Updates

Dear A reminder of our GI Talks programme for this autumn/winter: 21st Oct – Dr Colin Ryall – ‘Communication in Birds’ Birdsong is the most familiar form of communication between birds, but they also employ other approaches including displaying specialised plumage accompanied by complex sounds, movements and sometimes display flights. This talk will discuss the

Dear Just a quick reminder that we start our Autumn/Winter season of talks next Wednesday evening with: Rob Grimmond – The Weird & Wonderful World of Moths Moths are much misunderstood and maligned. Many people believe that all moths are small, brown, harmful creatures that eat clothes and carpets. The truth is very different. Some

Dear Summer is coming to an end and the nights are drawing in, so it’s time to let you know about the great season of Green Ilminster Talks we have lined up for you. 23rd September – Rob Grimmond – The Weird and Wonderful World of Moths Moths are much misunderstood and maligned. Many people

Dear We are pleased to be working with Ilminster Town Council and The Minster Church to organise a special community screening of a brand new film – the People’s Emergency Briefing – an important initiative to ensure the UK knows what’s happening with climate and nature, and what it means for everyday life in the

Dear Just a quick reminder that our next (and last until September) GI Talk is coming up next week: 15th April: Bats of Somerset (and beyond) – Liz Walsh Join us for a brief insight into the secretive world of bats, to learn about the different species we might see at dusk and dawn and

Dear Just a quick reminder that our next GI Talk is coming up in a couple of weeks: Wednesday 18th March: Improving Water Quality in Somerset – John Bagnall from Wessex Water John is a Principal Environmental Scientist at Wessex Water and will talk about: The River Isle and its importance for the Somerset Levels

Dear Just a quick reminder that our next GI Talk is next Wednesday: 18th February: What biochar can do for soil, climate & gardens – Carolyn Dare from Blackdown Hills Eco Hub Gardeners, farmers and communities can use Biochar to lock carbon into soil and improve soil health for plants, microbial networks and wildlife. In this talk,

Dear Just a quick reminder that on Wednesday evening we have James Hitchmough talking about: What can gardens do for biodiversity and sustainability in a time of climate change? In this talk James, who is Professor Emeritus in the School of Architecture and Landscape at the University of Sheffield, will explore some of the possibilities

Late, late call for this month’s working party… On Saturday 27th September we will be doing some maintenance work at our Townsend/Pretwood site. Meet-up times of 9:45am at the Meeting House or 10:00am in Townsend farmyard. Normal outdoor working clothes: gloves and boots etc, and bring shears/secateurs.  Suitable for children and dogs. Please reply to

Just a quick reminder that we kick off the 25/26 season of GI Talks this coming Wednesday: 24th Sept: Dr Colin Ryall – Non-Native Invasive Species: increased biodiversity or conservation nightmare? Non-Native Invasive Species are now recognised as the second most important cause of biodiversity loss after habitat destruction and have enormous economic impacts globally. 

Just a quick reminder that we kick off the 25/26 season of GI Talks this coming Wednesday: 24th Sept: Dr Colin Ryall – Non-Native Invasive Species: increased biodiversity or conservation nightmare? Non-Native Invasive Species are now recognised as the second most important cause of biodiversity loss after habitat destruction and have enormous economic impacts globally. 

Welcome to a new season of Green Ilminster Talks – we have an exciting schedule planned between now and next April. The first three up are: 24th Sept: Dr Colin Ryall – Non-Native Invasive Species: increased biodiversity or conservation nightmare? Non-Native Invasive Species are now recognised as the second most important cause of biodiversity loss

Quick reminder – our next talk is this Wednesday 16th April: Pollinators, Predators & Parasites We are really looking forward to welcoming zoologist Nigel Stone on Wednesday evening for the last in this series of Green Ilminster Talks (we’ll be back in September with a brand new programme). Nigel has identified more than 800 species

Good afternoon all you tree planters! Everything is in place for Saturday’s planting at Townsend Farm, which is part of the Dillington Estate. I will meet with volunteers at 10:00am at the Market House outside the Co-op. (Some people will be making their way straight to the site.) You will need good outdoor working clothes,

Calling all Tree Group planters – I’m very pleased to be able to announce an important planting for Saturday week. We will be planting 195 mixed deciduous trees and shrubs on Townsend Farm, near Pretwood. We have worked out all the details with Dillington’s Estate Manager, Ollie Blackburn, and we both feel that this is

Just in case you didn’t get a chance to put them in your new 2025 diary, here is a reminder of the Green Ilminster Talks coming up in the next three months: 22nd January – James Chapman, Somerset Council Woodland creation: guilt mitigation or carbon sequestration?  James is a Tree Strategist at Somerset Council and

Just in case you didn’t get a chance to put them in your new 2025 diary, here is a reminder of the Green Ilminster Talks coming up in the next three months: 22nd January – James Chapman, Somerset Council Woodland creation: guilt mitigation or carbon sequestration?  James is a Tree Strategist at Somerset Council and

Hi there, Hope you all had great Christmas fun over the past 2 or 3 days whatever your chosen way of celebrating might have been… I thought I’d just check in with you quickly to see how many people might be planning on coming for a walk tomorrow? If you could let me know one

We will be meeting as usual this Saturday at 11:00am – rendez-vous also as usual the Market House. We will continue our walking around Ilminster to take in trees we have surveyed and maybe add some new ones. Our aim is to have enough information to create a Tree Walk around Ilminster from which we

Ben Thorne, a Senior Farm adviser from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) will be talking to us  about what can be done to help reduce the frequency and severity of local flooding events. Details of this event to be held at the Ilminster Arts Centre are shown in the poster. Doors open 6:45.