PAST EVENTS…
Saturday 15th October – Mere Literary Festival
Hannah Bourne-Taylor – Mere Literary Festival
Saturday 5th November – The Feather Speech – 12 Noon Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park
#EveryBirdCounts
Nature author and conservationist, Hannah Bourne-Taylor, will launch a petition to protect swifts by delivering The Feather Speech in London, unclothed, painted in feathers. The wider aim of The Feather Speech is to spark a national conversation and awareness, about red listed British birds in the run up to COP 15 Biodiversity in early December.
The Feather Speech is a collaboration with the RSPB, the conservation charity Rewriting Extinction, Tim Flach, Guido Daniele, Rachel Louise-Brown, UAL, street artist ATM and Justine Jenkins. It is supported by the Shadow Minister of Climate Change and parliamentary swift champion, Kerry McCarthy MP, former Green Party leader, Caroline Lucas MP, Chris Packham, Megan McCubbin, and the nature writing and conservation communities.
At noon on Saturday 5th November, at Speaker’s Corner, Hyde Park, Hannah will deliver the speech, followed by a non-disruptive procession to Downing Street with a supportive crowd and the slogan #EveryBirdCounts. At Downing Street, Hannah will post the petition request through 10 Downing Street’s letter box. The petition (asking for swift bricks to be made compulsory in new housing developments across the UK) will be open for 6 months and the goal is to reach 100,000 signatures for it to be debated in parliament.
Thursday 10th November 2022 – Bridport Lit Festival – 2.30-3.30pm
Saturday 3rd December – WWT Slimbridge
Hannah-Bourne Taylor – ‘Fledgling’ Talk & Book Signing | WWT
Saturday 1st October 2022 – Marlborough Lit Festival – 11.30am
White Horse Bookshop, 136 High Street, SN8 1HW
Saturday 30th July 2022 – Blackwells Oxford – 11am
Blackwells – Hannah Bourne-Taylor
Saturday 16th July 2022 – Global Bird Fair – 11am
Sunday 26th June 2022 – Wealden Festival – Tenterden, Kent – 4-5pm
Venue: Woodland Tent
An event with Hannah Bourne-Taylor and Charlie Gilmour talking about the relationship between people and birds.
18th June 2022 – SHUTE FESTIVAL, DORSET – 12-1PM
http://www.shutefest.org.uk/speakers.html
24th April 2022 – CHIPPING NORTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Set in the rural grasslands of Ghana, Fledgling tells the story of how nature writer Hannah Bourne-Taylor rescued, hand-raised and released a swift and a mannikin finch back into the wild, finding hope as she struggled to adapt to a new existence in an extreme environment.
Hannah will be interviewed by Alison Gomm.
https://www.chippingnortontheatre.com/whats-on/fledgling
The Theatre Chipping Norton, OX7 5NL, Box Office 01608 642350
4th May 2022 19:00-20:00 – OXFORD UNIVERSITY MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Author and ecologist Hugh Warwick joins Hannah Bourne-Taylor for a discussion about her debut memoir, Fledgling, and about connecting with nature.
As we navigate the urgent need to stop biodiversity loss and support wildlife across the globe, the ability to connect with nature feels more vital and relevant than ever.
https://oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/fledgling-celebrating-hannah-bourne-taylors-debut-memoir
The Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3PW
26th May 2022 17:30 – HAY FESTIVAL – STARLIGHT STAGE – HAY-ON-WYE
Fledgling examines the struggles of reshaping an identity when ‘normal’ life has fallen away. It is also a raw and uplifting account of Hannah’s unexpected bond with the land around her, and in particular with two wild birds who she rescues and raises before releasing back into the wild. She talks to LBC radio host Matt Stadlen about the unexpected solace nature provides.
https://www.hayfestival.com/p-18790-hannah-bourne-taylor-talks-to-matt-stadlen.aspx
29th Sep – 2nd Oct – MARLBOROUGH LITERARY FESTIVAL – DETAILS COMING SOON…
PAST EVENTS…
EVERYDAY WILD – ENSTONE 10th April 2022
Recently Hannah Bourne-Taylor organised and ran a community, family friendly event sharing local wildlife initiatives and top tips for supporting the wildlife on your doorsteps.
