RADIO 4: Tweet of the Day – The Turtle Dove
Author and co-owner of Knepp Wildand, Isabella Tree, tells the success story of the Turtle Dove in the rewilded landscape – the quiet purring of the Turtle Dove from thickets of willow here, is a…
Tag: Soundscapes of Hope
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AWARDS: Wildlife Sound Recording Society
This weekend I was delighted to win multiple awards in the Wildlife Sound Recording Society’s annual sound awards, including the overall winner, for Scrubland at Dawn, in the Restricted category. There was a bit of…
SOUND INSTALLATION: Steyning Festival
The Parish Church goes wild! Step into Steyning Parish Church and be magically transported into a Sussex wilderness. Hazel Reeves harnesses the sounds of nature to tell stories of hope. Every morning during the week,…
TALK: Let nature do the talking
How did an acclaimed sculptor working in her studio at the Knepp Estate become a sound recordist? Hazel Reeves will be sharing some of her favourite nature recordings and telling us the story of how…
FESTIVAL: new White Stork soundscape
Join me on Saturday 23 May for the White Stork & Nature Festival. My new White Stork soundscape of hope, will be played in the afternoon, and draws on my recordings from this and previous…
INTERVIEW: with BBC Radio Sussex
Huge thanks to the ace Sarah Gorrell at BBC Sussex for having me on as lunchtime guest today to chat about all things arty – from sculpting in clay to sculpting the sounds of nature…
LISTEN CLUB: Soundscapes of hope
It’s a real honour to curate a Listen Club, organised by Sound Art Brighton. Here’s the blurb: When it comes to the natural world, there are many reasons to fret. But, is there a glimmer…
AWARD: SMARTsheds wins Brighton Fringe exhibition award
We are delighted that our Belfire Fayre and exhibition won this prestigious Fringe exhibition award, as well as being shortlisted for the Fringe Community award. During the Fringe Festival, this former pig farm – its…
THE BIRD HIDE: The Sheds, Devil’s Dyke
Hang out with me in my bird hide to hear real and imaginary birds of Sussex. It’s been so much fun to be one of the artists selected to shake-up The Sheds, nestled on the…
BRITISH LIBRARY: Knepp Nightingales
One sunny spring evening, I wandered out from my studio. I froze. What was that incredible sound. It was my first nightingale. And I’ve been obsessed ever since. Each spring, Knepp kindly gives me permission…
RADIO PLAY: BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour
To introduce the fascinating Woman’s Hour interview with Isabella Tree (10 June 2024) I was asked to provide a soundscape snippet of a spring dawn on the Knepp Estate. Listen to the interview here (25m…
RELEASED: ‘Knepp Dawn’ track
Damian Montagu and Hazel Reeves: Bucolic composer and acclaimed sculptor release new music inspired by nature Classical chart-topping artist Damian Montagu and sculptor and field recording artist Hazel Reeves announce the release of their collaborative…