News & Updates

Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast

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

Lorna & Karis were thrilled to be invited to join the Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast with Dr. Peter Bagshaw and Dr. Andrew Tresidder. Have a listen via the link where you'll hear them discussing our work in and around Yeovil, and our Wellbeing, Wildlife and Water Community Programme.

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A wildlife walk in Queen Camel

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

A big thank you to everyone who joined us for our wildlife walk this month around Queen Camel. We were very lucky with the weather and had a lovely morning exploring the local countryside that surrounds the River Cam. We will be taking a break from our wildlife walk in December but we look forward […]

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A visit to St. Margaret's Primary

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

Karis enjoyed a lovely afternoon last week at St. Margaret's CEVA Primary School Tintinhull with Mayor of Yeovil Andy Kendall to help Year 1's do some autumn pond maintenance and take a closer look at the resident wildlife.

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Flooding in and around Yeovil

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

We have received a number of photos and videos of areas in and around Yeovil affected by flooding from Storm Ciaran. We are currently in the process of gathering data for evidence as part of our project to support landowners and communities in the implementation of natural flood management measures. If you would like to […]

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Preston Brook litter pick

29 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We were out just in time yesterday morning for our litter pick and managed to clear a good few bags of litter along the Preston Brook riverbank before the heavy rain arrived.

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Otter at Garador Pond

24 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We were thrilled to capture this fine-looking otter on our wildlife camera at Garador Pond recently. Setting up cameras like this one, are a fantastic way to identify what wildlife calls our local habitats home. We already knew that otters frequently visit Ninesprings Country Park and now it's great to know that they're further upstream […]

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Starting more work at Abbey Manor Park

14 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

This week we made a great start helping to restore a pond at Abbey Manor Park. With the water level low, we were able to collect three sacks of litter, carry out some light vegetation management and dig some scrapes that we hope will retain water during dryer periods next year. As part of our […]

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Invasive American Mink Seen at Yeovil Country Park

10 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Spotted in the Country park - American Mink! Photo credit: Karen Jayne This non-native invasive species may look pretty but they are skilled predators, targeting many of our native species, including fish, ground-nesting birds and water vole! We have several colonies of water vole living in locations across Yeovil, including the country park. If you've […]

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Our new Women Over 50 project

8 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

We have been successful in our bid to receive funding to support a project specifically to deliver events and activities for women over 50, as part of our wider Yeovil Wellbeing, Wildlife & Water Community Project. We would like to invite people from this demographic to complete our short survey to help ensure that our […]

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Meet the team at Dodham Brook

3 October 2023  //  Lorna Mann // News & Updates

Want to learn more about our Dodham Brook Restoration & Enhancement Project? Pop along to Tanyard Way this Saturday 7th October between 10.00 - 13.00 to chat with our team and discover more about how the new in-channel features were installed and what new wildlife is already calling the river home.

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