27 October: Wildlife Groundswell – A NATURE RECOVERY GATHERING @9am-3pm

As part of a series of environmental presentations at Calstock Arts, the Calstock Parish Council environment committee invite you to meet the leaders of organisations who are locally active in nature restoration.

There is a climate and ecological emergency. The evidence is clear that we must increase the speed with which we are helping nature to recover if we are to prevent ecological breakdown.

Wildlife Groundswell is bringing together highly committed organisations and enthusiastic parishioners with the purpose of bridging the gap between policy and nature recovery action.

The theme of the Wildlife Groundswell gathering is community involvement and volunteering opportunities.

The participants of the gathering have been asked for their vision, actions and engagements.

1. How does their role relate to Calstock Parish or its parishioners?
2. Call to action. What can we and our network of friends, and family do?
3. Engagement opportunities. How do we participate not just observe? Actions, opportunities, dates, memberships.

The target audience are key members of the community and members of organisations who can network and leverage nature recovery activity.

Objectives

1. By the end of the day, participants will feel more empowered to engage and become more active.
2. The Parish Council will collect organisations’ details, points of contact and volunteering opportunities to publicise on our website.
3. Attendees will know where to go to become more involved.

The aims of the day are to give participants an overview of environmental issues, an overview of the actors in the field of nature recovery and a vision for how they and the whole community might become more active and do something to contribute.

Involved are –

Anna Gelderd, MP South East Cornwall

Stuart Oates, Presenter, organic farmer, environmental journalist.

Cllr. Richard Newton-Chance, Calstock Parish

Dr. Maggie Freegard, Wildlife Groundswell

Sarah Gibson, Tamar Valley National Landscape Manager

George Holmes, Lead Ranger National Trust Cotehele

Cllr. Nick Viney, West Devon Borough, and at Derek Gow Consultancy

Dr. Nicola Rogers, Westcountry Rivers Trust

Cheryl Marriott, Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Lord Robin Teverson, Chair of the Cornwall Local Nature Partnership*

Schedule

9.00- 9.50am – Welcome with tea and coffee -Live music for our time.

9.50 am Presentations start

Welcome from Steve Wood, Calstock Arts Environment Programme who will introduce Stuart Oates the compere of the event.

Calstock Parish Council Environment and Climate Emergency Strategic Plan.

Cllr. Richard Newton -Chance, chair of Calstock Parish Environment Committee.

10.00 Scaling Up Community Participation in Local Wildlife Recovery.

Dr. Maggie Freegard, Wildlife Groundswell, the Lizard Peninsula, Cornwall.

10.30 Nature, Climate, Place, People – A Plan for the Next 30 Years.

Sarah Gibson, Tamar Valley National Landscape Manager

11.00 A vision for nature on the National Trust’s Cotehele Estate.

George Holmes, Lead Ranger National Trust Cotehele

11.30 Questions to the Panel and Discussion, chaired by Stuart Oates.

12-1 Lunch, a chance to converse and live music for our time.

Kate Walker, Judy Whitlock, and JB.

1pm Taking Action for Wildlife within a Community and Nationwide. Cllr. Nick Viney, West Devon Borough, and at Derek Gow Consultancy

1.30 How to be More Effective for the River. Dr. Nicola Rogers, Westcountry Rivers Trust

2.00 Discovering your Nature Recovery Potential- what can we each do for wildlife, and how can we help each other to deliver even more?

Cheryl Marriott Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Call for Action. Lord Robin Teverson, Chair of the Cornwall & Isles of Scilly Local Nature Partnership. (Written submission as unable to attend.)

2.30 Questions to the Panel and Discussion, chaired by Stuart Oates.

3pm close

 

Coffee and tea will be provided during the day along with a choice of pasties for lunch – please choose type of pasty required when you purchase your ticket.

Pasty types – meat, cheese or vegan. Gluten free available too