For National Nest Box Week join us for a FREE workshop on Friday 21st February at Endecott House, Chagford and make a bird box to install in the parishes of Chagford and Moretonhampstead. Many of us are aware of how vital it is to feed our garden birds, but it's also just as important that […]
Join us at in the Stag Suite at the White Hart Hotel, Moretonhampstead on Thursday 27th March for a FREE community screening of Six Inches of Soil followed by Q&A. This film follows a year in the lives of three remarkable young British farmers, as they try to change the way they grow food and […]
You are invited to a viewing of this award-winning short film at The New Carlton Cinema, Okehampton - 'Recovering the Rainforest.' Join us for 10 minutes of visual delight exploring the UK's beautiful, rare, temperate rainforests, written and narrated by award-winning science communicator, Sophie Pavelle. Following the film there will be an intimate, live Q&A […]
Join Plastic Free Okehampton and other local environmental groups for our culmination of The Great Big Green Week. We will be holding our annual Eco Fair where you will have the opportunity to join in with practical environmental activities in The Charter Hall and around town. Activities will include undertaking a bio-blitz of the grounds […]
As part of our Eco Fair, we are running a bio-blitz within the grounds of our local Church. Meeting at the Eco Fair in The Charter Hall, we aim to leave at approximately 10am and walk up to All Saints Parish Church. It's not a long walk but it is up hill and we may […]
The North Devon Coast National Landscape is holding a wildlife discovery event on the stunning coastal land surrounding Atlantic Academy, Bideford, in June. The National Lottery Heritage Project, Finding Nature’s Footprints, is bringing a “BioBlitz” to the area which will bring together students and the local community to search for and identifying as much wildlife […]
Come along to the West Devon Wildlife Warden Scheme and Parklife (SW)’s meadow creation events in Tavistock to help transform local green spaces in into lively wildflower meadows. This is a wonderful opportunity for all West Devon residents to dive in, work hands-on, and gain real experience in building new habitats. Work with us to […]
We are excited that Tom Rickman, a local Bat Ecologist, who is a member of the Devon Bat Society has agreed to lead a Bat Walk around the village. Bat detectors will be supplied and he will start by giving us a talk in the Hub, before heading out to look for Bats. Everyone welcome! […]
SisterWood is holding a free Community Day: The Sun Shines On ☀️for girls and young women, and we'd appreciate you sharing it through your organisations, networks, family and friends. This day is open to past SisterWood participants, and girls who are curious about SisterWood are really welcome too. Together we'll help shape its future. We'll […]
Join the West Devon Wildlife Warden Scheme and Parklife South West for a Mini-BioBlitz! Help monitor wildlife in your local area. Are you a fan of bees, bugs and birds and mini-beasties? Or would you like to find out more about them? A BioBlitz is a race against the clock to identify as many species […]
Two nights. 18 films under the stars. Chat, live music and family workshops. 21–22 August at Freshwell Camping, right in the heart of the North Devon World Surfing Reserve. FRIDAY 21 AUGUST, 6pm-10:30pm Films from Save The Waves, the world's only international surf and environmental film festival. Bring a chair or a mat, grab food […]
All welcome to help with the 'light touch' maintenance of Uffculme's Wildlife Pond. Tasks suitable for all abilities, including monitoring and recording our flora, fauna and fungi finds in and around this lovely 'wild for wildlife' pond and surrounds. We're also keeping a stretch of the main road in central Uffculme lightly maintained so that […]