Wild World: Living and Working in Antarctica
A day of conservation, craft and storytelling for families in Dry Drayton, Cambridge — featuring British Antarctic Survey scientist Dr Peter Fretwell. Sunday 13 September. Buy the tickets for the time you are attending.
Time & Location
13 Sept 2026, 10:30 – 14 Sept 2026, 15:30
Sol Creative Foundry Ltd, Unit 5, The Irwin Centre, Dry Drayton, Cambridge CB23 8AR, UK
About The Event
Sunday 13 September · Sol Creative Foundry, Dry Drayton
A day of conservation, craft and storytelling for families, built around two talks from Dr Peter Fretwell of the British Antarctic Survey — the scientist whose satellite work has found almost half the world's known emperor penguin colonies.
This is for children with curious minds and grown-ups who love David Attenborough and the natural world. No prior knowledge needed, just a bit of curiosity about the coldest place on Earth.
The talk. Dr Fretwell shares what it's really like to live and work in Antarctica — how satellites are used to find and count penguins from space, and what a changing climate means for the wildlife that calls the ice home. He'll be drawing on both his books: The Penguin Book of Penguins, written with illustrator Lisa Fretwell, and his new Antarctic Atlas, publishing just ten days before the event and mapping…
Tickets
Morning Talk
Dr Peter Fretwell's Antarctica talk, 10:30–11:30am. For one child. Accompanying adults are free — please add them separately below.
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Afternoon Talk
Dr Peter Fretwell's Antarctica talk, 1:30–2:30pm. For one child. Accompanying adults are free — please add them separately below.
From £0.00 to £7.00
£7.00
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