Heddon Valley Wetlands – Guided Walk and Talk

Join James Thomas, National Trust Area Riverlands Ranger, for a fascinating guided walk and talk exploring the proposed Heddon Valley wetlands work.

Enjoy a short presentation at the Heddon Valley welcome hub, before embarking on a guided walk to further explore the site. James will talk about modifications to watercourses in North Devon, and how nature-based solutions are restoring them, bringing benefits to nature, water quality, drought resilience and reducing the risk of flooding.

There are only 15 spaces for this special one-off event, which will give valuable insight into this remarkable conservation project.

Book your place using the form below.

More about James: North Devon Riverlands Area Ranger 

The National Trust Riverlands Team are working across four portfolios at Arlington Court, West Exmoor, Hartland and Woolacombe. They are restoring significant areas of wetland habitat across North Devon. This is being done by identifying areas where drainage and modification of watercourses have had a detrimental impact on the environment. By working closely with natural processes, this can allow the hydrology of the land to function in a more natural way. Working with partners at a landscape scale, a multitude of opportunities are being explored to maximise gains; from simple measures such as creating new ponds and scrapes to increase open water, all the way through to wet woodland creation and floodplain reconnection and resetting the land through innovative ‘stage 0’ style techniques. These measures will all combine to hold water across a wide area for longer, thereby improving water quality, reducing flood risk, acting as carbon storage, improving drought resilience, and boosting opportunities for wildlife, increasing abundance and biodiversity.

Event Cover Image: Digg & Co. Studio 

(This stunning artwork was commissioned to show the anticipated changes at Heddon).