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Tours of St Thomas’ Church, Thurlbear
Discover the delights of St Thomas' Church, Thurlbear on guided tours developed especially for the Blackdown Hills National Landscape Festival of Heritage and Heritage Open Days.
Drowning by numbers: the past, present and future of ancient water meadows
An evening at Coldharbour Mill exploring the history, ecology, and future of water meadows, one of England’s most iconic yet endangered landscapes.
Snowdrop walk at Otterhead Lakes
A short walk at Otterhead Lakes to see: drifts of snowdrops, beaver activity, micro-hydro plant, new bridge and permissive path.
Snowdrop Tea – St Nicholas Church
Come and wander around the churchyard to admire the snowdrops.
Snowdrop plants for sale. Tea and cake
Hembury Hillfort Clearance – volunteering day
Join Devon Archaeological Society for some scrub clearance, socialising, and a tour of Hembury Hillfort.
Connecting the Culm forum #7 – Managing water for nature and people
From a changing climate to growing communities, the future presents us with many challenges. We'll explore what this means for the River Culm with a range of speakers and the opportunity for discussion.
Rivers and birds unite us
Vicky Whitworth, co-chair of Friends of the River Axe, joins Chardstock Eco Group to tell the story of the River Axe, why the river ended up in a bad way, and how the people of the place are drawing inspiration from nature to make things better.
Open Farm Sunday
Join the Rivers Run Through Us team at Dennings Down Farm as we talk all things soils!
Blackdown Hills Food and Craft Fayre 2025
A day filled with delicious local food, beautiful handmade crafts and live music with large selection of stalls. Family and disabled friendly. Free entry and free parking.
Hemyock Castle open day
View the rare surviving ruins of Hemyock's moated medieval castle; the remaining gatehouse archway, towers and curtain-walls which surround the older manor house. This year, there will special display for VJ Day.
