Upcoming Events

 

Tales of the Dart – Totnes

Totnes Boating Association Steamer Quay Rd, Totnes, Devon, United Kingdom

Come and explore the River Dart, its ecology and history through the traditional tales it has inspired. Join author and professional storyteller Lisa Schneidau, Environmental Humanities researcher Dr Charlotte Lancaster […]

Free

Tales of the Dart – Dartmeet

Badgers Holt Dartmeet, Devon, United Kingdom

Come and explore the River Dart, its ecology and history through the traditional tales it has inspired. Join author and professional storyteller Lisa Schneidau, Emma Cunis from Dartmoor's Daughter, and […]

Free

Gardening with Trees

Higher Culloden Farm, College Road, Camelford, Cornwall PL32 9TL Higher Culloden Farm, College Road,, Camelford, Cornwall, United Kingdom

Have fun as you learn about the environmental benefits of planting trees, shrubs, and perennial plants alongside food crops at home. Westcountry Rivers Trust's Farm Net Zero team are joining […]

Managing Your Grassland for Biodiversity and Climate Resilience

St Ive Community Garden, St Ive Church, St Ive, Liskeard, PL14 3LX

Explore the species rich meadow, orchard and other areas of St Ive Community Garden, managed by the St Ive Community volunteers, and learn how you can manage your lawn at […]

Westcountry Artivists Call Out

Genki Quay Road, St Agnes

Our pilot project Westcountry Artivists to Enhance Rivers (WAtER) aims to spark river kinship through creative means. Initially, participatory eco-conscious photography and eco-acoustic recordings will be used to inspire river-related […]

Free

Dung Beetles

South Penquite Farm Blisland PL30 4LH , United Kingdom

Join renowned entomologist and dung beetle specialist Clive Turner as he shares his knowledge on dung beetles in our environment, developed over three decades of research and observations. Attendees will […]

Free

Wormery Composting

Tregovenek Attwood Lane

Come and join our Farm Net Zero team and the Tregovenek Community Farm team and learn wormery composting tips from an expert. Ben Bryant from Sustainable South Hams will be […]

Free

Exmoor Trees for Salmon

Landacre Bridge Landacre Bridge, Landacre Lane, Minehead, Devon, United Kingdom

Come and join Westcountry Rivers Trust for a volunteer tree planting day along the river Barle, at Landacre Bridge. This area is an important region for spawning salmon and juvenile […]

Free

Farm Net Zero: Introduction to Ecology and Nature Recovery in the Westcountry

Woodland Valley Farm Ladock, Cornwall, United Kingdom

As our final citizen event for the Farm Net Zero project, Westcountry Rivers Trust are collaborating with the experts from Budding Nature and Chris Jones from Woodland Valley Farm to deliver what promises to be a really special day of interactive learning. Budding Nature will introduce some basic ecological principles, including food webs, species interactions, ecological succession and population ecology in a classroom-based session. We will look at how these principles can inform the concept of nature recovery in the Westcountry and the role farming can play.

Free