Sunday 15th: Bottle Lanterns at Buxton Country Park, ,10:30- 15:00 winter trees, leaf skeletons and the shapes of hibernating animals all appear in these lanterns.
Please bring a clean plastic bottle with you
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Waiting for the snow? or planning some seasonal gifts? or mellow music for an evening by the fire? Winter treats from Creeping Toad! #naturepoems, #folklore, #ravens, #BabaYaga creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/10/wint...
and why not drop in (if only digitally) on the wonderful Community Gardens: www.serpentinecommunitygarden.org
who lives in a tree's throne room? who hoards treasures in the root dungeons? our lovely Autumn Woods event is going ahead - we're being hosted by the Serpentine Community Gardens to take refuge from the strong winds and rain forecast for saturday! creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/09/autu...
who rules froma tree's throne? who waves flags from twig towers? who hoards treasure in a root dungeon? Free event in Buxton on saturday 4th, @FunPalaces,, @BabblingVagabondsStorytellingTheatre, #familyevents, #woodland, #derbyshirewildlifetrust, fb.me/e/8jpONuOer
you are clearly such a provocative person stirring up trouble and despair and provoking decadence! Well done!
From best mates with a bat to tales of frog friendships and tree pals: exploring friendships with the world around us. Workshops for Scotland's Book Week but available more widely! #storytelling, #storymaking, #nature, creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...
Like thistles seedclouds, frogs hopping and ants swarming.....our Lightwood day comes inevitably closer - join us in the nature reserve! Sunday 6th July, Buxton. Free..https://fb.me/e/6MCxrk97w
Join me for an amazing gathering of creative minds at The Creativity
Conference London on June 27th!
Register at: www.creativityconference.is/london
See you there!
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#TheCreativityConference #Creativity2025 #UniversalCreativity
as you say, great fun! good for a dark evening's entertainment
stories, puppets, wonder and silliness: a day of free activities as apr of Leek Loves Books in Leek, Staffordshire. #storytelling, #fingerpuppets, #familyactivities, www.instagram.com/p/DKl0c_voxG...
springtime in the woods. Make your own wildlife book! Free event, Tuesday 27th May, Corbar Woods, Buxton, 10:30 - 15:30. Details: creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/05/the-..., #woodland, #familyevent, #derbyshirewildlifetrust, #BCAwoods
There were worms and keys and ghosts, a school skull and dogs driving cheese vans...the Lost stories of Glossop can be found in this blog. thanks to Derbyshire Makes and High Peak Community Arts! #stories, #storymaking, #familyevents, #highpeakcomarts creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/04/ligh...
buried treasures? strange houses? dangerous ducks and pirate mice? Creating the Lost Stories of Glossop! Free family events in April: creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/03/glos...
#familyfun, #holidayactivities, #Glossop
a street full of stories, tales in corners and cupboards and closets. Crinolines whisper on cobbles, doors and old bones creak, a new project takes shape in Glossop. #derbyshiremakes, #highpeakcomarts, #storytelling, #storymaking, #glossop
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and I ran out of room to celebrate the photographer Johanna Ronn who gave us such amazing images to work with: www.johannalronn.photography
and I ran out of room to celebrate the wonderful photographer Johanna Ronn who gave us such marvellous images! www.johannalronn.photography
New music from @giftsfromcrows:instrumental pieces as part of our “Whispers Along the Wind” project combining original music with poems of places, trees, darkness and mystery
Single ‘Willow’, and album on release from 7th March.
giftsfromcrows.bandcamp.com, #giftsfromcrows, #neoclassical, #poetry
celebrate aardvarks in this #Nationalaardvarkweek, wonderful animals - I have no pics so here are a couple of Malawian landscapes where we were fairly sure aardvarks were hiding...., #aardvark, #malawi,
Spring, reflections in ponds, watermint waking up, and myself waiting for frogs! #pondlife, #ponds, #nature, #wildlife, #Buxton
a summer for stories, of tales of brave children, beautiful trees, adventurous rabbits and occasional mice! New tour dates released for Creeping Toad!
23rd - 30th June: Hereford and Worcester: now booking
And other places, other times: just get in touch!
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A chilly afternoon wander and I'm glad that i didn't see any frogs - still feels too cold here but sooner rather than later they'll start filling the ponds with song when we're still watching for snow! #ponds, #frogs, #toads, #naturepoetry
"Earthrise" is waking on Al Jazeera exploring new relationships with the world around us, #nature, #environment, #naturespirituality, #natureart, www.aljazeera.com/program/eart...
stories to tell, to create, to shape out of calm planning and wild inspirations....news about this year's activities for schools and public events....please share! #stories, #storytelling, #naturestories, #artnature, #storyworkshops, creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2025/01/stor...
celebrate Lost Species, resolve to help others! Join us in Buxton on Saturday 30th at the Green Man Gallery to make your own small memorials or Resolution Images...full details in link, creepingtoad.blogspot.com/2024/10/lost... , #lostspeciesday, #familyevents, #conservation, #nature
sunlight on snow.....driving through the Highlands of Scotland today, hoping to get to Glasgow ahead of Storm Bert, #snow, #cairngorm, #A9, #winter
