Gala Dinner 2026
The Biltmore Mayfair, London
Thursday 19 November 2026
Reception 5.30pm | Dinner 7.00pm | Carriages 10:30
Evening Wear (black tie optional)
Funds raised will help build Strongholds, connect corridors and secure futures.
For one evening in Mayfair, Midwinter Wilderness draws on one of Africa’s oldest and most enduring traditions: gathering around the fire through the harder, colder nights to share experience, tell stories, form friendships and build something better for tomorrow.
Through music, food, film and conversation, Midwinter Wilderness brings the people and places of the Rhino Stronghold into Mayfair.
Hosted by Jonty Hearnden and introduced by Helping Rhinos Patron Peter Egan.
Who will help shape what comes next?
From the Stronghold
Karen Odendaal
Chief Operating Officer, Zululand Conservation Trust
KwaZuluNatal, South Africa – connecting protected areas, wildlife and communities at landscape scale.
Nomawethu Ngangqu
Community Manager, Kariega Foundation
Eastern Cape, South Africa – building community participation, opportunity and ownership alongside conservation.
Simon Jones
Founder, Helping Rhinos
The power of bringing people together to find common ground, back what matters, and preserve what needs to endure.
Conversation to Conservation
Midwinter Wilderness brings those building the Stronghold into the room with those who can help make more possible.
Hear what works, see what is at stake, and discover where we can reinforce, connect and act.
Connect landscapes. Secure futures. Unlock the next corridor.
Join us in Mayfair. Enter the Rhino Stronghold.
