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Fungal Foray

Saturday 24 October 2020 @ 11:00 am - 2:00 pm

Search for mushrooms and toadstools, learn how to identify them and discuss their ecology with Quantock Nature

Location: Cotley Inn, Wambrook Chard, Somerset TA20 3EN
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A selection of fungi on a table top

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE- An Introduction to Countryside Management

Wednesday 2 December 2020 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Short, introductory sessions to practical countryside management and conservation with Forestry England and the Blackdown Hills AONB.

Location: Castle Neroche, Castle Neroche Buckland St Mary, Somerset TA20 3JZ United Kingdom
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conifer woodland

ONLINE – Trees for the Culm

Tuesday 19 January 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm

Exploring the “why, what, where and how” of tree-planting for the River Culm; talks from the Forestry Commission and Devon Wildlife Trust.

Location: Online
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trees lining the banks of the river Culm at Uffculme

Beavers in the Blackdown Hills

Wednesday 20 January 2021 @ 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

An online talk about the history of the beavers in the Devon catchment and how we can learn to live with them after a 400 year absence.

Location: Online
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POSTPONED- Beaver Activity Surveyor Training

Thursday 21 January 2021

Beaver activity surveys and practical beaver management training for members of the public living in and around the Blackdown Hills AONB

Location: Otterhead Lakes TA3 7EE
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ONLINE – River Culm Citizen Science Investigations (CSI)!

Wednesday 17 March 2021 @ 4:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Hear about how the Culm Citizen Science Investigations (CSI) volunteers help to assess the health of the Culm and its tributaries

Location: Online
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woman knelt beside river Culm sampling

Training: Become a Beaver Activity Surveyor

Wednesday 5 May 2021 @ 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Beaver activity surveys and practical beaver management training for members of the public living in and around the Blackdown Hills AONB, led by Jake Chant Devon Wildlife Trust's Beaver Field Officer.

Location: Otterhead Lakes TA3 7EE
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Beaver in water feeding on a piece of willow

Training: Become a Beaver Activity Surveyor

Thursday 6 May 2021 @ 9:30 am - 2:00 pm

Beaver activity surveys and practical beaver management training for members of the public living in and around the Blackdown Hills AONB, led by Jake Chant Devon Wildlife Trust's Beaver Field Officer.

Location: Otterhead Lakes TA3 7EE
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Beaver in water feeding on a piece of willow

Hembury Hillfort, Practical Management Days

Thursday 12 August 2021 @ 10:30 am - 3:00 pm
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Undertake practical management work at Hembury Hillfort, including bracken and scrub clearance on the hillfort's ramparts.

Location: Hembury Hillfort EX14 3LA
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Volunteers clearing the ramparts at Hembury Hillfort

Introduction to Butterflies on the Blackdowns

Wednesday 25 August 2021 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm

An introduction to the butterflies found in the Blackdown Hills AONB and a look at the habitats which support them at Mount Fancy Reserve.

Location: Mount Fancy, Staple Fitzpaine Somerset TA3 5SH
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Painted Lady Butterfly
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