Events

Spend the afternoon with Tilda Gibbs from The Somerset Wildlife Trust on Minehead beach helping to make the beach a safer haven for wildlife and more beautiful place for visitors by taking part in a family beach clean.

Mike Blackmore of The Wild Trout Trust describes the key role of wild trout in freshwater conservation and river restoration in the UK. Come along to learn more about their importance!

Help us manage Asham Wood, Mendip’s largest and most biodiverse ancient woodland, with support from the owners of the site, Hanson UK. It's a great way of being active and spending time outdoors. Training will be provided by local coppicer Harry Samuel.

  Do you know your blue tits from your blackbirds? Come along for an exciting chance to learn all about birds and even make bird feeders to take home to keep your feathered friends well fed this winter. 

Jim Hardcastle is the Manager of the Mendip Hills AONB. He will be looking at the current research that shows the state of the AONB what the future holds for this outstandingly beautiful and nationally protected landscape.

Colin Varndell, an award winning photographer, will talk about the ecology of the Hedgehog; its diet, and dangers that Hedgehogs face in our modern world. His presentation also covers what we can do to help hedgehogs survive in our gardens.

Join us in the community garden to plant out onions, leeks, radish, lettuce, rocket and other salad leaf plugs. We will also have a go at building brassica cages, weeding the beds and harvesting any nettles around the site to make fertiliser. We will also start growing herbs in pots. This is a practical volunteering session, please wear suitable outdoor clothing and sturdy footwear. We generally break for lunch around 12.30 so please bring a packed lunch.

After the devastation wreaked by supporting wars and development in the last century, British woodland is now protected and preserved for the nation. But in recent years it has been threatened by a more insidious danger - that of disease, with many of our traditional species in danger of extinction. The Woodland Trust explains why and what we are doing about it.

Westcountry Rivers Trust is an environmental charity concerned with the preservation, protection and improvement of rivers, streams and watercourses. Scott West will outline some of the projects he is involved in around Somerset. Come along to learn more about our county's beautiful rivers.

This event is now fully booked. Sorry for any disappointment. Please keep looking at our events page for similar events in the future. 

Discover the best way to create or restore a pond with John Dickson, chairman of Somerset Reptile and Amphibian Group. After a detailed talk with a chance to ask questions, we will be visiting a local pond creation project to learn more.