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Upcoming Events

Nature, Camera, Action

The Winter Garden, in partnership with Screen Argyll and Island naturalists present a season of nature and environment films at the Winter Garden. Alongside the screenings is a programme of activities to help you to get to know the nature here on our island home.

04 October: Breakfast with the birds, Moss Wood, 8am-9.30am. Enjoy a tea or coffee by the fire and learn about the birds and wildlife of the community forest.

06 October: Sea the Change event day

Free film screening of David Attenborough’s documentary, Ocean (tickets free from cinema kiosk)

Stalls from Bute Community Forest, Bute Natural History Society, the Red Squirrel Project and Bute Conservation Society.

Seaweed identification and seashore explore family activities

18 October

Film: National Emergency Briefing, on climate and nature, 14.30

Followed by a writing workshop with Luke Winter

07 November

Animation workshop, 10am-1pm

Jack and Jim from Screen Argyll will lead a workshop, starting with a discussion about climate change, you will have the opportunity to make plasticine models of yourself or local wildlife, the animators will bring these characters to life with stop motion animation. We will collectively make a film by the end of the workshop starring your very own character.

12 November

Tree Planting day with Bute community forest, 9am-1pm OR 1.30pm-5pm, meet at the Tawnich gate entrance, what3words: ///warthog.explores.spirits

22 November

Film Expressing the earth with Q&A with the producer, Norman Bissel with Anne Charnock

More films and actions to follow, so keep coming back to find out what is next.

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