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Curlew in flight above a summery grassland meadow. Photo by Jon Hawkins, Surrey Hills Photography

Ground Nest Fest Talks

Location:
Friends Meeting House, Kirkgate, Settle, North Yorkshire, BD24 9DX
Join for an afternoon of talks on our ground-nesting birds and their upland habitats. Here from speakers Dr. Amy-Jane Beer, Colin Price, Suzannah Rockett and Dr. Tim Thom.

Event details

Meeting point

Large Meeting Room, Friends Meeting House

Date

Time
14:00 - 16:00, Please arrive 10-15 minutes prior to be seated
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About the event

Join us for an afternoon of talks focused on ground-nesting birds and their upland habitats. We will hear from three speakers on this topic: a farmer, a writer, and a conservationist, each offering their own perspective and experience. There will also be an opportunity for you to ask questions to our speakers.

Booking

Price

Free, booking is required to reserve your place

Know before you go

Dogs

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Assistance dogs only
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Wheelchair access

Yes
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Hearing loop

Yes
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Parking information

Closest parking is at the adjoining Ashfield Public Car Park 2 minutes away.
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Facilities

Toilets
Accessible toilet
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Dr Amy-Jane Beer is a naturalist writer and campaigner. She is a country diarist for The Guardian and columnist for British Wildife. Her last book The Flow won the 2023 Wainwright Prize for nature writing and her next, a children's picture book A River Running Through You publishes on 14th May. She is a co-director of the access to nature campaign Right to Roam and President of the National Park Society Friends of the Dales.

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Suzannah Rockett is the Species Recovery Officer responsible for the RSPB’s Curlew Recovery Programme with the RSPB. She previously delivered the Curlew LIFE project and continues to champion curlew conservation across the UK. Based in South Yorkshire, she cares deeply about restoring nature in working landscapes and the region’s wetlands and floodplain meadows.

A smiling middle-aged farmer, wearing a baseball cap, a black puffer vest over a checkered shirt, and green pants, stands outdoors with his hands in his pockets in front of a stone house with trees and a wooden fence visible in the background.

Colin Price farms with his parents in Keasden, near Clapham, North Yorkshire. The farm was the 2025 overall winner of the Tye Trophy for the North of England, which awards integration of wildlife conservation and environmental management within commercial farming operations. He works closely with the RSPB on breeding wader management and surveys to support curlews and lapwings on his farm.