Chew Valley NatureFest

SUNDAY 30th JUNE, 10.30 am – 3.00 pm

Chew Valley School, Chew Magna, BS40 8QB

Join us for a day of family fun and nature recovery

Free Admission – All Ages Welcome

  • Fun displays and activities – for all the family

  • Birds of prey – static display from North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre

  • Plant sale – in aid of Avon Wildlife Trust

  • Bug Hunt – led by special guest, Mike Dilger

  • Stories for a Green World – storytelling by Jane Flood

  • Guided river walk – led by Bristol Avon Rivers Trust

  • Find out about and get involved locally – with nature and wildlife charities

  • Vintage tractor display

  • Afternoon talks – from Chew Valley School Climate Action Team, Sarah Pitt and special guest, Mike Dilger

  • Ask the experts – Q&A session with panel of experts

  • Tea, coffee & cakes – Chew Valley School Parent Teachers Association

  • The Fish Truck – will be supplying delicious, sustainable fish and chips

  • The Happy Cow – irresistible vegan ice cream

Programme

Morning session

10.30 am – 12.30 pm              Stalls and exhibitions                              

10.45 am – 11.15 am               Stories for a Green World 1 – Storytelling by Jane Flood (particularly suited for 4-10 yr olds)

11.00 am – 11.30 am               Bug Hunt with Mike Dilger     

11.30 am – 12.30 pm               Guided river walk led by BART            

11.45 am – 12.15 pm                Stories for a Green World 2 – Storytelling by Jane Flood (particularly suited for 4-10 yr olds)

Midday session

12.30 pm – 1 pm                Food & refreshments – bring your own picnic or enjoy delicious fish and chips from the Fish Truck

Afternoon session

Chair   Sarah Jackson, Green Infrastructure Programme Manager, Bath & North East Somerset Council             

 

Talks & Presentations

1 pm – 1.20 pm                           Chew Valley Climate Action Team  

1.20 pm – 1.40 pm                      Hedgerows – the countryside’s vital arteries – Sarah Pitt, Chair CPRE Avon & Bristol

1.40 pm – 2.15 pm                      ‘Wild Town’ wildlife on your doorstep – Mike Dilger            

 

Question Time                            

2.15 pm – 2.55 pm                      Q&A session with our panel of experts, including:  

  • Mike Dilger
  • Mary-Jane Wilshire, Director CPRE Avon & Bristol
  • Simon Hunter, CEO Bristol Avon Rivers Trust
  • George Ford, regenerative farmer at Nempnett Pastures

 

Closing Comments

2.55 pm – 3 pm                             Heather Clewett, Chair of Chew Valley Area Forum and member of CVNRN Steering Group          

Exhibitors and Stallholders (A-Z)

Avon Bat Group

Avon Needs Trees

Avon Reptile & Amphibian Group

Avon Wildlife Trust

Bristol Avon Rivers Trust

Black2Nature

Centre for Sustainable Energy

Chew Valley Nature Photography Festival

Chew Valley Plants Trees

Chew Valley School Climate Action Group

 

 

CPRE – the countryside charity

East Harptree Environmental Group

Jan Barkworth – Plant sales

Jock Krug – vintage tractor

Interactive Technology for Nature

Letters from the Global South

North Somerset Beekeepers

North Somerset Bird of Prey Centre

Recorders of Avalon Marsh

RSPB

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