News and Updates

Marston Magna Millstream, Wildlife Walk

25 February 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

Thank you to everyone how came out on our February Wildlife Walk! We walked from Marston Magna to Chilton Cantelo, along the beautiful Mill Stream to see a veteran Yew tree in the churchyard. It was a very muddy, adventurous morning! But luckily the rain (mostly) held off for us! A really nice walk, which […]

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Wild Women project starting in March

9 February 2024  //  Karis Hockey // News & Updates

Are you a women over 50 living in Yeovil or surround villages? Join us for a program of workshops, talks and walks throughout the year. We're kicking off the programme with a walk and explore around Chard reservoir with Helen Hawke from Somerset Wildlife Trust. BOOKING ESSENTIAL via email: karis.hockey@yrct.org.uk or text or leave a […]

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January wildlife walk at Sutton Bingham Reservoir

21 January 2024  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

A walk around Sutton Bingham Reservoir's West Pond was a great way to kick off our wildlife walks for 2024. Thank you to everyone who joined us yesterday, it was lovely to see some familiar faces and welcome some new people too. You can't tell from the photos but the west pond was almost completely […]

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Volunteering at Foxglove Way

19 January 2024  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Thank you to everyone who joined us and stopped to chat at Foxglove Way on Wednesday. The team enjoyed a productive morning raking leaf debris and vegetation from the shallow scraps that were created back in 2021 in the Sustainable urban Drainage System (SuDS). Clearing these scrapes will allow for water to continue collecting (as […]

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Yeovil rainfall stats 2023

15 January 2024  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

YRCT Chair, Lorne Thomson has been monitoring the weather in Yeovil for some years now and we thought you'd be interested in some interesting stats from last year's rainfall records. The historical average annual rainfall for Yeovil is 800.00mm but last year we saw 1,087.00mm which is a staggering 36% increase. Driest month - June […]

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Our successes in 2023!

31 December 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

As we reflect on the year, we thought you might like to read a few fun stats about our work from 2023. We have... Five projects progressing across Yeovil and the surrounding areas Collaborated with over 25 different schools, local groups and charities Over 100 volunteers receiving our newsletter Completed over 130 volunteering hours We […]

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Bulb planting along Preston Brook

21 December 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

All smiles a couple weeks ago at our last volunteer morning of 2023 when we were planted 150 bulbs near the banks of Preston Brook at Lawrence Way. A mix of native species were planted, including snakes head fritillaries, snowdrops and winter aconites. We can't wait to see them emerge this spring!

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Volunteer festive get-together

17 December 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

If you didn't make it to our festive volunteers get-together last Saturday, we're so sorry you missed out on this absolutely delicious spread of sweet treats! A big thank you to all our wonderful volunteers who were able to join us, who throughout 2023 have contributed to us achieving over 130 volunteering hours across our […]

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Hibernaculum build at Abbey Manor park

2 December 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

If you live near Abbey Manor Park, this week, you may have spotted that we've been busy creating a new hibernaculum next to one of the ponds. Just in time for the cold weather, this habitat refuge will provide a safe place for amphibians, reptiles, small mammals and insects seeking somewhere to hibernate over winter. […]

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Typha management at Alvington Pond

27 November 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Last week the YRCT team and our hardworking volunteers turned out for a morning at Alvington Pond to tackle some Typha, aka Bulrush or Reedmace. It's a fantastic species but over the last year it's started spreading across the pond a little too well and we made the decision to remove a patch to keep […]

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