Events

I have a suite of events in autumn 2026 linked to my new book The Nature of Seeing.

I shall be speaking with friend and brilliant polymath Charles Foster on the subject of ‘Seeing the World Afresh’. Horatio Claire, Cal Flynn, Jay Griffiths and Stephen Moss (with many others) are all at the same pioneering event Consider the Wondrous. It promises to be a Nature extravaganza. All organised by our genius master of ceremonies and author Gareth Howell-Jones.

1. 2-30-4-00 pm Sunday 20 September in Frome, Somerset, click here.

I shall be part of a launch event for Action for Hogshaw . We take stock as a group, trying to safeguard Hogshaw as a local nature reserve. As part of this I am conversation with the wonderful local politician and activist Mark Johnson.

2. 7-00 pm Saturday 26 September in Buxton, Derbyshire, click here.

I will be on stage with an old friend, fellow author Patrick Barkham as part of the wonderful Wells-next-the-Sea Festival of Land and Literature. I also lead a walk to examine the Nature in Holkham Park on Sunday at 8-am. click here

3. 4-00-5-00pm Friday 3 October Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, click here

I am also speaking in Aylsham for the the award-winning Norwich bookshop The Bookhive. please come along if you are local. Details TBA

4. Wed 8 October Aylsham, Norfolk, click here

I shall be doing a full day of activities as part of a one-off Shimpling Park Farm event. I have worked with owner Alice Pawsey for a number of years and this large organic farm has become a favourite venue. This time we pioneer a new departure: A Day of Nature Encounter.

We will go out into the Shimpling Farm lands to observe, touch and enjoy the amazing world of Nature. It is about learning to slow down and to see, listen and investigate the world around us more completely. It is also about understanding how life truly works. I’ll bring the microscopes, the moth trap, the specimens and writing. All you need is a deep sense of curiosity. I’m hoping that altogether it will be fun and instructive.

In the evening i will be in conversation with Shimpling Farm co-owner John Pawsey but there will also be a pop-up restaurant. The food is always fabulous, so the night promises to be delicious as well as (I hope) entertaining.

5. Nature Encounter Day Friday 9 October 9.30-am until 4-30pm Little Shimpling, Suffolk, details here

6. In conversation on The Nature of Seeing with friend & farmer John Pawsey, Friday 9 October, 6-pm start, Little Shimpling, Suffolk, details here

The brand new and dynamic Museum of the Environment is hosting me for a stand-and-deliver talk on The Art of Seeing Nature.

7. Wed 14 October 7-00 pm, Ipswich, Suffolk details here