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We know what nature has to offer. Whether it be protecting communities from flooding and extreme weather, supporting rural communities and food production, helping us tackle climate change or improving our mental health – nature underpins everything.
But it’s no secret that the natural world in the UK is in crisis. In 2022, the UK led the charge at COP16 and made a commitment to protect 30% of land and sea for nature by 2030. But three years on, nature remains perilously close to the edge, with 1 in 6 species in the UK at risk of extinction, national parks and protected areas in poor condition and just 2.92% of England’s land and 9% of its seas are effectively protected.
Since the new government has taken office it has made some welcome progress and lofty commitments but it’s clear that if we are to turn things around for nature both at home and around the globe we need to match our ambition with action. And we have less than 5 years to do it.
Through the Wild Summit we want to show how, together, business leaders and government, charities and community groups can rise to the challenge of giving nature a future and tell the story of what we stand to gain by doing so and we’re excited for you to join us.
The Wild Summit is being organised by Wildlife and Countryside Link, England’s largest nature coalition. Our members campaign to conserve UK wildlife, plants, habitats, rivers and seas and improve access to and enjoyment of our natural spaces. Together our members have the support of over eight million people in the UK and directly protect over 750,000 hectares of land and 800 miles of coastline.
The Wild Summit is organised byWildlife and Countryside Link and is supported by dozens of nature and environmental charities from across the UK, green advocates and industry experts, including the RSPB, Woodland Trust, Bat Conservation Trust, Oceana, National Trust, WWF UK, Marine Conservation Society, WWT and many more.
The Bristol Natural History Consortium is also working closely with Link as a delivery partner.
We believe that the Wild Summit will play a vitally important role in highlighting the urgency of the natural crisis to decision makers and business. In order to solve the nature and climate crisis and put nature in the UK on a path to recovery we need to work together with government and industry to develop and implement policies which will bring our natural world back to life. Through the Wild Summit, we want to create a space which encourages, nurtures and furthers these conversations and bring communities together to discuss solutions to these threats.
The Wild Summit will be open to the public. If you have an interest in nature or want to hear more about how we can work collectively to support environmental recovery we’d love for you to join us on the day. We will be making tickets available to the public in the coming months - be sure to follow @WildSummitUK on Instagram, Bluesky and X updates.
Absolutely! We know that not everyone who may want to take part in the Wild Summit will be able to join us on 11 September. That is why we are committed to offering livestream options, so you can take part from wherever you are. Details of which can be found here.
Whilst we would love to make the Wild Summit free, the simple fact is that it costs a lot to organise an event like this and as a small charity we have made the decision to charge for tickets.
However, we are committed to ensuring that the Wild Summit represents the entire nature sector, ensuring that community and marginalised groups are part of the conversation. We have a number of ticketing options available for these groups. If you would like to know more, please do get in touch with us.
We want to ensure that the Wild Summit represents everyone who cares about nature.. To make sure this happens, we will be working with grassroots and community groups from Bristol and around the country and making available subsidised tickets for students; young people (under 25); grass roots campaigners from ethnically diverse backgrounds; part-time, low-waged, and/or unpaid workers; and additional groups where cost may be a barrier to attendance.
Yes! We will be recording our main stage panel sessions and will make these available online after the event to in-person and online attendees.
The Wild summit is funded through a combination of ticket sales, donations from environmental and nature charities and grant funding.
No. We want the Wild Summit to provide an opportunity for nature lovers of all types to connect and share ideas about how we can tackle the challenge of nature loss in the UK. Our budget has been designed only to cover our costs and any additional funding will be used to support future Wild Summit events.
Yes, the Bristol Beacon is a fully accessible venue. Details of which can be found here. If you have a specific question related to accessibility, please email tickets@wildsummituk.com
The Beacon is located at the heart of Bristol and is located 250 metres away from the Bristol City Centre Bus Stop and 800 metres from the Bristol Bus and coach station. Details of which can be found here. If you have a specific question related to accessibility, please email tickets@wildsummituk.com
Yes! Catering at the Wild Summit will be entirely plant-based and specific dietary requirements will be accommodated.
Unfortunately we cannot guarantee that there will be parking available. However there are a number of paid car parks and on street parking available in close proximity to the Beacon. These include Trenchard Street multi-storey car park which is 50m away directly behind Bristol Beacon and hosts electric-charging points.
If you would like to know more, feel free to send us an email at hello@wildsummituk.com
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