Carymoor Environmental Trust

18/06/2026

"Best day ever!"
"This is amazing"
"Can we come again?"

Fabulous feedback from children on our previous family activity days. Come and join us on the reserve this summer for more fun for families with a child or young person with SEND.

15/06/2026

If you went to the fabulous Green Scythe Fair at the weekend and are inspired to learn how to mow using this most sustainable and environmentally friendly method, then we have just the course for you.

This Friday (19th June) and the following Friday (26th), we are running a two-day Scything course. We will show you how to set up your scythe, how to maintain it and various scything techniques. The course will also cover the environmental benefits of meadow management.

The course is funded for anyone over 19, living in Somerset and earning less than £22,570 or with a health or wellbeing need.

Please contact us to book. [email protected]

14/06/2026

Adrian found these Small Eggar moth caterpillars on their nursery web, in a hawthorn bush upon the landfill cap.

The moths are rather cute - just look at their furry feet.

13/06/2026

If you are heading to the Green Scythe Fair on Sunday here's a handy list of some useful items to take with you. Look out for Neil, he is helping to organise the event and will be there with our learners who are brilliant at Scything.

This is a magical one day environmental fair in a beautiful setting on the Somerset Levels run entirely by volunteers using wind, sun and muscle power. Excellent live music, over 100 stalls displaying traditional skills, crafts and produce, lively environmental debates, delicious organic local food, a variety of the best ales and ciders and a large kids area with activities throughout the day.

12/06/2026

11/06/2026

We are sorry.....

We are now fully booked for school visits for the rest of the Summer.

But we have got various family days, our Open Day, Summer Holiday Club, and Home Education days happening over the Summer. Keep an eye on our Social Media or our website for opportunities to visit us.

And if your school would like to visit us, do book early - we already have a number of bookings for next Summer.

Thank you all for your support.

11/06/2026

Today, we have had the pleasure of hosting Hinton St George primary school’s KS2 classes for ‘Day at the Dump’!

During their trip, they visited our waste tunnel, capped landfill, compost pad and even the waste transfer station - as you can see in the photo!

Years 5 and 6 took part in a Waste Odyssey workshop, learning about the long term impacts of landfill, while Years 3 and 4 got crafty and made kites out of bread bags. What a brilliant day!

11/06/2026

At this time of year the mump is a picture of colour, with many different species of wild flowers embracing it's contours.

Two species of orchids make an appearance every year. The pyramid orchid and the bee orchid.

The bee orchid has evolved mimicking a certain species of female bumblebee, as the male bee is fooled to mate this flower, thinking it is a female in waiting his attentions, pollen is transferred to his torso.

Unfortunately this specific species of bumblebee does not live in the UK, so the bee orchids here have to self pollinate.

Thanks to Adrian for the brilliant photos and the write up.

10/06/2026

Are you a business looking to improve your Environmental, Social and Governance? Or do you know a business that would be interested in learning more about sustainability and biodiversity?

If so please share this event being hosted by Fran from British Renewables with contributions from our own CEO Rupert, and Helen from the Bumblebee Conservation Trust with your ESG lead.

📍 British Solar Renewables HQ, Shepton Mallet
🕔 17:30 – 19:30
📅 Thursday 25 June 2026

Places are limited. Register your interest below.
👉 https://lnkd.in/eq9T4FSP

10/06/2026

These butterflies have not long emerged from their pupas.

Meadow brown, feeding on knapweed. First seen last week, first week in June.

Large skipper, feeding on birdsfoot trefoil. First seen near the end of May.

Marbled white. First seen this week on transect 9th June 2026.

Brilliantly photographed by volunteer Adrian during his transect.