There are lots of ways you can get involved with the Connecting the Culm project and help us to protect and restore the health of the River Culm and the surrounding landscape…

Stay in contact

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    Or send us an email at hello@connectingtheculm.com

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    Join us at an event

    We arrange a variety of different activities throughout the year across the Culm catchment for people to get involved in. Check out our events page for upcoming events.

    Browse our events

    Become a citizen scientist

    Help us assess the health of your local stream by monitoring its water quality and wildlife. You can do this by joining the Citizen Science Investigations (CSI) programme run by Westcountry Rivers Trust.

    Find out more about CSI

    Volunteering Opportunities

    If you’d like to get involved in helping to look after the Culm catchment, we would love to hear from you! There are a range of volunteer opportunities, such as taking part in vegetation surveys (with Devon Biodiversity Records Centre), getting involved with the community-led Culm Himalayan Balsam Action Group (HBAG) or helping to monitor Nature-based solutions that have been installed in the Culm catchment.

    To find out about the latest opportunities get in touch with the Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty volunteer co-ordinator, Abby Wilkinson at AWilkinson@somerset.gov.uk or contact hello@connectingtheculm.com

    Landowners

    If you are a landowner in the Culm catchment and would like to find out more about funding available to install nature-based solutions on your land:

    Get in touch via email hello@connectingtheculm.com

    Or call the Culm Catchment Officer, Lucy Jefferson

    Tel: 07866 212224

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