Programme
This programme is subject to change.
| Pre-conference sessions and events | ||||
| These sessions and special events are not part of the main conference registration. All are limited in numbers and require separate booking. In some cases there is an extra cost to cover our expenses. See each listing for booking availability | ||||
| 10.00 - 15.00 | Tour of the Forest Garden on the Dartington estate with Martin Crawford (various times, TBC) [BOOKING COMING SOON] | |||
| 10.00 - 15.00 | Legacies of innovation: Dartington and Fingle led by Dave Rickwood A tour of Fingle Woods with a view to its historical significance as a 20thC woodland site. Cost includes lunch and transportation from Dartington. [BOOKING COMING SOON] | |||
| 10.00 - 13.00 | Forest Bathing Sessions with Nature & Wellbeing Collective BOOK HERE An experiential workshop exploring the health and wellness benefits of forest bathing. Spending mindful time in nature can improve your life — physically, emotionally, and creatively. Forest Guides introduce you to the natural world encouraging you to slow down, awaken your senses, and uncover a restorative relationship with the forest. Three sessions will run in parallel, each with two ANFT Forest Therapy guides. BOOK HERE | |||
| Throughout the event | ||||
| The FILM PROGRAMME runs all day Thursday and Friday in Studio 5. | ||||
| The Evolving the Forest EXHIBITION runs throughout the event at various sites across the estate. Parts of the exhibition remain open until the end of August. | ||||
| TRADE SHOW showcasing both commercial and non-commercial projects and organisations will be open throughout the event. |
| Wednesday, 19 June | ||||
| Great Hall (except as noted) | ||||
| 14.30 | Registration (Tea/coffee) | |||
| 15.45 | Welcomes: Sir Harry Studholme; Rhodri Samuel; Andrew Woods, President of RFS; Jez Ralph, Timber Strategies | |||
| 15.55 | Welcome and Housekeeping: Richard Povall | |||
| 16.00 to 17.00 | Keynote 1: Prof Fiona Stafford; Why Trees Matter Tickets are available to non-delegates BOOK HERE | |||
| 17.30 to 19.00 | Opening Reception for Exhibition (Garden Room, Dartington Space) | |||
| 18.30 | The Tilhill Forestry Gala Dinner (Great Hall) [booking required (delegates only)] | |||
| 20.00 | A Marking of Centenary of Forestry Commission followed by A Conversation with Sir Harry Studholme, Beccy Speight and Piers Taylor (MC TBC) Tickets are available to non-delegates BOOK HERE | |||
| 21.45 | Session ends; Bar remains open until 23.00 | |||
| Thursday, 20 June | ||||
| THROUGHOUT | The ART EXHIBITION runs throughout the conference; the FILM PROGRAMME runs throughout Thursday and Friday | |||
| TRADE SHOW showcasing both commercial and non-commercial projects and organisations | ||||
| Time | Studio 1 | Studio 6 | Studio 3 | Elsewhere |
| 9.00 | Registration (Tea/coffee) | |||
| 9.25 | PLENARY: Housekeeping | |||
| Climate change impacts / Resilient Landscapes | Material: contemporary timber-based design | The Sublime Forest / the mythic forest | ||
| 9.30 | Abi Bunker Resilient Landscapes a Woodland Trust presentation | Guest speaker from Tihill Forestry | Clive Cazeaux The aesthetics of the forest visual and sensory aesthetics, theorising sensory experience | |
| 10.00 | Mark Broadmeadow Horses for Courses: developing policy to support adaptation how species choice, provenance choice and management systems will cope under both current and future climate scenarios. | Hannah Durham What is the future of working with timber? a roundtable led by Cullinan Studio. Further details to follow. | Camilla Allen Three Cathedrals of Trees: from allegory to architecture exploring botanical architecture within the context of tree-like cathedrals and cathedral-like trees. Ranges from the Palatine 17thC to Milton Keynes new-town design | |
| 10.30 | Chris Reynolds Resilience: alternative species for resilient forests increasing species diversity for future resilience | Tilla Brading Unfurling the Forest: trees in contemporary art, poetry and performance A review of artistic responses to the forest | ||
| 11.00 | BREAK (Tea/coffee) | |||
| Climate change impacts / Resilient Landscapes continues… | Urban Forestry | Landscape / Responses to Landscape | Workshops 1-4 (all run 11.45-13.15) NOTE all workshops are limited to 10 participants [BOOK NOW] | |
| 11.45 | Keith Kirby Evolution or Revolution for Future Forestry Re-planting for climate change | Beatrice Jarvis The city is a tree: the oldest forest of a new town. Urban forests as platform for somatic experiences in the city Through the lens of her father Dr Robert Jarvis (part of the original planning team for Milton Keynes), investigates how the first forest plantation of the city embodies key ideas of urban planning. It compares the expectations for the city and the lived experience. | Amy Cutler The New Humanitrees: evolving the human-sylvan a ‘performance-reading’ referencing a number of artists as well as research into a fundamental shift in thinking in the relationship between humans and trees. | Graham Burton and John Channon Pioneering Agro-forestry at Dartington a tour of a sites on the Dartington estate working in collaboration with the Woodland Trust BOOK NOW |
| 12.15 | Adrian Newton Increasing awareness of forest collapse through science and art with a focus on the communication of forest collapse through both through scientific and artistic practices | Jane Hull Roundtable Tree Urbanistas: the urban forest at the heart of 22ndC living a debate / roundtable that by 2118 urban areas only function through trees as climate change has ravaged urban existence. | Lotte Scott Hyle - Wood and Matter in the Avalon Marshes an artist presentation about a long-term project exploring peat on the Somerset Levels. | Karen Price & Liz O'Brien How to Hygge a tree A hands-on workshop exploring techniques for using trees and woodland for positive wellbeing. Based on a programme at Westonbirt BOOK NOW |
| 12.45 | David Haley Trees of Grace: the last ash and the return of the Green Dragon Artist-led paper referencing artists working to mitigate climate change, in particular the Harrisons. | Carol Ballenger Defining Treescapes an artist presentation about a group looking at woods and forest, particularly at Dartington. Involves artists of various artforms as well as scientists | Paul Cookson Traditional futures a hands-on crafting session imagining ‘new timber products’ and talking about timber items no longer regularly produced BOOK NOW | |
| Heather Marie Wilson Forest Bathing for Wellbeing An experiential workshop exploring the health and wellness benefits of forest bathing. How spending mindful time in nature can improve your life — physically, emotionally, and creatively. Heather weaves her personal transformation story and scientific evidence with exercises/discussion for a compelling workshop. BOOK NOW | ||||
| 13.15 | LUNCH | |||
| 14.15 | The Launch of the Dartington Forest Manifesto, followed by The Royal Forestry Society's NDG James Memorial Lecture: Prof Kathy Willis CBE/strong> The framing of the UK's Forests: past, present and future. Open to general public, BOOK HERE | |||
| SESSIONS | Studio 1 | Studio 6 | Studio 3 | |
| Landscape | Forestry future / Policy | Health and Wellbeing | Workshops 5-8 (all run 15.30-18.00) NOTE all workshops are limited to 10 participants BOOK NOW | |
| 15.30 | Naomi Hart Forest Time - performative talk a slow time in the old growth forest in NW Tasmania and conversation in general about time as a non-linear concept particularly in relationship to nature and ancient woodland | Myc Riggulsford The Charter of the Forest and our common rights historical overview and social relevance of the 13thC Forest Charter | Tomas Remiarz A presentation about Forest Gardens with collaborators which also links into opportunities to visit and learn more about Forest Gardening as it is practiced on the Dartington estate at Schumacher College. | Justin Carter Blood from Stone: exploring human connections with trees through ink-making, klecksography and storytelling. a hands-on participatory workshop creating ink from oak galls and bark BOOK NOW |
| 16.00 | Jason Griffiths Reading the Forest: insights into people-forest relationship through literary heritage survey of our relationship to the Forest of Dean through literary writing from the 19th and 20th centuries | Roderick Leslie Transforming the Forestry Commission historio/political overview of the first 100 years with a glimpse into the next 100 years | Panel / Conversation Inez Aponte Inhabiting the forest a group discussion and panel presentation | Cullinan Studio Prototyping with Timber an opportunity to work with a group to create a prototype, no previous experience required. This session will involve additional working time outside this slot (details will be available on the booking page) BOOK NOW |
| 16.30 | Stuart Mugridge Alder Carr: a poetic exploration of a Norfolk wet woodland a ranging exploration of Carr woodland and its very specific traits | Omer Aloni Forests, timber production and fears of deforestation at the League of Nations Forest policy in interwar context of the new League of Nations | Harriet and Rob Fraser Space for Imagining a hands-on creative workshop in the woods BOOK NOW | |
| 17.00 | Bram Arnold Transparent Modular Specifics: eco-logical foot-printing investigating carbon sequestration, afforestation and measuring carbon footprint | Andrew Heald Planning the future: who, how and where. The UK’s new sustainable forests. Afforestation as a response to climate change mitigation | Dartington Estates team Tours of the Dartington estate with particular attention to forestry and other innovations. Details to be announced. BOOK NOW | |
| 17.30 | Mandy Haggith A-B-Tree Seeds for Creativity a survey of a long-term project celebrating the link between writing and trees | Jenny Pickerill Forest futures: lived-in, living and live the conflict between humans and the environment with particular reference to the Tasmanian Forest Agreement (2012) | ||
| 18.00 | Sessions close | |||
| 18.30 | Launch party for ‘Living with Trees’ (Little Toller) | |||
| 19.15 | Supper (buffet) [BOOKING REQUIRED] | |||
| 20.30 | Special screening of Arcadia - Barn Cinema Tom Marshman: We need to talk about Bambi - North Wood (performance) | Soundart Radio TIMES TBC | ||
| 21.15 | A storytelling performance in the woods | Phil Ogg (TBC) David Clarke (documentary / sound installation) | ||
| 21.45 | Wildwise: nightpaddle (limited numbers, additional cost) (£29.50) | |||
| 22.00 | Bar open until 23.00 | |||
| 23.45 | Overnight sit by the River Dart [BOOKING REQUIRED] | |||
| Friday, 21 June | ||||
| THROUGHOUT | The ART EXHIBITION runs throughout the conference; the FILM PROGRAMME runs throughout Thursday and Friday | |||
| TRADE SHOW showcasing both commercial and non-commercial projects and organisations | ||||
| Studio 1 | Studio 6 | Studio 3 | Elsewhere | |
| 5.00 | Midsummer dawn silent listening / dawn chorus | |||
| 9.00 | Registration (Tea/coffee) | |||
| 9.15 | PLENARY: Housekeeping | |||
| Value / Natural Capital | Ethics and Sentience | Forestry Futures | ||
| 9.30 | Caroline Greenslade Breaking down the barriers: engaging with owners to encourage greater woodland utilisation Why is woodland managed without identifying human, structural, financial and environmental concerns? Arguments about management beyond the economic. | Simon Leadbeater Restoring the Sacred to Britain’s Woodland Groves; exploring degrees of sentience and how these affect our relationship with trees. a critical review of questions of tree sentience and how we live with trees | Jez Ralph et al a roundtable discussion about future forestry policy and the central importance of wood as a material particularly for housing and infrastructure. | |
| 10.00 | Kate Prendergast The cynic in the forest: challenging contemporary discourses of economic value exploring discourses around price and value as they relate to trees and woodland | Sarah Abbott Rethinking the forest: tree sentience, relationality, representation and environmental empathy a consideration of trees as individual, agentic beings with sentience, intelligence, perception, and consciousness | ||
| 10.30 | Amy Burnett Forest capital: incentivising a transformation in capitals for net gains to trees and their environs a critique of Forest Capital and econometrics based around natural capital | Alison Dyke In conversation with trees: accommodating non-humans in forest management about forest management from other species | ||
| 11.00 | BREAK (Tea/coffee) | |||
| Climate change / environmental shifts | Value / Natural Capital | Short artist presentations | Workshops 9-12 (all run 11.30-13.00) NOTE all workshops are limited to 10 participants BOOK NOW | |
| 11.30 | Nicole Manley Artist presentation - Seeing the wood or the forest outlines an art project based on a scientific study questioning how we manage forests in relationship to mitigating flooding | Round table: Making nature’s values visible: can our trees and woodlands make us healthy, wealthy and wise? a panel/roundtable with Gillian Petrokofsky, Myc Riggulsford , Prof Kathy Willis (Univ of Oxford), and Prof Gabriel Hemery (Sylva Foundation). A facilitated discussion on this important topic of central importance in a world where decisions concerning the public realm can be driven technocratically by notions of economics and 'value'. | from Edwina Fitzpatick Madeleine Hodge Douglas Barrett/Katerie Gladdys Petra Regent Stacey Righton Volkhardt Mueller Huda Ismael (video presentation from Iraq) other | Christopher Salisbury from Wildwise will offer a hands-on experience/workshop around foraging and cooking. Full details TBA. BOOK NOW |
| 12.00 | Andreas Rutkauskas Artist presentation - After the Fire about fire-adapted ecosystem design in British Columbia through use of large format photography. How to live co-operatively with fire. | Christine Fentz Being here: from anthropocene to biocentric participation a mix of walking, being outdoors and workshop. Meeting and interacting with trees and other species down to microorganisms. With artist/dramaturg Christine and biologist Inger Kaergaard. BOOK NOW | ||
| 12.30 | Lisa Schneidau Grief, regeneration and inspiration: stories of the Ash tree. a storyteller’s perspective of the ash tree, the World Tree, the trickster tree; creative responses to the looming tragedy of ash dieback | Dartington Estates team Experimental Forestry at Dartington a tour of past, present and future forestry experiments at Dartington BOOK NOW | ||
| John Bruce Resilience - forest planning workshop Indoor workshop framed by a short presentation on the issues facing Thetford Forest which shows some of the techniques used to create a planning document. Followed by a hands-on workshop working as a group. BOOK NOW | ||||
| 13.00 | LUNCH | |||
| 14.30 | Facilitated discussion / closing event | |||
| 15.30 | END | |||