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Singing with Nightingales

Singing with Nightingales


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Come to the forest, be enchanted by the sweet song of the nightingale and discover the story these exceptionally rare birds tell about our ancient and wondrous relationship with nature.


Your GUEST MUSICIAN, Host & Nightingale

WHAT DO I NEED TO KNOW ABOUT SWN?

Each springtime, several thousand Nightingales make the long migration from Sub-Saharan Africa to reside in southern England. It is during this all-night virtuosic mating ritual, celebrated for millennia within prose, poetry, folksong and myth, that folksinger, naturalist and writer Sam Lee welcomes you to experience their sublime and much-decorated song and witness their ability to improvise with human musicians.

Singing with Nightingales is a one-of-a-kind experience. An act of immersive theatre and ritual, both otherworldly and yet something we might collectively have done since the dawn of humans. This communion with the more than human world reminds us that we are nature and nature is in us all.

What’s Included

Each SWN night is unique and the end time can extend later. Your ticket includes an early evening ecological and birdsong tour of the woods, a two-course vegan dinner and hot and cold drinks (including wine/beer/cider) around the campfire, post-dinner tales, songs and folklore, silent walk into the woods after dark without torches to hear our signature human-avian musical collaboration.

Key Information

Location: RSPB Highnam Woods, Gloucestershire

We are so happy you are keen to come and experience SWN, however we would love those purchasing a place to be fully aware of what's involved. Please make sure you have versed yourself in the key information so you and your guests' visit is prepared for, safe and comfortable.

  • 6:45 pm - All guests check-in at car park

  • 7:00 pm -SWN fireside opens & welcome with drinks

  • 7:30 pm -Introduction and briefing   

  • 7:45 pm - Evening chorus and nature walk 

  • 8:20 pm - Dinner and drinks served

  • 9:15 pm - Fireside songs and stories 

  • 10:45 pm - Nightingale walk begins 

  • 00:30 pm - Return to car park

You can find a more detailed schedule here.

CAMPING & Where to stay

Camping isn’t available at our Gloucestershire site as it is a wildlife and nature reserve. However, next to the land is the charming Pinetum Lodge which has many types of accommodation and may permit camping in their garden. See our Camping & Where to Stay page for complete details.

Transport & Parking 

Please see our sections on travel to and from our SWN sites by reading the Travel page. Parking is available and free at our Gloucestershire site.

Aftercare

After your trip to SWN, we want to support our guests to continue their nature connection & nature protection journey. SWN provides a space and forum for our community after your visit with special online wellbeing check-ins, events and media from the season. We also organise in-person conservation days helping to conserve and restore Nightingale habitats.

 
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