Sunday 10th September 2023: Scything the community meadow at Moorhaven. Another opportunity to come scything, this time at the community meadow in Moorhaven. Residents of Moorhaven have invited SSB’s 4Bs to help them scythe and clear their half-acre community meadow. Meeting at 10am at the The Jays/WeAreEase to walk to the Meadow. If you are…
Friday 19 January 2024: Swifts-in-South-Brent initiative: Meeting on the initiative to install nest boxes for Swifts in South Brent at 2pm in the Hub at the at the Old School Community Centre. Having flown at speeds of up to 70 miles per hour, on an amazing 3,400-mile journey from Africa, these beautiful birds arrive home…
Saturday 27 January 2024: Orchard Wassail from 5-6pm in the ‘Apple-a-day’ Orchard at South Brent Health Centre, in Plymouth Road, South Brent, TQ10 9HT. Join SSB’s ‘4Bs’ group for a Traditional Orchard Wassail. Come and help the musicians bless the apple trees and scare off the evil spirits with traditional songs and loud noises to…
Thursday 14 March 2024: House Martins, Swifts and Swallows in Devon at 7.30pm in the Village Hall: What can we do to help them thrive? An evening with renowned TV naturalist, ecologist, artist and speaker, John Walters and Jerry Horn of Dawlish Swifts. Join them as they share their knowledge about House Martins, Swifts and…
Saturday 10 August 2024: It's Scything Time!: 5 years ago, a hardworking bunch of SSB volunteers now known as ‘The 4Bs’ (Brent Bees Bugs & Butterflies) turned an overlooked patch of consistently mown grass verge in the Exeter Road / Play park area, into a diverse wildflower meadow ... and every summer we…
5 years ago, a hardworking bunch of SSB volunteers now known as ‘The 4Bs’ (Brent Bees Bugs & Butterflies) turned an overlooked patch of consistently mown grass verge in the Exeter Road / Play park area, into a diverse wildflower meadow ... and every summer we scythe it. As we did yesterday (Saturday 10…
Thursday 24 October 2024: Meeting/talk organised by Brent Birders at 7:30pm in the Old School Community Centre. Peter Burgess will speak on ‘Wilder Devon’. Peter Burgess is Director of Nature Recovery for Devon Wildlife Trust and has spent over 18 years working in the conservation sector in Devon, with diverse experience developing and delivering conservation…
Thursday 21 November 2024: ‘Recent Wildlife Highlights’ (including dancing Adders, Iberian Spoonwings, Bluefin Tuna and the Vapourer moths). Talk by John Walters organised by Brent Birders at 7:30pm in the Old School Community Centre. John Walters is an ecologist and artist, who will be familiar to you from his appearances on television and radio as…
Raking and Collecting the Grass with the 4Bs (Brent Bees, Bugs and Butterflies) When:Sunday 10th August 10am-1pm Where: Sanderspool Cross roundabout, Exeter Road, South Brent (what three words ///upholding.relax.daydream) Having scythed yesterday, We’ll be returning to collect the grass the following day, Sunday the 10th from 11-1pm – please bring a hay fork if you…
Scything with the 4Bs (Brent Bees, Bugs and Butterflies) When: Tuesday 19th August 6.15pm Where: ‘Apple a Day’ Orchard behind South Brent Health Centre. You are invited to come and have a go at scything as we mow the increasingly diverse wildflower area along Exeter Road, near the roundabout and playpark. There will be an…