Falling in love on the River Kit
Dominic Acland2023-02-15T12:21:00+00:00The River Kit in East Devon flows to the east down from the Blackdown Hills into the River Axe - just as the River Culm flows to the west down from the AONB to join
Forum#5 – Rob Hopkins, a World Premiere and more!
Dominic Acland2022-11-30T10:59:26+00:00We had a wonderful time at our fifth bi-annual Forum in mid-November 2022. Held at Cullompton Community Centre, we welcomed over 60 guests to enjoy an evening of talks, film, discussion and discovery. The
Designing Nature-Based Solutions Together
Connecting The Culm2022-11-02T13:05:23+00:00A 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 Culm catchment. Due to the COVID pandemic
Volunteering Season has Begun!
Connecting The Culm2022-06-28T08:34:28+00:00As 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 allowing invertebrates to spring into action and
Connecting with River Communities
Connecting The Culm2022-06-23T15:50:44+00:00We 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 the first half of this year. We
Connecting the Culm on BBC Radio Somerset
Connecting The Culm2021-11-22T12:41:45+00:00#ConnectingTheCulm Project Manager Steven Johnson spoke to BBC Radio Somerset about the project - you can listen to Steven's interview with Charlie Taylor in 3 parts here on this coming Monday, Wednesday
Co-created Blueprint Vision & Action Plan launched at November Forum #3
Connecting The Culm2021-11-19T10:34:29+00:00On 17th November 2021 the latest open Forum took place with over 50 people in attendance. The CtC team reflected back on recent work and opened up the floor for people to share their thoughts
Killerton NT River Culm Restoration progress celebrated
Connecting The Culm2021-11-09T15:02:01+00:00The vision and progress being made at the National Trust’s Killerton Estate through the River Restoration Project was celebrated at an event on 3rd November and you can learn more about it by viewing
Summer Vegetation Survey Success!
Connecting The Culm2021-09-14T10:42:53+00:00Walking along the banks of the River Culm this summer was beautiful. Tall stands of purple loosestrife, carpets of water forget-me-not and reed canary-grass swaying and rustling in the breeze. But these outings weren’t purely
Connecting Schools & the Culm
Connecting The Culm2021-07-22T13:38:48+00:00Throughout June and July we have had the wonderful opportunity to work with five schools and over 300 pupils along the length of the River Culm. We started with Churchstanton Primary School at the