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Wander Gather : Autumn equinox evening of foraging, campfire, music, folktales, poems, tea and more

  • Springfield Allotments BS4 2RY United Kingdom (map)

As we celebrate Autumn Equinox with a guided foraging walk from Healing Weeds, music around the fire from Bethany M. Roberts. Folktales, Mabon traditions, poems and more. An intimate nourishing evening to take you back to nature and connect with the changing of the season, set on a beautiful allotment site with views over Bristol.

We'll be taking a walk around the Northern Slopes nature reserve and turning our attention to the wild plants that grow there. We'll be learning which of these are edible and medicinal, how to identify them and what we can do with them to support our health and well being. You can expect to come away with new skills and a foundation of knowledge to build on yourself.
After the walk we'll be going back to the roundhouse to taste some wild foraged tea and join musician, songwriter Bethany M.Roberts for some wonderful music around the campfire as the sunsets we will learn more about some of the traditions and rituals of Autumn Equinox/ Mabon with poems and folktales. You are welcome to bring a song, poem, or thought to share around the fire.

Marshmallows, biscuits and tea for all.

Bethany M. Roberts is a songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Bristol, UK. Her voice carries elements of folksong honesty and choral clarity as she weaves melodic lines over intricate fingerpicked banjo and guitar. There’s a hypnotic intimacy in her performance that invites audiences to commune with the quieter parts of themselves, drawn in by her ever-shifting harmonic patterns.