A double bill of two important films about nature and hope are coming to the Merlin Theatre in Frome on Friday 27th September at 7pm.

The evening will start with the powerful short film ‘Rewilding - Regenerating the Treescape’ which is part ten of a series of films, Wood for the Trees, focused on the future of UK woods and woodlands. Film maker Charly Le Marchant explores how trees fit into rewilding landscapes with Alastair Driver of Rewilding Britain and discusses other issues such as how these projects pay for themselves and what others can do to support rewilding.

This will be followed by ‘Wilding’ which is based on Isabella Tree’s best-selling book by the same title, and tells the story of a young couple that bets on nature for the future of their failing, four-hundred-year-old estate. The young couple battles entrenched tradition and dares to place the fate of their farm in the hands of nature. Ripping down the fences, they set the land back to the wild and entrust its recovery to a mix of animals both tame and wild. It is the beginning of a grand experiment that will become one of the most significant rewilding experiments in Europe.

Cllr Sara Butler said, “Supporting nature and biodiversity in the place we live is of great importance to us at the Town Council. We’re making rapid progress towards our target to plant as many trees as residents (27,000 trees!) and we are pleased to have the opportunity to share with residents two films to help educate and inspire everyone to be a bit more Wild About Frome.”

The films will be followed by a Q&A with Cllr Sara Buter and Charly Le Marchant when viewers can chat about any thoughts that arise during the screening as well as exploring the theme of rewilding; what it means and how it works.