Green Ilminster Talks

Green Ilminster host a range of talks throughout the year. For all upcoming talks please visit our events page.

Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group talk – 30th October 2024

Ben Thorne, a Senior Farm advisor from the Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group (FWAG) gave a talk on the 30th October, 2024 about what can be done to help reduce the frequency and severity of local flooding events. Ben’s talk was drawn on 10 years of experience on the ‘Hills to Levels’ initiative that was set up after the major Somerset floods in the winter of 2013/14. The talk was illustrated with practical examples of projects and solutions to help ease local flooding issues from severe rainfall events, employing Natural Flood Management Techniques – from river restoration to soil management.

Wildlife photography talk – 27th November 2024

In this final Green Ilminster Talk for 2024, filmed on Wednesday 27th November, we were proud to present Ilminster’s very own professional photographer Robin Morrison, who gave a beautifully illustrated talk about beavers, curlews, cranes, flooding and much, much more! Robin has had success in the British Wildlife Photography Awards, Bird Photographer of the Year, WildArt Photographer of the Year and his work is often published in the national and local press. He is also an active conservation volunteer on a number of projects across the West Country, including the reintroduction of Cranes and the Curlew recovery projects. The talk took place at the Ilminster Arts Centre. Please visit www.greenilminster.org.uk for the 2025 programme of Green Ilminster Talks.

Co Existence Talk – 26th February 2025

Alicia Hallatt is the Human-Wildlife Co-Existence Officer at Somerset Wildlife Trust. Her role is helping local communities transition to living alongside recovering, returning and new animal species. During Alicia’s talk we discover which species are making a comeback and hear some ideas for how to embrace their presence, mitigate potential challenges and support and enable their recovery to make Somerset more biodiverse and resilient.