Wilder Wedmore 2023
- When
- Friday, 19:00 - 21:30
- Where
- St Mary's Church
- Who
- Stephen Moss and Andrew Kerr
Stephen Moss, naturalist, author & TV producer gives an inspiring talk to open our festival, followed by Andrew Kerr & Prof Owain Jones SEG
- When
- Saturday, 09:30 - 12:30
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Julia Bedford
Basket-making workshop, make your own hedgerow basket.
- When
- Saturday, 10:00 - 16:00
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
Visit the Bio-blitz team sponsored by Safer Environmental, come and make a bee hotel, or purchase a pollinator plant from the nectar bar. Café available.
- When
- Saturday, 10:00 - 11:00
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Natural Beekeeping Trust
'Free Living Bees' by the Natural Beekeeping Trust - presented by Jonathan Powell & Simon Kellam. Sponsored by Wedmore Beauty Lounge
- When
- Saturday, 11:30 - 12:15
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Kate Towers
Reimagining the Levels – a talk on 'Trees for Water' by Kate Towers. Sponsored by The Cottage Gallery, Wedmore
- When
- Saturday, 13:00 - 13:45
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Fred Giles
A light hearted but comprehensive intro to crickets & grasshoppers. Appreciate how to tell them apart and learn more about their behaviour.
- When
- Saturday, 13:30 - 14:30
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Julia Bedford
Plant ID and foraging walk with Julia Bedford – Meet outside Village Hall. Sponsored by Abbas Marquees
- When
- Saturday, 14:30 - 15:30
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Andrew Kerr
Talk from Andrew Kerr, The Sustainable Eel Group. Sponsored by Ben Goldsmith.
- When
- Saturday, 14:30 - 15:30
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Matt Witt
Learn about Wedmore's trees on this gentle walk with local tree enthusiast, Matt Witt.
- When
- Saturday, 15:30 - 16:30
- Where
- Worthington Woods
- Who
- Sandi Gale
Woodland Yoga & Healing with Sandi Gale. Sponsored by Wedmore Beauty Lounge.
- When
- Saturday, 16:00 - 16:45
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Paul Kennedy
Bat Talk by Paul Kennedy. Sponsored by Pretty Beautiful Boutique
- When
- Saturday, 19:00 - 21:30
- Where
- St Mary's Church
- Who
- Ben MacDonald and Brigit Strawbridge
Special guest speakers give this evening talk and Q&A session - kindly sponsored by Clarkson & Woods
- When
- Saturday, 21:30 - 23:00
- Where
- St Mary's Church
- Who
- Paul Kennedy
Join us on a walk to discover these nocturnal creatures with expert Paul Kennedy from Clarkson & Woods and the Somerset Bat Group.
- When
- Sunday, 04:00 - 06:00
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Geoff Carss
Be up with the lark & enjoy the early morning sounds of nature with bird expert Geoff Carss - Sponsored by Bluebird Cafe.
- When
- Sunday, 09:00 - 10:30
- Where
- St Mary's Church
- Who
- Eddie Wills
Join Eddie Wills for a ‘Nature Church’ service
- When
- Sunday, 07:00 - 10:30
- Where
- St Mary's Church
- Who
- Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo
Bird Ringing Demonstration by Aurora Gonzalo-Tarodo. Kindly sponsored by Wilder Sensing
- When
- Sunday, 09:30 - 10:30
- Where
- Worthington Woods
- Who
- Rob Grimmond
Opening of Moth Traps with Rob Grimmond - Sponsored by Morpheus Environmental Consulting
- When
- Sunday, 10:00 - 10:45
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Lou Treneman
Peat Restoration on the Levels with Lou Treneman, Natural England
- When
- Sunday, 11:00
- Where
- Worthington Woods
- Who
- Brigit Strawbridge Howard
Special guest Brigit Strawbridge Howard officially opens our new shelter kindly donated by the Food Forest Project.
- When
- Sunday, 11:00 - 12:30
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Graeme Mitchell
A presentation on how to identify common local birds, their behaviour such as breeding, migration, and where they might be seen locally.
- When
- Sunday, 12:30 - 13:15
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Dr Lucy Loveday
Find out why the natural world is so vital to our physical and mental wellbeing.
- When
- Sunday, 13:30 - 15:00
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
- Who
- Julian Hight
A Talk and Walk with Julian Hight as he shares his knowledge of our special trees. Kindly sponsored by One Green Practice.
- When
- Sunday, 15:00 - 15:45
- Where
- Wedmore Village Hall
Hugh Sexey Middle School Eco and Forest school clubs will be talking about the small steps they have taken to improve their school environment and help towards making a bigger impact in the world around them.