Wild About Derby Event Saturday 8th October 2022
Wild About Derby
Derbyshire Wildlife Trust invites you to a day of fun to celebrate the nature in our city and to join us on growing a vision for a greener, wilder Derby.
Venue: Museum of Making, Silk Mill Lane, Derby, DE1 3AF
In the secret places in our city, nature is waiting. Wildflowers push up through cracks in pavements. Butterflies flit through verges left to grow. Bats sleep in eaves then own the sky at night. Peregrines nest in our cathedral.
If you know where to look, wildlife is all around us. Imagine what could happen if we let nature free to thrive across the city. Imagine a Derby that is alive and growing, a green city in which we, and future generations, thrive.
10.30-4.00pm join us for a day of immersive activities :
Activities include:
- Guided urban nature trails
- Free minibus ride to Allestree park to walk and learn about rewilding plans
- Canal trip with our Living Rivers Officer
- Exciting speakers throughout the day including Jason Williams the Cloud Gardener, Rhiane Fatinikun from Black Girls Hike and Jamie Quince-Starkey Founder of Down to Earth Derby
- The Whale - enter through the Whale’s opening mouth in small groups to experience a charming 3 minute theatre show, performed by Talking Birds Theatre Group
- Fight or Flight - learn about Derby Peregrines and go to the watch point between 11 and 2 to see if you can see them live!
- Hedgehog stop - Help create a giant nature sculpture and take a mini sculpture home with Spiral Arts
- Go Potty with Team Wilder; plant seeds, recycle pots, grow your own grub
- Virtual beaver experience - put on the head set to get a view from the water!
- Face painting
- Craft activities for all the family
- A range of stalls from local groups
- Don't forget to come in wildlife fancy dress to get your limited edition pin badge and a chance to win an adoption kit!
- Cathedral Quarter Treasure Trail (with cool prizes) Downloadable Map HERE
Our 60th Annual General Meeting will follow 4-5pm. See details below
(c) Kirsty Barker
(c) Diane Gould / Derbyshire Wildlife Trust
Eleanor Church
WildNet - Amy Lewis
Team Wilder
Key Speakers
During the afternoon session we have some exciting speakers including:
Jason Williams - The Cloud Gardener
The Cloud Gardener (Jason Williams). moved into his apartment in March 2020, during lockdown his balcony became an escape turning from one marigold to a mini paradise. The aim of Cloud Gardener is to inspire a new generation of urban gardener with the hope that his work container gardening encourages more urban residents to maximise on their unique growing spaces.
Rhiane Fatinikun - Black Girls Hike.
Founded in 2019, Black Girls Hike provides a safe space for Black women to explore the outdoors. Challenging the status quo, and encouraging Black women to reconnect with nature.
Jamie Quince-Starkey - Down to Earth Derby,
Jamie Quince-Starkey is the founder of Down to Earth Derby whose mission is to work for our communities empowering everyone to be part of making derby a world leader in nature-based urban regeneration.
Booking is advisable
Time: 10:30 am - 4 pm
Price: Free
Cathedral Quarter Trail Map
How to get to the event
Getting There:
BY CAR
Follow the brown signs in the city and county for Derby Silk Mill. Offsite parking is available nearby at the Assembly Rooms, Bold Lane and Chapel Street car parks and parking cards can be validated at the Museum of Making to give a discounted rate of £2.50 for a day.
BY BUS
There are frequent and regular bus services into the Derby city centre, operated by Trent Barton and Arriva. Derby bus station is a 10 minute walk away along the River Derwent directly to the Museum of Making.
BY BIKE
The Museum of Making is on cycle routes 6, 54 and 68, part of the Derby City Cycle Map. There is outdoor bicycle parking available.
ACCESSIBILTY
There are 4 accessible parking bays on Silk Mill Lane which are for use by Blue Badge holders only and a drop off zone. If you need any help or support please contact enquiries@derbyshirewt.co.uk
