A CELEBRATION OF WILDLIFE
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IN ART, MUSIC, POETRY, TALKS, IDEAS, BOOKS, EXHIBITS, FILM AND PHOTOGRAPHY
Sunday 13th October
DETTA KENZIE
“Rising folk singer Detta Kenzie comes to Otley!"
Kenzie is an English folk singer creating original songs alongside reworking traditional music. With both Irish and Scottish heritage, Detta is committed to collecting, restoring and sharing songs passed down in the oral tradition. Having worked as a Secondary English Teacher before transitioning into music, Detta’s love of language shines through in her storytelling. Her words capture the diversity of the landscape and its ability to both mould and reflect human experience. In her original work, a deep connection to the natural world is ever present.​
video here: https://bit.ly/3Y5jPKv
7pm at the Horse & Farrier
Tickets £12 in advance
from Horse & Farrier (cash only) or https://wegottickets.com/event/632541
£14 on door
Sunday 13th October
TOM HEAP SOLD OUT
Tom Heap “Land Smart” - Joint event with Ilkley Literature Festival
Tom Heap is a reporter and presenter, who has been reporting on science and the environment for 25 years. He reports for Countryfile on BBC1 and Costing the Earth on Radio 4.
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12pm at Ilkley Playhouse
FRIDAY 25th OCTOBER - KEY SPEAKER
TALK
£12
GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE
Kate Bradbury
Award-winning author, journalist, and TV presenter Kate Bradbury, a specialist in wildlife gardening. She edits the wildlife pages of BBC Gardners’ World Magazine and writes for the Guardian, BBC Wildlife, and BBC Countryfile.
She presents wildlife segments on BBC Gardners’ World and has made films for BBC Springwatch’s Garden Watch campaign.
Kate is a patron for the charities Froglife and Bumblebee Conservation. She speaks at events, flower shows and festivals and appears on radio shows including BBC Gardeners’ Question Time and the RHS gardening podcast.
Living in Brighton with a garden full of frogs, toads, slow worms, hedgehogs, birds and bees, Kate will talk on creating wildlife habitats in gardens, drawing from her own experiences.
Friday October 25 - 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse
Tickets available from Otley Courthouse Wildlife Arts Festival: Kate Bradbury (ticketsolve.com)
SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER - DAYTIME ACTIVITES
Free Wildlife Art Exhibition
The wonderful world of wildlife celebrated in new work by local artists, photographers and sculptors. Features returning artists and new ones, and work for sale. Creative groups and local wildlife organisations will have stalls, and there will be other events to look out for in various locations round town, including workshops for adults and children.
10am-4pm at Otley Courthouse
Free
Owl by Nicola Robson
Saturday Daytime October 26 - Free Art Activity
Sticker Art with Alex Eve.
Model your favourite wildlife image using stickers.
11-3 in the Courthouse Robing Room
Saturday Daytime October 26 - Craft & Storytelling
Create fun leaf creatures and celebrate our autumn trees with stories, poems, and jokes. Sharing the knowledge of our woodland friends.
Join Pat Foster from Wildlife Friendly Otley.
Morning 11am-12pm and afternoon 1-2pm at Otley Library
Places are limited and must be booked in advance at Otley Library
Free
Saturday Daytime October 26 - Free Short Talks
Downstairs at the Otley Labour Rooms there is the popular festival programme of fascinating factual talks:
10.30
11.15
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2.45
3.30
Wonderful Willows – Steve Heaton
Nature Recovery for Otley – Jane Smith & River Six
Leeds Peregrine Falcons - Michael Howroyd
The natural history of Otley Chevin - David Preston
Free at Otley Labour Rooms, Nelson Street, Otley LS 21 1EZ
Free
2.00
Otley’s Hedgehogs – Prickly Pigs (Diane Cook)
12.00
Butterflies – Dr Catherine Burton
WORK
SHOP
£10
per workshop
Saturday Daytime October 26 - Wildlife Workshops for Adults
Felting Workshop with Andi Petch
Create your own felt fungi.
Saturday 2pm Otley Studio
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Collage Workshop with Miriam Laville
Create a wildlife masterpiece using the under-appreciated art form of collage.
Saturday 10am-12pm Art Works
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Nature Photography with Otley Camera Club and Wildlife Friendly Otley
Saturday 9.30am Meet Chevin Quarry Car Park
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Pottery painting with Michelle Jones
Painting pottery insects, drop in, for all ages no need to book - £6
Calming sensory room available upstairs for a quieter pottery painting experience.
Saturday 10am - 4pm at the House of Pottery.​
Booking essential for most workshops - book at neil-griffin@outlook.com
£12
LIFE IN OUR TREES
George McGavin
Our patron is returning to inspire!
TV presenter, explorer, author and entomologist Dr George McGavin is back by popular demand with another lively examination of wildlife.
He says “I’ve been lucky enough to visit rainforests all over the world and share the wonders of these ecosystems with television audiences. While I am very concerned about the fate of rainforests, we also need to look after our own forests and woodlands as they are a vital store of biodiversity and carbon. We need to fight for every tree but we don’t need to go mad planting the wrong trees in the wrong places. Letting our woodland regenerate is the best solution. It will cost a lot less and be more successful in the long run.”
Saturday October 26 - 7.30pm at Otley Courthouse
Tickets available from Otley Courthouse Wildlife Arts Festival: George McGavin - 'The Life in our Trees' (ticketsolve.com)
SATURDAY 26th OCTOBER - KEY SPEAKER
TALK
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SUNDAY 27th OCTOBER - FREE POETRY EVENT
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Peformance "Wild Words" 3.15pm
Wonderful wildlife poetry read by members of Otley Stanza, Otley Writers and Sarah Smout - check out her website at www.sarahsmoutmusic.co.uk
Sunday October 27 - 3.15pm at Otley Labour Rooms
No booking required for performance
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Preceeded by
Poetry Workshop "Lost for Words" 2pm
Led by Bernie Stinson, who will help you harness all those feelings of being gobsmacked by nature. You will be able to write your final draft on paper hand-made from local greenery, and read it at the following event if you wish. £10
Book workshop at neil-griffin@outlook.com
WORK
SHOP
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Free
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