The Wild About Devon Forum offers a space to connect for people who are working professionally to support community action around wildlife or who voluntarily lead this work in their community.
Wild About Devon want to keep in touch with you to facilitate networking for communities taking action for wildlife and to share information on grants, awards, events and other relevant information. To join the Wild About Devon Forum, please fill out this form.
In-person:
On the 29th November 2024, Wild About Devon are hosting an in-person forum at the Watermark in Ivybridge.
Do you support communities connect to nature? Join the Wild About Devon forum for a day of networking, sharing ideas and learning about some fantastic work taking place across Devon.
This free event is a great opportunity to get to know other people working and volunteering around community nature projects, and to explore your own work in a supportive space. Please email bridie.devonnature@gmail.com if you would be interested in speaking about your project, running a workshop or displaying information.
Teas and coffees will be provided during the day, and you can bring your own lunch or use one of the cafes on site or in the nearby town centre.
To attend, book your place at: Wild About Devon Forum – The Watermark, Ivybridge (tickettailor.com)
Online:
In April 2023, we held an online community forum. In case you missed it, you can view the presentation used here.
The forum covered;
- an inspiring talk from an established community group Ogwild
- how to apply and succeed in the WAD awards application
- how to apply and succeed in the WAD community grant scheme
- restoring Devon’s nature- our Local Nature Recovery Strategy, and how communities will be involved
- discussions, questions, and networking
If you would like to watch the recording of this webinar, please send a request via email to naturalenvironment-mailbox@devon.gov.uk.