The first Noticing Nature session of the year was a little bit different to usual, a one-off workshop using art to help us think and talk about favourite garden birds. The workshop was planned to link with the RSPB’s Big Garden Bird Watch at Goodson Lodge in Trowbridge, a residential home specialising in care forContinue reading “Garden Birds at Goodson Lodge”
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Noticing Nature at Arundells
Throughout my time working on the Noticing Nature project I’ve met and worked with participants in a range of outdoor settings, from front and back gardens to parks, front doorsteps, summerhouses, conservatories and a greenhouse. Last week Arundells (in the Salisbury Cathedral Close) kindly hosted a Noticing Nature workshop in a marquee in their garden,Continue reading “Noticing Nature at Arundells”
Togetherness
Noticing Nature is all about exploring and strengthening connections, between participants and their local environment, between them and me, and now that we are working with groups again, between the members of each group. Recently I returned to work with one of the almshouses in Salisbury, about 6 months after my first visit. Building onContinue reading “Togetherness”
The Shape of the Project
The majority of Noticing Nature participants have three sessions, one a week for three weeks. In the first session it’s very much about meeting and getting to know each other. I’m very aware that for some people having a stranger (me) come to meet, talk and make with them in their gardens is a newContinue reading “The Shape of the Project”
Making Connections
This week I’ve been travelling around the north of the county, getting to know parts of Royal Wootton Basset, Chippenham and the villages in between. Although the project is about reaching out to older people who may be feeling isolated due to Covid and associated lockdowns, it is also about them showing me around theirContinue reading “Making Connections”
All the Little Details
As I travel around from town to town, garden to garden, its lovely to be able to share in people’s pride for their little plot of land. We sit outside and talk about how our week has been, about the weather and the birds that we hear singing or which visit the bird tables. TheContinue reading “All the Little Details”
Making a Start Together
It’s been brilliant to get started on the Noticing Nature project sessions, after launching the project with the online resource pack and film a couple of weeks ago. Over the last couple of weeks I’ve been working with four different participants in the north-west of the county, two men and two women. Together we’ve beenContinue reading “Making a Start Together”
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