connecting in person, so the aim of this forum is to bring together people who are doing brilliant things for nature in Somerset to share ideas and inspiration. Hear from communities and projects from across the county doing amazing wild things on their patches. Join in the Open Space session, with plenty of time for relaxed chat and ideas sharing followed by the opportunity to join an afternoon activity.
Whether you’re passionate about nature-based solutions or climate change, keen on wildlife recording or want to create more space for nature in your own garden please come and take part!
You can get your tickets now using the button below, which includes lunch and refreshments.
Advanced booking is essential: We want everyone to be able to attend this event regardless of finances. Tickets are “pay what you can” and fully subsidised spaces are available. We are a charity so please consider donating a little more if you can afford it - your donation will help cover venue hire and food and ensures we can continue to run events that are accessible for all.
Agenda for the day
10.30am Doors open
Doors open at 10.30am
Plenty of parking available or a shuttle will be available from the centre of Somerton.
Buses run to Somerton from Yeovil and Taunton. Bus Timetables – somerton.co.uk
11am Welcome and presentations
Welcome
Liv Torc will share a poem and invite everyone to contribute to a creative response to the day.
Presentations from:
- Somerset Bat Group and the Big Bat Count
- Mendip Youth Rangers
- Yeovil Rivers Community Trust
- Able to Achieve conservation projects
- Shepton Beauchamp community space
- Polden Environment Network
12.15pm Open space session
The open space session is an opportunity to chat, learn more and explore some project displays.
A quiet space will be available throughout the day.
Displays will include:
- West Somerset Wildways Project
- Brue Green Pathways Project
- The Somerset Local Nature Recovery Strategy
- Somerset Beaver Strategy
- Records of the Avalon Marshes
- Heal rewilding
- Somerset's Private and Community Nature Reserves Network
- The Climate Quilt
12.45pm Lunch
Lunch served, included in your ticket.
Please inform us of any dietary requirements when booking.
1.45pm Afternoon workshops
Workshops are bookable on arrival only, please see options below.
3.00pm Closing session
Our closing session will include a poem reading and round up of the day.
We expect to finish by 3.30pm.
Liv Torc
Liv Torc will crafting and sharing a creative response to our day taking contribution from everyone who joins on the day.
Liv Torc is a Somerset based poet, performer, facilitator, producer and UN Consultant. Liv is the Co-Director of Hot Poets, the international climate science and poetry project aimed at cutting through the doom and despair and communicating the stories that matter and climate action that works.
In 2022 she wrote and filmed a Hot Poets commission for Somerset Wildlife Trust called 'When You Know the Water's Coming' about flood prevention on the Somerset Levels.
Her published books include Show Me Life and The Human Emergency.
Afternoon Workshops
Workshops are bookable on arrival only, please see options below
How can rewilding benefit communities?
Julia Galbenu
Led by Julia Galbenu from Heal Rewilding. What is rewilding and how can it involve and benefit communities?
Wildlife friendly community food growing
Jess Gough
Led by Jess Gough from Happy Smallholding. Learn all about the joys and benefits of working with nature when growing food, and find out some top tips for productive, wildlife friendly growing spaces. Find out more - @happy_smallholding.
Youth Action
Led by Sian Bentley and the Youth Forum. A youth-led session to explore avenues to enable youth action for nature.
Active Hope
Mark Ward
Led by Mark Ward from Somerset Wildlife Trust. Active Hope is about finding, and offering, our best response when facing concerns about our world situation. This is a reflective session for anyone confronting eco-anxiety and feeling overwhelmed by the state of our world.
Grey, Green, Blue – re-imagining our urban spaces
Bryony Slaymaker
Led by Bryony Slaymaker from Somerset Wildlife Trust. An interactive session re-imagining the urban landscape for nature. Shamelessly stealing ideas from projects across Somerset we will design a better world and pitch it to a panel. Some of this session will take place outdoors.
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You can get your tickets now using the button below, which includes lunch and refreshments.
Advanced booking is essential: We want everyone to be able to attend this event regardless of finances. Tickets are “pay what you can” and fully subsidised spaces are available. We are a charity so please consider donating a little more if you can afford it - your donation will help cover venue hire and food and ensures we can continue to run events that are accessibly for all.
Frequently asked questions
How can I share my project?
Get in touch and tell us about your project: teamwilder@somersetwildlife.org
Speaker slots will be delivered Pecha Kucha style - 20 slides of 20 seconds each (total of 6 minutes and 4 seconds).
If you'd prefer to bring a display or run an activity, let us know!
We welcome attendance on behalf of a councils, larger NGO and the buisness community however please be aware that speaker and display slots are prioritised for community-led projects.
Can I bring my own food?
This is a fully catered venue, refreshments and lunch are included. Please do not bring your own food unless medically necessary. Please let us know during booking if you have any dietary requirements.
Is the event suitable for children?
This event is suitable for adults and young people aged 12+ only. We cannot accommodate younger children. Nursing mums and babes-in-arms welcome, changing facilities are available.
Is the event accessible?
The venue is wheelchair accessible and guide dogs are welcome.
A quiet space will be available throughout the day.
Please get in touch if you have any requirements that would enable you to attend and enjoy the day.
Can I join online?
This is a live in-person forum, we will not be broadcasting online. This is an annual event taking place in a different part of the county each year.
How do I get there? Is parking available?
Parking is available onsite. Buses run to Somerton from Yeovil and Taunton, and we are working on a shuttle option from central Somerton. Please indicate at booking if you require a shuttle.