Going wild with Blackdown Hills Natural Futures

A wild time was had by all at Blackdown Hills Natural Futures’ Wildlife Discovery Day. 

Nearly 500 people came along to Forde Abbey, near Chard, to explore trees, plants, wildflowers, birds, bees, butterflies, moths, reptiles, mammals and mini-beasts. The day’s activities included pond and river dipping, birdwatching, bug hunts, forest crafts and more.

A big thank you to all the organisations, individuals and volunteers who made it such a special day, including:

• Bumblebee Conservation Trust
• Butterfly Conservation
• Dorset Mammal Group
• Environment Agency
• Ferne Animal Sanctuary
• Magdelen Environmental Trust
• The Mammal Society
• Neroche Conservation Volunteers
• RSPB
• Somerset Badger Group
• Somerset Environmental Records Centre
• Somerset Ornithological Society
• Somerset Otter Group
• Somerset Wildlife Trust
• Sharandys Birds of Prey
• Woodland Trust

We’d love to hear about your encounters at the Wildlife Discovery Day.

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