Queer Nature Club and East Quay are working together on a series of queer-led workshops exploring local ecologies in West Somerset.

This event will include an exploration of the Holnicote rewilding project, creative workshops in colour-making and painting, an introduction to birdsong, and a visit to the beaver enclosure.

Minibus from Minehead to the location, or make your own way there.

Over the past six years the Holnicote Estate has been embarking on a rewilding project, including the release of wild beavers. In that time the beavers, as a keystone species, have transformed the landscape and created new species-rich wetland meadows, which are not normally accessible to the public.

With Devon-based British-Mexican artist Ione Maria Rojas we'll be learning about colour-making from natural materials, exploring Ione's own fantastical queer Mexico-Devonian creatures; and creating our own silk experiments with natural dyes.

The workshop will be followed by an exploration of the re-wilding initiative and the remarkable beaver enclosure at the Holnicote Estate. We will explore the crucial role of beavers in the ecosystem, see signs of their work, and may even spot a beaver.

The workshops will be informal, relaxed, and no prior experience is necessary. Light refreshments will be provided too.

This event is for the LGBTQIA+ community, friends & allies, & anyone interested in exploring nature through a 'queer' perspective.

This event is for adults 18+. Young people between 16 and 18 are welcome, if they are accompanied by an adult 18+.

Please book your place online: Pay What You Can (minimum cost £1, plus Outsavvy booking fee per ticket on a sliding scale).

We are also organising a minibus from Minehead to the site and back. Please select the correct option when you book if you want to join the minibus.