Birds – Queer River

Walking with… Artist and Birder Peter Driver

Last week I took a walk with Peter Driver, a fellow artist and birder, who I first met and exhibited with when I was an Associate Artist with CAS (Chapel Art Studios) in Andover around 10 years ago. Peter lives in Mortimer, a village in Berkshire edged by the Foudry Brook, a tributary of theContinue reading “Walking with… Artist and Birder Peter Driver”

Walking with… Wildlife Guide Nick Patel

Man with dark hair and beard stands in a field next to a stream

Last week I returned to Heal Somerset to meet Wildlife Guide, birder, and ex nature reserve warden Nick Patel (@WilderSkies on Instagram). Nick and I first met at Heal’s Into the Wild event last Summer, when I was part of a panel on diversity in rewilding and also sharing a little on the place ofContinue reading “Walking with… Wildlife Guide Nick Patel”

How do I notice birds?

I’ve had a very rich and busy September. Working with groups and individuals in Liverpool with Up Projects, in Somerset with Hauser and Wirth and Spike Island, in Bath with Forest of Imagination, some really rich time in Portsmouth, beginning a ‘walking and talking’ mentoring process with artist Hannah Mae Buckingham. I’ve also started anContinue reading “How do I notice birds?”