To do this month

HEAD TO THE GAME FAIR

After last year’s cancellation, the Game Fair is back from 23 to 25 July with a packed programme of talks, open-air cinema (presenting the 1976 dramatisation of John Buchan’s John Macnab) and events ranging from terrier racing to mounted games and a hounds parade. Book tickets at: thegamefair.org

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SAY IT WITH FLOWERS

Magnificent show gardens inspired by sustainability, well-being and even Scandinavian design await visitors to the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival, which takes place from 5 to 11 July at Hampton Court, with COVID-19 measures in place. The RHS show at Tatton Park, Cheshire, will follow from 21 to 25 July. For more details or to buy tickets, visit: rhs.org.uk

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THE SOUND OF MUSIC

Only a few cultural events are going ahead this summer, but the Buxton International Festival, in Buxton, Derbyshire, is flying the flag for music and literature. Taking place from 8 to 25 July at Frank Matcham’s bijou opera house and other venues, it features opera, concerts, talks and even wildlife walks. Highlights include Malcolm Arnold’s The Dancing Master and Pauline Viardot’s retelling of Cinderella, Cendrillon.

COVID-19 precautions mean seating is reduced and booking is essential (buxtonfestival.co.uk). –

OF MOTHS AND MEN

An exhibition at Castle Howard, in Yorkshire, highlights the decline of moths, the numbers of which have been dropping at an alarming rate. For the past two years, artist Sarah Gillespie has researched, drawn and engraved moths in a bid to raise awareness of their fate and celebrate their beauty. The works on display at Castle Howard are mezzotints – a technique she chose to represent the insects’ nocturnal life. Moth is on until 5 September 2021 (castlehoward.co.uk).

Don’t miss our bumper August issue with a 52-page ladies’ sporting supplement Out on 15 July