Please join us for a one-day community festival to celebrate our natural world, share information about sustainable living and to create a positive, hopeful vision of a greener future. 11am– 4pm Saturday 15 April 2023 Free entry, activities, performances, talks, and hot and cold drinks. View more event detail on our website including information about […]
Celebrate Earth Day and the national launch of The Wild Escape collective artwork and create mirror and handprint moths and our free creative drop-in. The Wild Escape project led by Art Fund, celebrates UK wildlife and creativity. Over the past few months Chippenham Museum has been encouraging its young visitors to discover the amazing story […]
Join us on Monday, May 8th to observe the growth and progress of our trees. In addition, you can engage with us in a range of activities, such as having a friendly chat, learning about citizen science tasks related to biodiversity, or even lending a hand to help remove any thistles or other invasive plants […]
Individuals, Families, Schools and Groups - a great opportunity to carry out biodiversity surveys at a time to suit you between 20-28th May. Butterfly timed count Butterfly species list Pollinator timed count Ground Dwelling survey - lift one of the 6 concrete slabs and photograph what you see and add to the website All resources […]
Only rain down the drain! Did you know that surface road drains lead directly into your local watercourse? This means that anything other than rain poured down the drain, such as litter, car oils, detergents, weed killers or wastewater can harm river health and its wildlife! Bristol Avon River Trust (BART) are running an exciting […]
Get involved with fun games and activities whilst learning about the water cycle, climate change and river quality. As part of our summer series of free family creative activities we are pleased to have partnered with Wessex Water Community Connectors. Join the Community Connectors’ Education Advisors to find out about where our water comes from […]
Join BART to help protect your local river this Wednesday 14th February. We want to raise awareness of the impact road drains can have on river health. Often these drains lead directly into rivers carrying whatever untreated pollutants are put down them along too. This can be very damaging to river ecosystems. To raise awareness […]
Free Home Energy Workshop delivered by Zero Chippenham in association with the Centre for Sustainable Energy. Join us for an exciting in-person event at the Town Hall, High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire The two and a half hour session includes: Why energy is important How you can use less energy & save money Technologies for generating […]
Join us at Monkton Park, Chippenham on Saturday 17th May for our annual Country Comes to Town event. Engage with the vital work of Wiltshire Wildlife Trust through interactive experiences, educational activities, fun for the kids, and the chance to chat to our friendly team. Discover how we can all create a sustainable future for […]
Would you like to learn more about native British wildflowers and how they help local wildlife? Come along to a free guided walk on Sunday 29th June in Baydons Meadow. Organised in partnership with Baydons Meadow Wildlife Group through our Community Environmental Forum, the walk will be a great opportunity to find out more and […]
Join our annual quest for bats and moths in and around Baydons Meadow! Meet at 8.30pm on Friday, 22nd August, by the interpretation board and log seat near the cycle path and blue footbridge over the Avon. Paul Darby, who used to work for the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust, will chat about the bats and lend […]
Green Open Homes Chippenham is an opportunity to ask a Chippenham home owner about an energy saving improvement they’ve made, and see if it might work for you. People who have made energy saving improvements open up their homes for free in-person visits to share their experiences. Visiting a home is a great way to […]
