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doone valley river walk, exmoor
DATE: Thursday 25th August 2026
TIME: 12.30pm - 4pm
LOCATION: Doone Valley, Exmoor
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can / Free
Join East Quay and Queer Nature Club South West for a late-summer walk through the beautiful Doone Valley, following Badgworthy Water through the heart of Exmoor and ‘Doone Country’. The walk will be led by East Quay Curator and Wild Swimming writer and guide George Harwood Smith, alongside artist and Queer Nature Club founder Daniel Baker-Wells.
a summer afternoon on hengistbury head, dorset
DATE: Thursday 9th July 2026
TIME: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
LOCATION: Sherborne, Dorset
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can / Free
Hengistbury Head is a beautiful, wild headland, to the east of Bournemouth town. Its diverse habitats are home to over 500 plant species, 300 types of birds, a superb variety of insects, reptiles and small mammals.
We might spot stonechats, stag beetles, skylarks, sand lizards and even natterjack toads- one of the UK's rarest amphibians.
Join us to discover and discuss ideas of queer nature together on a relaxed summer afternoon stroll.
the secrets of birdsong
DATE: Thursday 9th July 2026
TIME: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
LOCATION: Sherborne, Dorset
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can / Free
Join Daniel from Queer Nature Club to explore the queer lives of birds and an introduction to birdsong identification and the secrets of birdsong, why they sing and how they learn, including some queer nature poetry & creative writing.
Queer Nature Meet-up and Walk in Bournemouth
DATE: Monday 29th June 2026
TIME: 6.30pm - 8.30pm
LOCATION: Central Bournemouth
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can / Free
A creative, relaxed, queer-led meet-up and walk to explore queer nature on our doorstep.
You might have heard about gay penguin couples or polyamorous dolphins, but gay nature is all around us! Birds, plants, animals, mosses all exhibit extraordinary diversity of sexual behavour, relationships and reproductory methods…including those in our towns and villages and back gardens.
QUEER NATURE CLUB X EAST QUAY: ARTIST-LED WORKSHOP DAY
DATE: Saturday 27th June 2026
TIME: 11.30am - 4pm
LOCATION: East Quay, Watchet,
Somerset TA23 0AQ
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can (suggested cost £5 - £10)
East Quay and Queer Nature Club South West will host an informal, relaxed day of practical hands-on workshops, including creative writing, drawing & printmaking exploring queer birds, animals and ecosystem. The session will be led by artists Sixto-Juan Zavala and Daniel Baker-Wells.
MIDSUMMER meadows: creative ramble
DATE: Sunday 21st June 2026
TIME: 12.30pm - 5pm
LOCATION: Kingsbridge / Malborough, South Devon
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can
A ramble through inner and outer landscapes…
Join Queer Nature Club South West for a creative, relaxed, queer-led midsummer ramble through the incredible species-rich meadows of the South Devon coast.
Supported by South Devon National Landscape.
QUEER NATURE CLUB X EAST QUAY: MIDSUMMER MEADOW WALK
DATE: Saturday 27th June 2026
TIME: 11.30am - 4pm
LOCATION: East Quay, Watchet,
Somerset TA23 0AQ
Booking required in advance. Pay what you can (suggested cost £5 - £10)
East Quay and Queer Nature Club South West will host an informal, relaxed day of practical hands-on workshops, including creative writing, drawing & printmaking exploring queer birds, animals and ecosystem. The session will be led by artists Sixto-Juan Zavala and Daniel Baker-Wells.
The snow goose and the albatross: An Introduction to Queer Nature
DATE: Wednesday 13th May 2026
TIME: 7pm - 9pm
LOCATION: East Quay, Watchet,
Somerset TA23 0AQ
Join us for an introduction to 'queer nature', and a creative writing workshop to ignite the imagination with Queer Nature Club founder, filmmaker and artist, Daniel Baker-Wells.
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Queer Nature Club Meet-up at Lighthouse, Poole, DORSET
Join us for an introduction to ideas of ‘queer nature’, and a creative writing workshop with filmmaker and artist, Daniel Baker-Wells, at Lighthouse, Poole.
The event will include a chance to learn more about the Queer Nature Club and explore and share ideas of ‘queer nature’, participate in optional creative writing exercises and an exploration of Poole Park.
We’ll also be planning some Queer Nature Club summer trips together.
This event is supported by Sovereign Neighbourhood Group and in partnership with Lighthouse, Poole.
The Magic of Temperate Rainforest
Day Trip to Horner Wood
One of the largest and most beautiful ancient oak woods in Britain.
Including a creative workshop with artist Elizabeth Woodger and complimentary tea and locally made cakes.
on Sunday 21st September 2025
Horner Wood, near Minehead,
Minehead, Somerset, TA24 8HY
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FORAGING-INSPIRED MOISTURISER WORKSHOP
with Nature Queerdos
on Sunday 7th September 2025, 13:30-16:30
Eastville Park, Eastville, Bristol BS5 6QG
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QUEER NATURE CLUB at YEOVIL DOES PRIDE
on Saturday 6th September 2025, 12:00-15:00 in Yeovil, Somerset
Come and say hi, and pick up one of our Queer Nature Zines, made with local folks & YDP
for full details of Yeovil Does Pride, visit: https://yeovildoespride.co.uk
QUEER NATURE DAY OUT AT PARKE
with Proud2Be and artist
Ione Maria Rojas
Saturday 30th August 2025
13:00-16:30
Parke, Bovey Tracey, Devon TQ13 9JQ
MEET US THERE: https://bit.ly/3J3n7Jo
MINIBUS from NEWTON ABBOT: http://bit.ly/4maBMkt
Wheelchair space available on the minibus: email hello@proud2be.org.uk
any questions?
email: hello@proud2be.org.uk
AN INTRO TO QUEER ECOLOGY
for young people
with Jazmeen Isa Qureshi
on Tuesday 19th August 2025, 14:00-16:00
in Taunton, Somerset
to sign up, please contact 2BU Somerset: www.2bu-somerset.co.uk
QUEER NATURE CLUB at GLASTONBURY PRIDE
with Glastonbury Pride
on Sunday 27th July 2025, 10:00-13:00
at the Community Courtyard, outside the Who’da Thought It Hotel, 17 Northload St, Glastonbury BA6 9JJ
Come and say hi, and pick up one of our Queer Nature Zines.
for full details of the event visit: Glastonbury Pride
THE QUEER LIVES OF TREES
with Daniel Baker-Wells
on Saturday 26th July 2025, 13:00-16:00
Proud2Be Hub, 1 Sheila Robb House, Newton Abbot TQ12 2EX
to sign up, please contact Proud2Be: www.proud2be.org.uk
QUEER NATURE WALK & QUEER BUGS
with Connor Butler, @Connor_the_ecologist on Thursday 24th July 2025, 18:00-20:00
in partnership with Yeovil Diversity Project at Westlands Entertainment Centre, Yeovil, Somerset BA20 2DD
Queer Nature Club South West is curated by Daniel Baker-Wells, design by Sixto-Juan Zavala.
The programme is supported by the John Lewis Foundation Nature Fund.