River Culm heritage and environment walk
John Hickey from the Connecting the Culm team, describes a recent guided walk along the Culm. We gathered on a fine September evening to hear about the heritage and
Cullompton Autumn Festival: A day of community, creativity and the Culm
The Connecting the Culm team was delighted to be out in the community once again, joining the lively Cullompton Autumn Festival on 11 October. It was a fantastic day of conversations,
Catchment officers on the ground
Catchment officers, John Hickey and Lucy Jefferson, have been out and about across the Culm Catchment meeting landowners, residents, and community groups – all working towards our shared goal: installing nature-based
Saving Devon’s Native Crayfish project update
Devon’s white-clawed crayfish (WCC) - our only native freshwater crayfish are on the brink of extinction. Only two fragile wild populations survive in the Rivers Culm and Creedy Yeo. Both are
Connecting the Culm Forum # 7
Our seventh Connecting the Culm Forum, held in April at the Cullompton Community Centre, focused on nature-based solutions (NBS) and how we are using them to tackle flooding and drought and to
A water meadows story
Earlier this year Dr. Roger Cutting gave an illuminating presentation for us on the history and benefits of water meadows. Here, he talks about what sparked his interest in the subject, outlines
Saving the Crayfish of the Culm – Update
Led by the Wildwood Trust, the Saving Devon's Native Crayfish Project has worked over the last two years to ensure the River Culm's surviving population of native white-clawed crayfish do not
Green solutions for critical infrastructure
Above: Tim Dafforn, Countryside Manager for the National Trust, speaking to Network Rail staff visiting the Killerton floodplain project recently. Two major transport links run alongside the River Culm for
Culm Riverfly 2024: the best of rivers and the worst of rivers
Richard Horrocks, Riverfly Coordinator for the River Exe and Culm, sets out the results from the 2024 survey season. The Riverfly Partnership assesses the health of the UK’s rivers by