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Diverse and creative communities on the Glade gifting spaces and experiences

Camps at Burning Nest 2024: Cosmic Carnival

 

Camps welcoming external performances and events

Camps: if you are reading this and want to edit your entry or add a contact form, email comms@burningnest.co.uk.

Burners, get in touch with camps to collaborate in their spaces! See the section below for contact details where available or ask in community groups.

  • Hot Mess: Performances, sets, shows
  • Craft and Bass: Craft events and DJ sets
    • Email Emily before April 16th with details about your event.
  • Panravia: All things cosy and cuddly, tea or biscuit related, conscious connection workshops, singing, crafting, storytelling, music around the fire, anything relaxing and supportive of connecting to yourself and others.
    • Apply HERE. (Submissions before April 17th can go in the WWW guide. Submissions after April 17th will only be displayed at Panravia.)
  • Psychedellyfish: Music-related workshops, performances, DJ sets.
    • Apply HERE by April 12th.
  • CreaTIPItea: Storytelling and poetry
  • Deadly White Shade: Craft sessions, family friendly talks, board/card games, sing-a-longs and jam sessions
  • Camp Costume Camp: Performances, workshops, fashion related shows. Catwalk, vogue dancing, hoolahoop, etc. Welcoming collaborations with other camps and Burners
  • La Coneja Blanca: workshops and DJs who like the sound of our 'vibe'
  • Flamin Merkin: DJ sets, Hip-hop or drum & bass MCs, dance performances, and anything around music & dance. (Note: outdoor space only!)
  • Antiquarian Speakeasy: Discussion based workshops and crafty stuff, music
  • Things on Strings: workshops and performances
    • Spinning or circus related workshops or jams
    • Shibari / rope bondage workshops, performances or jams, by competent practitioners. We have suspension points.
    • Other things involving string.
    • Apply HERE by Sunday, April 14th!
  • Camp Crumpet: workshops and performances. Priority given to facilitators from marginalised groups such as people with disabilities, POC, LGBTQIA+ community members etc. The marquee is a bigger space for dynamic workshops with movement. The tents are a smaller more intimate space.
  • The Forest of Wild Love: workshops or events about embodiment, sacred intimacy, conscious relating, and similar. For example: yoga, ecstatic dance, contact improv, clowning, massage workshops, acro-yoga, authentic movement, circling, authentic relating, radical honesty, cacao ceremonies and other rituals, men’s/women’s/non-binary circles, consent workshops, meditation, breathwork, sacred sexuality workshops, play fighting, conscious touch workshops, cuddle workshops, sacred sexuality workshops, temples, sound healing, yoga nidra, medicine music, folk music, spiritual music (non-religious).

Ad-hoc events

  • Flim Flam: Inquire during the event to host impromptu events
  • Ted Camp: storytelling, puppet shows, Ted Talks.
    • Small, cosy space suited to creative performances aimed at small groups. 

 

Camps seeking new members:

The Forest of Wild Love

A mysterious, beautiful glade where you'll find a safe and soberish space to explore love and connection in all their forms. We are passionate about embodiment, sacred intimacy and conscious relating. A perfect camp for anyone who likes a gentle, loving vibe in quiet surroundings. The Forest of Wild Love is here to offer yoga, ecstatic dance, massage, authentic relating, both circles and circling, meditation, breathwork, cuddle puddles, ceremonies & rituals, conscious touch & sacred sexuality workshops, temple nights, play fighting, primal play, sound healing, and much more. Email forestofwildlove@gmail.com to apply to join!

CreaTiPitea

CreaTiPitea is all about making things without a specific goal. Creative immediacy. All Nestlings may wander into the camp and use the materials that we provide. E.g paper and pencils, markers, wood, boxes of previously discarded bits of plastic. We’ll have tools, tape and glue guns, fabric etc. available. We will start a communal art piece that everyone can add to. But anyone may also make their own thing. We’ll make chai tea (without black tea) for everyone to enjoy as well. A sub theme of the camp is to have unofficial conversations and for us to practice listening and hearing. We are interested in people’s beliefs about creativity but conversations are not limited to any subject. We simply love meeting new people. For now it’s just our family (your friendly Amsterdam crew) and our 5 meter tipi, but we are open to include other Nestlings in our camp. Especially the outsiders of the outsiders, the Newbies the quirckie ones not yet part of anywhere else. We’ll happily scoop you up. Email Mama Bee at n.zwetsloot@student.artez.nl to get involved with the camp!

Buildy McBuildFace

Calling all left-thumbed people, beginner friendly, no skillz required. Noe speling neaded eyether! Are you into building stuff? Do you WANT to be into building stuff? How about improvements, like to your self-esteem? Come join us! Buildy is an excessively inclusive camp of folkx who build up ourselves and each other by working together making the most ridiculous and the amazing things we can. We're an irreverent group of neurospicy misfits who have more tools than is good for us and terrible attention spans! We intend to eventually to finish this section with something better... We pride ourselves on bringing some reasonably acceptable doubt to the integrity of this event by pushing various limits of the communal hallucination which is Nest. You cannot appreciate your Burn until it has been fucked. This year our wide array of wacky projects range from solar powered metal casting, to theatrical disobedience and over the top tunes. Did we mention that we’re also adding an unconventional sound system ripped from the devil’s own cloaca? Join us here: https://bit.ly/Buildy2024

Camp Crumpet

Come to Crumpet for the banging tunes .... or just the banging. Camp Crumpet will be playing excellent music and burning twinkly lights Wednesday to Sunday night. Nothing is compulsory, everything is permitted as long as it's not bothering anyone else; all welcome for the dancing, chilling and play. We will be running workshops and performances during the daytime , so check our notice board for timings. As always, we work hard to ensure a safe and inclusive space for all visitors wanting to engage in consensual play and intimacy, especially for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Our trained camp members are on hand whenever the play space is open to ensure everyone's consent is being respected. Apply to join the camp HERE. Submit an application to host a workshop HERE. Email campcrumpet@gmail.com for anything else. 

Splish Splash Camp

Enjoy the (hopefully warm) water in this community shower space! Email tombayley143@gmail.com to get involved with the camp. 

Camp Cream Teas(e)

We will be providing traditional English Cream Teas 4x during the event, at pop-up locations. Vegan and gluten free options available. Contact Matthew at mfthirlwall@gmail.com to get involved with the camp. 

Ted Camp

Ted Camp is a tent full of teddy bears where the magic happens. Join us! Open to everyone - children & inner children. Family-friendly in the daytime, discover what shenaningans the bears get up to at night... As well as our basecamp tent, look out for Ted Camp pop-ups with teddy bears & interactive activities. Come and hang out, take a ted on adventures, and adopt one to take the magic home. Fill out the application form to get involved with the camp: https://bit.ly/tedcamp

Pampers Campers

"Pampers Campers" have a proud history of making shit happen since our foundation in 2020. Whether its Dust storms in the desert, rain in Wales - we are resolute, even when shit happens, we turn it on adversity on its head, improving, adapting, and overcoming! We shit you not. Pampering Burners is our ethos. We hold Burner Principles close to our heart, including gifting. Come find us, as we offer breakfasts on certain days from 11-12 and if the Bearded Dragon (Evan Games) is awake, a free bar too. Email Gina to apply to join the camp

Camps not seeking new members:

Craft and Bass

Calling all crafty souls… we welcome you to the creative sanctum of arty wholesomeness and bassey shenanigans. Against the backdrop of a rumbling sub, swaddled in our tipi of squish and art supplies, nourished with warm brews and healing sounds, we invite you to come and create, express, make, dance and maybe even just nest with us. This is a space of both free flow crafting and scheduled creative workshops, open to any and all who wish to host a making session, bring and share a craft, or simply come and explore their creativity with others who enjoy the same.

Hot Mess

Hot Mess is the place to play with fire. From dusk, see flames dance in time to music, rake patterns in flaming sand or lie down and let yourself be mesmerised by the rolling curls and whorls of our upside-down fire.

Flim Flam

The ground beneath your feet rumbles; the hedgerows shake and quiver; something cosmic stirs underfoot...and some bloomin' nuisance has been at my bins! Deep within the Earth, an unexplored world of carnivalling creatures and cosmic critters awaits you. Dress in your finest cosmic creations, or adorn yourself in your earthiest attire; and come prepared to impress, or face the consequences. A daytime comfortable chillout space; a night time supernova of disco dancing, carnivalistic cavorting and animalistic tomfoolery!

Psychedellyfish

Home is where the dome is <3 We're back again for a good old-fashioned jelly throw-down*. Come one, come all, for a tentacle-twitching good time with the Psychedellyfish swarm. Expect wobbly tunes, a wonky dancefloor, and bewitchingly good hippy-trap lighting. If you’re lucky (and we have the sand dollars) we might even run a bar too. Available for daytime workshops. *and if you're extra lucky, more jelly-wrestling. Wanna play music or run an event in the Jelly Dome this year? Apply HERE by April 12th. Email psychedellyfish@gmail.com for all enquiries.

The Antiquarian Speakeasy

Ye Olde Curiosite Shoppe in the Glade. A hangout space for connoisseurs of conversation at the legendary Speakeasy Bar. Astound and amaze yourself browsing through ephemera of bygone eras in the Antiquarian library. And sundry other loveliness featuring Coffee, Wordle, food and drink tastings, random dancing and general nestling engagement services.

Things on Strings

We celebrate all things with string. Shibari, spinning, crafts, and we put some things on string that you might not expect. Join the cosmic dance of poi, their orbs tracing celestial paths through the night sky. Explore the interconnectedness of the universe through the sensory journey of rope bondage. Connect with unknown others through the giving or receiving of gifts suspended in time and space (...aka hanging on strings). "Things on Strings" invites you to weave your part in this celestial tapestry.

Camp Costume Camp

Camp Costume Camp will be bringing hundreds of costumes and a makeup station to set up a fashion hub in the lush green fields! Packed the wrong things for the entire marvel you are faced with at Nest? Come and see us and we’ll find you something wonderfully unsuitable! Are you looking for inspiration and pieces for your fabulous walk over the grounds? Come and see us for combinations beyond your wildest fashion dreams. Sparkly and unique garments made of the finest fabrics that have all been preloved! Is your mood changing throughout the day and your outfit no longer represents how you feel inside? Come and see us and we’ll transform you to align with your new vibe in no time! In the night we light up and open our curtains for party punters who would like to take their costumes dancing!

The Flamin' Merkin

The Flamin' Merkin has been improving the Margarita-to-dust ratio since 2013. We create a space** where the more interaction and silliness - and tequila - the better! Traditionally, we gift large quantities of top-quality Margaritas during our traditional happy hour* every day, and the rest of the time serve assorted boozeyness (bring a bottle to donate if you’d like), philosophical conversation, serious ridiculousness and new friends. This year we're adding DJ sets a a few more sub-frequencies to dance to under the Merkin sails. *tends to never be just the hour... **beware of surprise takeovers!! Facebook Group

Panravia

Welcome to Panravia, your home away from home. A cosy spot where you can put your feet up and relax with your fellow travelers. You are invited to join us to deepen your connection to yourself and to others. From our daily tea service and nightly fires, to frequent cuddle puddles and workshops exploring conscious connection - we create a friendly space to chill, unwind and recharge. Apply to run a workshop with Panravia HERE.

La Coneja Blanca

La Coneja Blanca is a home for the silly, the surreal and the (Hi)spanic. A knock-off 'Alice in Wonderland', dubbed in Spanglish, played at x2.5 speed. Neurospicy and proud. Email coneja.blanca.nest@gmail.com for all enquiries. 

F.U.K.C (Free Use Kitchen Camp)

Free Use Kitchen Camp (FUKC) is a camp at Burning Nest that offers a clean, organised, well-equipped kitchen for Nestlings - and especially first-timers and free campers.
Our aim is to create a welcoming, sociable space where Nestlings can come together, cook together, get to know each other, share food, recipes and resources and reduce our collective consumption.
Support FUKC by donating to their Crowdfunder HERE!

Vice Camp

Vice camp was born over a decadent Tuesday campfire with steak and red wine. We're all about the good things in life, in a low key, chilled way. And showers. Showers are important. This is our first year as an official camp, and we're bringing workshops, cuddle/chill space, and daytime delectable delights to free camping.

Deadly White Shade

"My favourite camp at Nest. I was transported to a land of sharks and bunting with the most beautifully decorated bell tent for crafts and sing-a-longs. A well stocked bar and fire side chats. They throw The Ambassador's reception in my honour (I should possibly show my face this year)." (I received no payment for this review) The Ambassador

Theme Camps through the years:

A partial history

Looking for inspiration? Nostalgia? Check out some of the Theme Camps that filled the Glade in past years.

 

Burning Nest 2023: Glitch in Reality

Camp Cream Teas(e)

We will be celebrating all things creamy, especially those relating to scones and jam, on most weekday afternoons.

Camp Costume Camp (CCC)

Camp Costume Camp will be bringing hundreds of costumes and a makeup station to set up a fashion hub in the lush green fields! Packed the wrong things for the entire marvel you are faced with at Nest? Come and see us and we’ll find you something wonderfully unsuitable! Are you looking for inspiration and pieces for your fabulous walk over the grounds? Come and see us for combinations beyond your wildest fashion dreams. Sparkly and unique garments made of the finest fabrics that have all been preloved! Is your mood changing throughout the day and your outfit no longer represents how you feel inside? Come and see us and we’ll transform you to align with your new vibe in no time! In the night we light up and open our curtains for party punters who would like to take their costumes dancing! Facebook Group

Buildy McBuildface

We are the toolers; we can make a hole or fill a hole. A "technically functional" camp about construction, improvement, and helping people (ourselves included) learn how to do both. We're about playful improvement, not perfection. That's for tomorrow. Do you want to try out some painting, learn to use a jig saw, build a trebuchet, improve your self esteem? Then you've come to the right place. We speak the languages of physical tools and mental ones (and occasionally English). We'll help you improve that shoddy Playtech bench you've made and maybe even yourself along the way. We'll have lots of spare wood and are eager for you to put your hands on it. Website

Flim Flam

Flim Flam is a co-creative group of friends who enjoy dressing up for impromptu, immersive performances, running small festival venues and bringing a bit of nonsense to burns. Every member of the Flamily is motivated to create a platform for anyone to embrace their innate silliness. This year at Nest our theme camp will be home to a bombastic and obnoxious item of furniture, and a whole host of eccentric characters, plus impromptu walkabout acts when we feel like it. Instagram

Magic Shack

The magic shack is a family friendly chill space offering games activities and a space to escape the hustle with a brew and a chin wag. But that's not all, this year we will be bringing our crystal maze inspired exhibition through time and inviting you to join us in our build mission to bring it to life.

Psychedellyfish

The Psychedellyfish Matriarch is once again visiting the glade on her annual migration to the spawning grounds in the depths of your subconscious. Following closely behind are her menagerie of lesser Jellies! Devoted to the cause of musical expansion of mind through the medium of dance and light! A recent fracture in the oneness that is the swarm has led to a faction that now serves cocktails to corrupt those worthy of the mother. . . also we have submarine pancakes. Find us in the Deep Glade for a delectable boogie.
Our gloopy innards are available for workshops in the day time. We are also taking applications for performances throughout the week. Swim on over to this form and smash your tentacles against that keyboard.

La Coneja Blanca

La Coneja Blanca is a home for the silly, the surreal and the (Hi)spanic. Think fun Spanish & Latin American references with Alice in Wonderland/ psychedelia/ Surrealism vibes. We have 50 sqm of comfortable interior space for events, including our nightly film screenings. FAQs here: https://conejablanca.wixsite.com/la-coneja-blanca/faq

FUKC (Free Use Kitchen Camp)

Wanna FUKC? The Free Use Kitchen Camp is exactly what it says on the label. Run out of gas? Come by and use our hobs. 2am and you want a tea? There are kettles for you! Just remember to clean up after yourself or some FUKCers will come after you.

Camp Crumpet

Come to Crumpet for the banging tunes, also the... banging. Camp Crumpet will be playing excellent music and burning twinkly lights Wednesday to Sunday night. It’s a great space for dancing, chilling and play. Nothing is compulsory, everything is permitted, just don’t bother anyone else. During the day, we will be running workshops and performances, check out our notice board for the schedule. We work hard to enable a safe and inclusive space for all, both for anyone wanting to engage in intimacy, but especially for our LGBTQIA+ community. Our trained camp members are on hand whenever the play space is open to ensure that guests are respecting consent.

Sober Camp

A camp for people free of alcohol and other substance induced altered states.

Deadly White Shade

The Deadly White Shade welcomes you to our mahoosive, yet cosy, bell tent, and our schedule of fun events for all ages, including the annual Nest highlight; the Ambassador’s Reception. We’re a laidback, mostly daytime/early evening camp as we’re situated in the camping field, and our space is open for spontaneous workshops. Keep an eye on our whiteboard for last minute events, or just drop by, say hello, and hang out with us!

Panravia

Welcome to Panravia, your home away from home. A cosy spot where you can put your feet up and relax with your fellow travelers. You are invited to join us to deepen your connection to yourself and to others. From our daily tea service and nightly fires, to frequent cuddle puddles and workshops exploring conscious connection - we create a friendly space to chill, unwind and recharge.
We`re inviting you to host your workshops in Panravia. We will have a covered bell tent space as well as a cosy outdoor fire. If this sounds like it would align with your workshop, please do fill out this form.

Hot Mess

Hot Mess is the place to play with fire. From dusk, see flames dance in time to music, rake patterns in flaming sand or lie down and let yourself be mesmerised by the rolling curls and whorls of our upside-down fire. Instagram

The Flamin' Merkin

The core purpose of The Flamin' Merkin has always been the gifting of large quantities of top-quality Margaritas, and this remains the case for Nest 2023. We'll be running our traditional Margarita happy hour* every day - a daily raucous gathering at the bar where the tequila flows freely. *never actually just one hour... Facebook Group

Burning Nest 2022: Welcome Home

Panravia

Welcome to Panravia, your home away from home. A cosy spot where you can put your feet up and relax with your fellow travelers. You are invited to join us to awaken all of your senses. From our daily tea service, to frequent cuddle puddles and workshops exploring conscious connection - we create a friendly space to chill and recharge.

The Intergalactic Häus of Mojo

You've travelled for what feels like, many light years. Isolated in space, restricted and unable to visit far away loved ones. You spot a bar, on a strange and primordial planet, and land in need of rest. As you approach it, you are overcome with a sense of familiarity. It appears to be no more than a shack. You see a traveller sauntering over to a taxi, they're singing at the top of their lungs as they are whipped away. What is this place? You smile and walk through the door. It might look murky, but there is a rack of home brewed cider, strange cocktails and other refreshments. It is well lit aside from the odd dark corner... The atmosphere is warm, relaxed and the bar person is grinning ear to ear. You step up to the bar, the sound of laughing, cheering, and music fills you ears. Another traveller seems to recognise you, embraces you and pushes a drink into your hand. Welcome home, traveller.

Magic Shack

A family friendly space with daily workshops, to juice the mind, body and soul. Chill but vibey, with games, comfies, chats and more. Come make a dream catcher, get immersed by ecstatic dance or just get plain silly. We got you!

The Antiquarian Speak-Easy

An eclectic hangout zone based around interesting dialogue, word games and fascinating antiquities. Occasional theme parties too...

Coorie

A small and chilled space for tea, biscuits and midnight soup! Accepting new members - watch this space!

Camp Crumpet

Come to Crumpet for the banging tunes, also the... banging. Camp Crumpet will be playing excellent music and burning twinkly lights Wednesday to Sunday night. It’s a great space for dancing, chilling and play. Nothing is compulsory, everything is permitted, just don’t bother anyone else. During the day, we will be running workshops and performances, check out our notice board for the schedule. Accepting new members

Escape Box

Come and see if you can solve the puzzles of the Escape Box before the time runs out!

The Temple of One Duck

A bearded drunkard propped heavily against the Mojo bar once told me... "Listen closely enough laddie, and the wind whispers a tale of a temple long since lost to the world of men. A shrine deep in the jungle built in the honour of the Great Duck, a being of unimaginable volume. Legends say this lost haven has the most immaculate vibes, the sweetest beats and the finest turbocider in Devon." I looked askance at the swaying man. "You mean to say One Duck are doing a hippy-trap chill space!?!" The man gripped me, wide eyed and teeth exposed. "Thats exactly it laddie. The Lost Temple! The Temple of One Duck"

The Twerkin' Gherkin

Come along and get down to some groovy tunes and experience some fermentation demos! Beats and beets!

Camp Costume Camp

Camp Costume Camp will be bringing hundreds of costumes and a makeup station to set up a fashion hub in the lush green fields! Packed the wrong things for the entire marvel you are faced with at Nest? Come and see us and we’ll find you something wonderfully unsuitable! Are you looking for inspiration and pieces for your fabulous walk over the grounds? Come and see us for combinations beyond your wildest fashion dreams. Sparkly and unique garments made of the finest fabrics that have all been preloved! Is your mood changing throughout the day and your outfit no longer represents how you feel inside? Come and see us and we’ll transform you to align with your new vibe in no time!

Essex in the Glade

Coffee & classics in the late mornings, accompanied by classical music. A shot after dark - coffees after midnight, accompanied by dance music. Other hot beverages will also be available. We hope our Amphibian themed area will be used during the days and in the evenings by fellow Nestlings looking for a space to do their thing in.

The Snug

Somewhere to feast your feet, gird your eyes and rest your loins after a long day/night/what is time, at The Snug we will hand you a burrito and make a blanket burrito of you.

The Hot Mess

Hot Mess is the place to play with fire. See flames dance in time to music, rake patterns in flaming sand or lie down and let yourself be mesmerised by the rolling curls and whorls of our upside-down fire. We’ll also have a pile of marshmallows and toasting forks, plus hot chocolate for the ultimate campfire experience.

BuildyMcBuildFace

Skill sharing and inclusion for anyone who wants to build things! BuildyMcBuildFace is for anyone, of any build ability who dreams of wielding power tools with confidence (almost wrote abandon, but safety third people!), have ambitions worthy of a desert, just love Build, or casually want to pick up a new skill here with some other fabulous humans. Accepting new members

Psychedellyfish

Come one come all and jiggle and wiggle your gelatinous selves with the swarm! The Psychedellyfish returns home after 2 years adrift on the ocean currents. Expect funky tunes, much dancing and merriment, and our usual plethora of hippy-trap lighting. If you're lucky (and we have the sea dollars) we might even run a bar too. Available for daytime workshops.

The Imaginarium

Roll up, Roll up! Prepare to enter The Imaginarium: a place for the mind to run wild and reach out deep into the Universe. An artistic, musical, recreational and spiritual kaleidoscope to transport you through the looking-glass. Gratified Ignorance or Self-fulfilled Enlightenment? The choice is yours for the taking.
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