Connecting Schools & the Culm
Throughout 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
Week Two – The Bowl & the Singing River
It’s been a busy week exploring the Culm in search of stories. In my head I’ve been wandering around ancient lost cities. There are
Festival of the Culm
After what seems like the longest year ever, we're now able to get out and about at shows, events and workshops - to meet and work with people in the Culm
Week One – Weaving Tales on the Culm
The Beginning Hello, I’m Clare. I’m setting off this week on a journey to discover and weave stories about the River Culm. The preparation began a few weeks ago with
Taking the Blueprint into the Summer
May and June were busy months, we've been continuing to co-create a Vision & initiate an action plan with amazing people! Three fantastic catchment visualisation workshops took everyone time travelling to the
Illustrating the Culm
Visualising the River Culm, its tributaries and the wider catchment has been something the CtC project has strived to do since day one. Here we've gathered together some of the artwork
Storying the Culm
The Connecting the Culm Team are excited to have been joined by storyteller Clare Viner! Clare is going to be leading us on adventures each week as she co-creates some stories
Creative Culm
Arts and crafts are as important as evidence for expressing our entanglements with nature, wildlife and watery environments. Through the Creative Culm initiative, the Connecting the Culm project brings together people
News from the Future
Last month, in the company of our intrepid time-travelling guide, Rob Hopkins, and our fast-draw illustrator Richard Carman, we ventured into the unknown. In a series of workshops, where we were
Water, wildlife & vegetation monitoring training & volunteering – getting outdoors in groups again!
Back in March we wrote about wildlife spotted in the Culm catchment and that we'd soon be able to share plans with you on how to get involved, COVID-safely, in one
The Culm – a 50-year vision – Ellerhayes to Columbjohn
The National Trust and Westcountry Rivers Trust are working together to start the process of enhancing nature in the floodplain from Ellerhayes Bridge to Columbjohn on the Killerton estate. On the evening
Launch of the Culm Himalayan Balsam Action Group
The Culm Himalayan Balsam Action Group (HBAG) is a new initiative that's come out of discussions in our Working Groups. Himalayan Balsam was introduced to the UK in 1839 from Northern
From What Is to What If?
Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement, shares his thoughts, prior to joining us for our Climate Resilience Workshop on 29 April. You can view the event recording here. I am
Culm Perspectives: a response to the Environmental Evidence Review
In the following opinion piece, Richard Horrocks (pictured above at a river activity day) responds to the River Culm Environmental Evidence Review. Richard's career was spent with the Environment Agency and he
Lower Culm water quality – new Scorecard thanks to Culm CSI volunteers!
On Wednesday 17th March an interactive audience joined us for the Culm Citizen Science Investigations (CSI) event, to celebrate the work of the fantastic volunteers throughout the Culm catchment who collect and
Culm wildlife – what’s been spotted? How can you get involved?
Wildlife spotting emerged as the second favourite activity* people participate in when out and about around the Culm and its tributaries. But what types of wildlife can people expect to see and
Cows, potatoes and climate change
Have you ever wondered how cows and potatoes might be affected under climate change in the UK? Scientists at the Met Office have, in a recent paper published this month. The
Beavers for the Culm – the latest intelligence
In 2014 a pair of wild beavers living on the River Otter gave birth to kits (young) for the first time and there was a risk the government would step in
Working Groups – Round One!
The last 4 weeks have seen a flurry of activity across the Culm catchment as our first round of Working Groups got underway. At each session, after quick introductions, we got down
Working Groups – dates and joining details
January 2021 sees the launch of our first round of Working Groups, which will be the engine rooms for developing the Blueprint for the Culm - our long-term masterplan and investment plan