TreeTalk#7
The Litter Pick Challenge by Melissa Forster On January 1st 2021, I, Melissa Forster, pledged to collect a bag of litter from my local area every day of the year. This became known as The Litter Pick Challenge and what originally started as a personal challenge to improve the local community, developed into an award-winning […]
Keep Reading →TreeTalk#6 DEC22
Festivals – the modern day pilgrimage We hope the message finds you well We’ve had a great response to early bird tickets and there are only a few forest camping pitches left, so if you are looking forward to nestling under the trees next summer, then be quick. Early bird tickets will end on December […]
Keep Reading →TreeTalk#5 October ’22 “The Journey – Y Taith”
The Journey – Y Taith Thank you to all those who have bought early bird tickets. We’ve had our highest ever take-up of early birds and we are very grateful that you continue to support the festival. We are busy planning BTT2023 and we’ve got some exciting news about headline acts that we will be […]
Keep Reading →TREETALK#4 JULY
Things are really shaping up for BTT2022. Schedules are being finalised and the programme is being created. We’ve been very fortunate to be able to offer 4 Cardiff Met University / Santander Bank sponsored internships for the past few years and this year we have; Meg Cox (Artist Liaison), Bekah Stone (Speaker Liaison), Hannah Styles […]
Keep Reading →TreeTalk#3 June ’22 “Connection”
CONNECTION / CYSYLLTIAD In a week that saw Between The Trees recognised as one of the top 10 nature-based festivals in the UK, by the Guardian newspaper “Lets Go Wild” article, we thought we would revisit the overriding philosophy and ethos of the Between The Trees, as well as reveal this year’s THEME and preview […]
Keep Reading →TreeTalk#2 May 2022
“Butterflies and shared horizons” Hope you’ve been out and about in nature enjoying the tentative arrival of Spring and this warmer weather. Recently, I took a trip to the Merthyr Mawr National Nature Reserve with Roo and Nicky (Speckled Wood Wildlife) in search of the Grizzled Skipper (below right), a rare butterfly only found in […]
Keep Reading →TreeTalk#1 April
TreeTalk#1 April Foot-stomping nights to remember Just four more lunar cycles before we can all enjoy life “Between The Trees” together again. We have so many exciting things to tell you about this years’ festival. The music line up is superb with headliners such as John Smith (nominee for International folk album of the Year) […]
Keep Reading →Science: Small steps, great minds, big breakthroughs.
Lying awake, listening to the howling wind and rain battering on the roof-light, I gave a moment of thoughtful gratitude to science. I was grateful for two things, firstly, for the 3 vaccinations that were helping me fight off this rampant virus, which was making me feel so unwell and secondly, for giving us the […]
Keep Reading →The 2022 Line-Up: Music is medicine for the soul.
We are so excited to introduce our 2022 music line-up to you all. Between The Trees is a festival that focusses on contemporary folk music from all regions of the UK and further afield, and this year we have performers who will be singing in 3 of our ancient Celtic languages; Welsh (Cymraeg), Cornish (Kernewek)and […]
Keep Reading →BTT2021 and beyond…
Reflections on Between The Trees 2021 It’s been such uncertain times for festivals and events, but now we need them more than ever in our lives. They are about community, creativity, fun and restoration. They are places where you can express your inner self, form new friendships and make lasting memories. They are a form […]
Keep Reading →Athroniaeth Between The Trees
Roedd planhigion, coed a phryfed ar y blaned hon ymhell cyn i bobl gyrraedd ac maent yn debygol o fod ar y blaned ymhell ar ôl i ni adael. Yn y bôn, byddai bywyd ar y Ddaear yn goroesi hebddom ni fel rhywogaeth, ond nid heb y Fflora a’r Ffawna eraill. “Dim ond un ymhlith […]
Keep Reading →The Philosophy of Between The Trees
“There is grandeur in this view of Life” Plants, trees and insects were on this planet long before humans arrived and are likely to be on the planet long after we have left. Basically, life on Earth would survive without us as a species, but not without the other Flora and Fauna. “Homo sapiens are […]
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