We are delighted to share the responses to the questions that were submitted during the sixth Connecting the Culm forum. The event focused on the topic of nature recovery on the Culm and you
Tim Dafforn, Countryside Manager for the National Trust at Killerton, describes the changes in wildlife seen on the Culm floodplain at Coumbjohn since the Trust lifted grazing pressure and undertook some earthworks to improve
The River Culm is home to the white-clawed crayfish, the UK’s only indigenous freshwater crayfish. Sadly, the white-clawed crayfish has seen a decline of over 70% in the South West in the last 50
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 what's been going on! It has been
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 Culm catchment. Due to the COVID pandemic
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...... In 2023 we aim to publish a
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 allowing invertebrates to spring into action and
What a year 2021 has been! A complete rollercoaster ride again thanks to COVID! With one main difference - we were able to get out and about again and do in person events in
The 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
From evidence reviewing to nature-based solution co-creating – why & how it happens Some keen followers of the Connecting the Culm project may have seen our ‘Environmental Evidence Review’
