Connecting the Culm
Creating a better future for the River Culm
Working with nature and local communities, we aim to make the river better for wildlife and people, and more resilient to flood and drought. We want to collaborate with those living in the River Culm catchment to help solve the river’s problems. As a part of this, we will use proven nature-based solutions that provide many other benefits too.
One of the project’s main aims is to create a long-term plan for the future of the River Culm that everyone is signed up to – the Blueprint for the River Culm. This will tackle the growing issues of flood and drought, improve water quality in the river, and create a better place for wildlife and people.
Connecting the Culm Forum #5
Join us at our next Connecting the Culm Forum on 17 November at 7pm.
Featuring a talk by Rob Hopkins, author and founder of Transition Towns Totnes, and the premier of our new short film about the River Culm.
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Latest news…
All the latest news and updates about the River Culm and its surrounding landscape
Catching up with Catchment Connections
The Catchment Connections team has been out across the Culm this summer running and attending community events and we finally caught up with them to find out
Designing Nature-Based Solutions Together
A major part of the Connecting the Culm project is our focus on co-designing and co-creating nature-based solutions (NBS) and the Blueprint with stakeholders and communities across the
The Culm attracts international attention!
Late in September this year the Connecting the Culm project hosted a knowledge-sharing visit from our partners in the Interreg 2 Seas funded Co-Adapt programme. The CtC
Stories Along the Culm – A River Pilgrimage
From 9th to 12th September 2022 CtC storyteller Clare Viner embarked on a storytelling pilgrimage along the River Culm, this is her blog from along the way......
Culm CSI celebrates with 6 water quality Scorecards for 2021!
Over the course of the CtC project, we have had an amazing response from budding scientists across the catchment who have been eager to get hands-on with
Volunteering Season has Begun!
As spring transitioned into summer the time came for our volunteering groups to rear into action. In the last few months, the air and waters have warmed up
Connecting with River Communities
We have been back enjoying face to face events out and about in the Culm catchment. Here is a roundup of what has been going on during
Green Finance for the River Culm
We've had exciting news that Connecting the Culm has just been awarded an £84,000 grant by DEFRA’s Natural Environment Investment Readiness Fund (NEIRF) to help us attract private
The Future for Water Quality on the Culm
Our latest Catchment Adaptation Workshop focused on the topic of Water Quality and featured a fascinating panel of speakers: Mark Worsfold, South West Water, Director of Asset