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Going Back to Bird School with Sarah Raven and Adam Nicolson at Perch Hill

Over the last two or three years Adam and Sarah have embarked on getting to know the birds they have found around them at Perch Hill, in the woods and fields and garden, engaging with a layer of life they had previously almost taken for granted.
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Over the last two or three years Adam and Sarah have embarked on getting to know the birds they have found around them at Perch Hill, in the woods and fields and garden, engaging with a layer of life they had previously almost taken for granted

So this day is about going back to Bird School, consciously trying to look and listen, to learn what the birds have to teach them.

Adam has built a small shed on stilts in the wood with nesting boxes and bird feeders. Cocooned inside, through all the seasons of the year, he has tried to understand the birds: where they nest, how they sing, how they mate and fight, what preys on them, what they are like as living things.

At the same time Sarah embarked on a long and careful study of how to make the garden more bird-rich, providing food, shelter and diversity for the birds, while coming to understand just how much a garden benefits from its birds.

This is an age in which the natural world is under siege. Knowing and understanding your birds is one way of doing something about that.

‘Bird School is a feast for mind and soul, a treasure trove of insights into the enigmatic and enchanting world of the birds we share our lives with but barely notice. I have learnt so much. Every page is a thrill. Bird School has opened my eyes.’ - Isabella Tree, author of Wilding

  • This course is taught by Sarah and Adam Nicolson
  • The day lasts from 10.00 till 3.00 including tea/coffee on arrival, (from 10am for 10.30am prompt start) morning tea/coffee break and a 2 course lunch served in the greenhouse

For a more detailed description of the day please see the itinerary

Course details

Time 10:00-15.00
Lead By Sarah Raven
Location Perch Hill Farm, East Sussex, TN32 5HP
Learn About Bird School
Meal Yes
Date Wed 4th June 2025
Course Type Event

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