Feel Good Friday – Nature’s Wonders: The Moments that Mark the Seasons
19 May @ 11:00 - 11:45 BST
Take a wander through wild Britain with Society of Authors member Jane V Adams, as she guides you through the wonders of nature on your doorstep based on some of the fifty wonders from her book, Nature’s Wonders: The Moments that Mark the Seasons.
Celebrate the seasons unfolding and nature changing around you, moments too good to miss. The scent as bluebells fill a wood, wild blossom, the first butterflies and the last leaves.
You’ll discover how many miles an hour spring moves, how spiders can heal us, why the smell of summer rain can make you happy and how woodpeckers are helping to protect sensitive technology.
Programme
- Welcome, introductions and housekeeping from Lilly Brend-Fish, Events & Outreach Assistant, SoA (2 mins)
- Talk from Jane V Adams (30 mins)
- Closing comments and Q&A (10 mins)
Who is this session for?
Authors of all kinds should enjoy the talk – from nature writers to writers of travel, science, history, prehistoric and fantasy fiction looking for some inspiration for landscapes and interesting facts and descriptions of wildlife.
Send us your questions in advance
If you would like to send questions in advance, email [email protected] with ‘Nature’s Wonders’ in the subject header. We will prioritise questions sent in advance and answer as many as we can from the audience on the day.
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The Line -up
Jane V Adams – Writer and Amateur Naturalist
Jane is fascinated by wildlife and wild places. She wrote an award-winning online wildlife diary from 2007 to 2015, and since then has been featured in BBC Countryfile Magazine and BBC Wildlife Magazine. In 2022, she was shortlisted for Bradt Guides New Travel Writer of the Year and her new book Nature’s Wonders looks at the natural wonders sometimes missed, but all around us.
Instagram: @janevadams | Twitter: @WildlifeStuff
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Accessibility
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During the event
- This online event will take place on Zoom Meetings; you will have the option to be on camera or not, you can ask questions in the chat or directly
- This event will be recorded
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- This event is 45 minutes
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