Winter Lecture by David Bailey
On Wednesday 16th November we're delighted to be welcoming David Bailey.
After three intensive years of observing hares David’s talk give an insight into this mystical creature. Elements of the hare behaviour mirrors humans and can be very contradictory, busy, lazy, aggressive, passive, fast, slow, wary, inquisitive!
Follow their story with quality images with a couple of video’s covering leverets, boxing, courting couples and individual characters.
Born into a New Forest family that bred the famous ponies and worked in the ancient woods David has always had a love for the countryside and the creatures who made it their home.
He served an apprenticeship in engineering and never really picked up the camera until he moved to the Brecon Beacons in Wales during 2006, self-taught in photography he was quickly persuaded to turn professional in 2008 and won the Welsh Wildlife Photographic Award, hosted by the Welsh Wildlife Trusts in 2011.
Two chance meetings with Dr Rhys Jones of Cardiff University and star of the BBC series Rhys Jones Wildlife Patrol led to David finding a story about barn owls for the series, with no previous experience of television work he organised the filming and was asked to appear in front the camera. The feature was such a success he was immediately drafted on to the production team working as consultant, cameraman, photographer and making the occasional appearance in front the camera, working on all four national and international series. Through this work the BBC asked David to appear with Nick Baker while filming Springwatch in the Afternoon at the RSPB reserve Ynys-Hir, he also recorded a solo piece for Springwatch Extra.
In 2016 he was presented the Brand Personality Award (Equivalent to a Grammy) by the Asia Pacific Brands Foundation for being the World’s Best Wildlife Photographer receiving the award alongside such people as Adele and Keanu Reeves for being the best in their particular fields.
David’s first book titled Wildlife Wanderer was published March 2017, within the month it went to forth best-selling book in Wales.
April 2018, he took his first television interview with Steve Etches the world-famous fossil collector which will be a feature in a forth coming eight-part documentary. David has also been filmed for ITV’s Wales Coast & Country talking about his work.
David second book titled Wildlife Wanderings was published October 2020 featuring quality images with the stories behind the photographs.
He has worked for the Wildlife Trusts, National Trusts, Red Squirrel Trust. His work has been published many times in newspapers magazines including the Forces News and featured online by the BBC’s Wildlife Magazine and is a feature writer for the world’s oldest countryside magazine, The Countryman.
For the past three years David has been working with the subject of his next book, hares. He is known as one of the UK’s foremost experts on this subject, spending unlimited time observing the hare’s life.
The lecture will start at 18:30 prompt, so we recommend you arrive in good time to get a drink from the bar to take to your seat in the Island Room. If you are booked for supper, it will be served in the River Room after the lecture, please sit where you wish. Supper service will be served buffet style.
Members should book for supper no later than Friday 11th November, along with any dietary requirements. Supper this week will be braised beef in beer with seasonal vegetables, potatoes and gravy for £15:00. If you would like to attend the lecture without the supper, please also reserve your seat so that we can monitor numbers.
Book seats and suppers here