Events Calendar

Date Event
2024
July 24th         Join us for a Secret Bird Song Experience at Careys Secret Garden, 9:30 - 16:00, tickets available here.
July 24th         Planet Birdsong Film and Presentation at Careys Secret Garden, 18:00 - 19:00, tickets available here.
July 12th - 14th         Activities at Global Birdfair; come and visit us on our stand, N24, and try out our birdsong studio; come to our live recording workshop @9.15 am on Saturday 13th in the Owl Tent.
June 14th - 15th         Birdsong walks at Asthall Manor, Oxon. Booking details here.
May 27th         Birdsong event at Ten Bells Farm, Broadwell, Oxon GL7 3QS. Will include a film and talk by Hilary MacBean and Peter Cowdrey about our Rwanda partnership, and birdsong walks. For more details visit the Broadwell website.
May 8th         University of Rwanda, Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management, Seminar co-presented by Hilary MacBean entitled A Review of Bird Sound Recording in Rwanda Using Citizen Science Methods: Planet Birdsong bird sound data collection and the validity of citizen science methods in community engagement. Join online at 13:00 UTC on the following link.
April 9th         Birdsong recording at Freestones Lodge, Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire. To book contact here.
2024, Ongoing         Project to record the natural sounds of Teesdale for a new installation at Raby Castle.
2023
July 31st         Lecture University of Rwanda BSc Conservation Biology and Zoology students on the value of birds in biodiversity monitoring, introduction to birdwatching and the work of Planet Birdsong. See the report for more information.
July 28th         Field and processing training at Nature Rwanda, Musanze. See the report for more information.
July 25th         Training Rwanda Youth Birders. See the report for more information.
July 17th - 19th         Field and processing training at Integrated Polytechnic Regional Campus Kitabi, South West Rwanda. See the report for more information.
July 7th - 10th         Field and processing training camp at Nyungwe National Park See the report for more information.
June 30th         Field and processing training with Akagera National Park Community Guides. See the report for more information.
May 31st - June 1st         Birdsong studio at the Suffolk Show. Come and find us in the wildlife garden.
April 8th         Presentation by Hilary MacBean of Planet Birdsong on Avi-tourism in Rwanda and the Qualities of a Good Bird Tour Guide. Join Here.
Jan. 14th-15th         Presentation by Planet Birdsong, birdsong studio, and performance by The Conference of Birds at EA Sustain Festival.
2022
​​Nov. 2nd         15:00 CAT (UTC+2): The University of Rwanda Center of Excellence in Biodivserity & Natural Resource Management research seminar Recording of bird sounds in Rwanda, one year on: Successes and challenges in data collection a citizen science approach by Hilary MacBean.
​​Oct 23rd         ​6.30 pm: Book Launch, Bird Walks, Birdsong Studio, and performance by The Conference of Birds at Fingask Castle, Perthshire. Booking details here.
​​Oct 1st         ​3.00 pm: Performance by The Conference of Birds at St Peter’s Church, Great Livermere, Suffolk IP31 1JR. Tickets:£10 (cash or card) on the door to include cake and cordial. For further information contact Suzanne Green at isabellaalston@mac.com.
​​Sept 25th         ​An Afternoon of Birdsong at Manor Barn, Broadwell, Lechlade, Oxon GL7 3QS. Event includes a Birdsong Studio, walks and films. To book contact annabel_molyneaux@hotmail.com or phone 07919 192377.
July 15th-17th         Exhibiting at the first Global Birdfair at Oakham, Rutland. Come and visit our stand.
June 25th         Birdsong studio, book launch, walks, and concert for Watson Birds in the Town Hall at St. John's Town of Dalry, Dumfries and Galloway. Details can be found here.
​June 16th-July 7th     ​​Birdsong walks at On form Sculpture, Asthall Manor, Oxon. Click here to book.
​June 12th - July 13th     ​​Hilary MacBean visited Rwanda for face to face training of citizen science volunteers in bird sound recording using a phone and Parachirp parabola.
​May 23rd         Workshop day at Kilgraston School, Perthshire
May 19th         Dawn Chorus Walk at Skipwith Common near York. Click here to book.
May 18th         ​Performance at Skipwith Hall, near York. Click here to book.
May 17th         Workshop at Three Hagges Wood Meadow, near York, with the Woodmeadow Trust. Click here to book
​May 14th-15th         Birdsong walks and studio at Bamff Wildland, Perthshire. Click here to book.
​May 7th-8th         Birdsong walks and studio at Bamff Wildland, Perthshire. Click here to book.
February 7th-8th     Workshops and Birdsong Studio for Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust at Ingleton Primary School in Yorkshire.
2021
November/December Series of online webinars on birdsong recording for CoeB Rwanda.
​September 19th         Walks and Birdsong Studio at Bamff Wildland, Angus.
July 3rd         Birdsong and Music event at Fingask Castle, Perthshire.
June 15th         “Bird Song, Nature’s Sounds and Signals” Hilary MacBean talk and walk with Lee Brockhurst WI.
2020
January 29th         Birds and Maps in the Glenkens-a collaborative presentation with Dumfries Archival Mapping Project at Catstrand, New Galloway. Click here for details.
2019
​October 31st         Premiere of Sunny Moodie's film about our work in Nidderdale at New Networks for Nature in York.
​July 23rd         Birds and Maps of Lochmaben-a collaborative presentation with Dumfries Archival Mapping Project at 7.30 in Lochmaben Church Hall, 10m Princes St Lochmaben DG11 1NZ. Free entry-donations to Planet Birdsong and DAMP. Event information here.
July 19th         ​Birdsong and Gypsies recital at St Petronilla's Church, Whepstead, Suffolk IP29 4TR
​June 14th-16th         ​Birdsong Weekend at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire. Click here to book.
June 1st-5th         Workshops in the Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Yorkshire, part of The Wild Watch​.
May 18th-24th         Birdsong and Music walking tour in Tuscany. Click here for details.
February 16th         ​Training day for Norfolk Wildlife Trust staff at Cley Marshes-by invitation only.
2018
​July 22nd         Birdsong and Gypsies recital at The Exuberant Trust, The Limes, Standlake, Oxfordshire
July 6th         Birdsong walk at On form Sculpture at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire.
July 4th         Birdsong walk at On form Sculpture at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire.
June 22nd     Birdsong and Gypsies recital at St Andrew's Church, Great Saxham, Suffolk.
June 20th         Birdsong walk at On form Sculpture at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire.
June 17th         Dawn Chorus walk at Niddfest.
June 12th-16th         Workshops in Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Yorkshire, part of The Wild Watch​.
​June 8th-10th         Workshops and performance at North of England Curlew Festival, Castle Bolton.
May 31st         Birdsong event for Land Managers at Raveningham, Norfolk-by only invitation only.
May 15th         Maps and Birdsong: a historical exploration of the ornithological landscape of Upper Nithsdale. Talk and discussion at The Buccleuch and Queensberry Arms in Thornhill for Dumfries Archival Mapping Project.
2017
​June 13-17         Workshops in Nidderdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Yorkshire, launching a three year project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund. Sign up for a family event on June 17th here.
​June 2-4         ​Workshops and performance at North of England Curlew Festival, Castle Bolton
2016
November 4th         Workshop at Moffat Academy, Dumfries and Galloway
September 27-29th   Trials of Beta versions of our new Computer games at RSPB Minsmere
September 24th         Workshop at New Networks for Nature.
July 6th         Workshops at Rutland Ospreys Festival.
June 16th, 30th         Birdsong walks with spectrographs at Onform Sculpture at Asthall Manor in Oxfordshire.
May 16th-17th         Workshops/teacher training at six schools in Rutland.
April 1st and 4th         A lesson plan for Primary School teachers, created by James de Winter of Cambridge University Education Faculty, was piloted at RSPB Minsmere.
2015
December         Peter Cowdrey visited Lebanon and Rwanda, researching applications for our lesson plans and computer games in varying environments along avian and human migration routes.
July-November         ​"Songburst". A collaboration between Planet Birdsong, Rutland Music Hub and Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. We worked with students in six schools in Rutland to create birdsong based performance pieces, which were performed in schools and at Egleton Wildlife Centre in the Songburst Composition Festival in November 2015. Footage of this event can be watched here.
2014
November 14th         Presentation and performance at New Networks for Nature.
October 28th         Half term workshop for Girton Town Charity as part of "Passing Through and Settling" community art project.
September-November         Composition project in primary schools for the Rutland Music Hub.
July 7th-9th         Workshop at Hopton CEVC Primary School, Suffolk, in collaboration with Little Ouse Headwaters Project.
June 25th         Presentation and performance for The Cornucopia Club.
June 19th         Presentation and performance for Surrey Wildlife Trust at Nower Wood Education Centre.
May 29th         Workshop with homeschoolers at Brockford Barn, Suffolk.
March 19th-21st         Workshop at Holbrook Primary School, Suffolk in collaboration with EastFeast.
2013
September - December         Project with teenagers with learning difficulties/autism in collaboration with Lapwing Suffolk and Brockford Barn studios in Stowmarket.
June 25th         Workshop at Bentley Church of England Primary School, Hampshire.
June 20th         Workshop at Thurston CEVC Primary School, Suffolk.
June 4th-6th         Workshop at Garboldisham Church Primary School for Little Ouse Headwaters Project, Norfolk.
March 17th         Workshop at The Cut, Halesworth, Suffolk for Waveney and Blyth Arts "Famous Five Birds" project.