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Events
We have loads of great wildlife events for adults, kids and families in Somerset. Hopefully the list below will give you lots of ideas for things to do, and give you more information about the interesting and fun activities you can take part in. Take a look at what's on below.
Trouble finding your way?
Because some of our events and things to do are held in the wilds of Somerset they include a grid reference as a meeting point - post codes are too imprecise. To see the location for the activity on a map go to Street Map and type in the grid reference (e.g. ST456437 no spaces.) If you zoom out you will first see the OS Explorer and Landranger maps which have more detail and then larger scale maps. Go to Street Map now.
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Saturday 12 October - Saturday 9 November
10:00 - 17:00 Rewild
Donna Lawley Hopton, winner of the British Wildlife Open 2018, explores diminishing biodiversity and contemporary environmental issues in paintings that focus on exquisite detail of an animal in its habitat. This exhibition is presented in association with ACEarts.
Saturday 19 October
09:30 - 15:30 FULLY BOOKED - Hedgelaying Training Day
This event is now FULLY BOOKED. Please check back for similar events in the future. Apologies for any disappointment.
Join us at Torr quarry in Downhead to learn this traditional craft with professional hedge layer Chris Claxton, and help us to restore an important wildlife habitat.
10:00 - 12:00 FULLY BOOKED: Fungus Foray
This event is now FULLY BOOKED. Please check back for similar events in the future. Apologies for any disappointment.
Join our local naturalist Les Cloutman on a fungi and mushroom foray in Stockhill Forest and learn about some of the 13,000 different species that occur in the UK.
10:30 - 13:00 Fungi Foray
Michael Jordan will lead a walk in a wood on the Blackdowns to help you find and identify fungi. It's always a good walk in lovely woodlands. Suitable for all ages, including families.
14:00 - 16:00 Surfers Against Sewage - Big Autumn Beach Clean
Surfers Against Sewage, Plastic Free Minehead & West Somerset and Somerset Wildlife Trust are leading a Beach Clean at Minehead as part of the SAS Big Autumn Beach Clean.
Thursday 24 October
12:00 - 16:00 Steam Tea with West Somerset Railway
Come and join us on an enchanting journey back in time on an historic steam locomotive, travelling along the stunning coastline and beautiful Somerset countryside.
16:00 - 17:30 The Tyca Festival: Finding 'The Lost Words'
Together with Arts Taunton and Go Create Taunton, we've been bringing the beauty of Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris's book 'The Lost Words' to children in Taunton, to inspire them to write and make art about our natural world. The creative writing and artwork produced will be showcased at this celebration event hosted by our President Stephen Moss.
Friday 25 October
19:30 - 21:30 Orthoptera & Allies: Identification & Ecology
Bryan Pinchen, Ecologist and Author will look at the identification of British Grasshoppers, Crickets, Groundhoppers, Cockroaches and Earwigs.
Sunday 27 October
10:00 - 15:00 Shoresearch Training
Training in how to carry out The Wildlife Trust’s ShoreSearch citizen science project. It will enable you to assist with ecological surveys of Somerset shores with the aid of Somerset Wildlife Trust staff and other local experts.
Tuesday 29 October
19:30 - 21:00 Plastic Free Wells
Tom Ronan will be talking about the organisation 'Plastic Free Wells' and what steps we can take to reduce our use of plastic.
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