WHAT'S HAPPENING
Welcome to our events page - take a look below to see what we're up to and how you can get involved. At present most events are taking place online but this will change at some point ... and we're looking forward to a series of walks and talks when this is possible. You can read newsletters from this page, or sign up to receive them directly, and if you're curious about social media feeds, click the icons at the bottom of the page to visit Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
Public Walk to the Langstrath Birch
Mountain Heritage Festival, presentation.
‘A Haiku in the Trees’, Installation
The second installation for The Long View - seven trees wrapped in words, in Glencoyne Park.
Ecocultures Conference, Glasgow
Harriet will be presenting at Ecocultures: Glasgow’s Festival of Environmental Research, Policy and Practice about her emerging practice of Open Fell Poetics and her ongoing postgraduate research work at Glasgow University.
Dark Mountain: Techne
Very pleased to have a contribution in Dark Mountain's latest book with 'The Craft of Slow Time' where Rob explores his methodology in using a large format camera for portrait making.
C-Art: presentation & exhibition
As part of Cumbria-wide arts festival, C-Art, work from The Long View will be on show at Thorney How in Grasmere for the month: 14 Sept for a talk and film presentation, with food and beer ... what's not to like?
Presentation at Blencathra Centre
An evening talk for members and trustees about landscape, trees, hill farming, art and the complexity of balance in the hills.
Public Walk to the Kentmere Rowan
Join us for a walk in the Kentmere Valley, with poetry, a visit to the Kentmere Rowan, and plenty of stops to learn more about this remarkable place.
Farmers, Artists and Philosophers Symposium
We'll be joining in, and presenting, at this wonderful gathering of people for a thought-provoking weekend as part of the Heart of Teesdale Landscape Partnership project.
Merz Word Festival
Harriet will be joining other poets and musicians on the site of Kurt Schwitters' Merz Barn - drinks, food and merriment start at 5pm. Organised by Kunst-Kitsch Collective.
Voices from the Land: Farming and Landscape in the Yorkshire Dales - Volunteer Call Out
We're busy planning a series of interviews with farmers across the Yorkshire Dales as part of Voices from the Land, a Yorkshire Dales Farmer Network project that we're running with the support of the Yorkshire Dales National Park and the Dales Countryside museum. If you're interested in volunteering, do contact us.
Lakes Alive: Poetry Reading
Harriet will be reading moon-inspired poetry under the incredible illuminated moon created by Luke Jerram ... just as it's getting dark. 7pm.
Thirlmere Flower Show
Harriet will be guest speaker and will also be given the daunting challenge of choosing Best in Show at this wonderful Flower Show. Thirlmere Village Hall, St John's in the Vale.
Light in the trees
Installation of movement-responsive light show at the Little Asby Hawthorn, with interns from High Wire. Read more here.
New National Park extension & a public walk
August 1st: the Yorkshire Dales National Park extension is offiial, and we'll be walking to the Little Asby Hawthorn, which is now within the Park boundaries, to celebrate. Come and join us!