Don't forget to join us for our last Autumn talk tonight @ 7:30pm! We'll learn about the creatures on our rocky shores and coastline around North Devon with marine biologist Mark Ward. 🦀🪸🐚 £4 on the door or pre-book your space here: ow.ly/5jQj50Q0bla

The last one of the year! 🐝 Our Bee Walk will be taking place this Thursday; as part of citizen science, we'll be searching for, identifying, and recording bees & other insects. No need to book - just come to the Centre. We look forward to seeing you! #connect2nature

Our November event schedule is here! 🍁🍂 After a busy half-term, we are focusing on some other parts of the #connect2nature project, but there are still some great events to join at the Countryside Centre over the next month. #connect2nature

We've partnered with Barn Owl Trust to bring you an evening of educational owl talks for free! (donations welcome). @ 4 pm A talk for key stage 2 children aims to inspire the younger generation. @ 6 p.m., A 2nd talk for adults about how we can help restore essential ecosystems.

Reminiscing about warm summer days spent out on the burrows with West Country Buzz learning about bumblebees. This video was made by our fantastic intern Luke, over the summer. #connect2nature

Have you ever seen Goose barnacles feeding this close up? Did you know… it was once thought that Goose Barnacles hatched into barnacle geese. It’s now know that they are two separate species! Can you spot our resident Blenny catching a ride? #connect2nature

Have you botany plants for yourself lately?! We've got some brilliant little succulents for sale at the Centre at the moment. Why not pick up one on your way past? They're easy to look after, great for improving air quality and bring nature indoors. #connect2nature

We've teamed up with Barn Owl Trust to bring you 2 brilliant talks about Barn Owls 🦉✨ 🦉Flying into the Future @ 4pm, for to Key Stage 2 🦉Restoring the Balance @ 6pm, adult-friendly talk Tickets ow.ly/3o6B50Q6jfb - donation only. #connect2nature

Fantastic Fungi Film Screening this Weds. Check out the trailer here: ow.ly/gS0F50Q6YoA As it's prime fungi season, we'll learn about the underground mycelium network. £4 on the door, or you can pre-book here: ow.ly/eOot50Q6YoB #connect2nature

🦉OWL NAME ANNOUNCEMENT 🦉 We are excited to announce that our owl mascot for the countryside centre has a name: Meet Barney the Barn Owl! Congratulations to Iyla for winning our 'Name the Owl' competition, pictured here with Barney & her prize baby barn owl. #connect2nature

Join us for our monthly bird walk this Saturday @ 10:30 am - £3 cash on arrival. We'll meet at Velator Quay & head along the Velator bank to search for some special feathered friends; we might even get lucky & spot this little guy! #connect2nature Photo Credit: Martin Batt

The silent and beautiful Barn Owl - so graceful in flight. Want to learn more about these stunning creatures? Join us & the Barn Owl Trust at the Countryside Centre for an evening of talks. Pre-book here: ow.ly/2FTC50Q9iQQ Photo Credit: Martin Batt

A great evening of talks last night with the @barn_owl_trust 🦉 We heard how the Barn owl lives, hunts & how they are coping in our changing climate. The @barn_owl_trust do lots of surveying, report your sightings of barn owls on their website. #connect2nature

A #throwback to last Thursday’s Barn Owl workshop with a great home-ed group. Local expert, Martin Unwin came to share his excellent owl knowledge, & we had a great time dissecting some owl pellets trying to identify some of the bones inside. #connect2nature #ThrowbackThursday

**Tonight!** We're looking forward to feeling festive & learning about the Holly & Ivy at our Christmas talk @ 7:30pm. Come along to discover how these plants have been used in holiday traditions throughout the centuries. £4 on the door or prebook here: eventbrite.com/e/759594346137…

Exciting News! We are looking for an intern to help us with the second year of our Connect2Nature project. This is a fixed-term part time position running from February to October 2024. More information can be found on our website brauntoncountrysidecentre.org/connect-2-natu…

Was great to see all the work done by West Country Buzz at their end of project presentation yesterday. Great work! 🐝

Always a great day out on the burrows with North Devon National Landscape A brilliant turn out, great atmosphere with everyone helping to clear scrub to make room for important habitats.

Attention #northdevon #homeschoolers I’ll be leading a day of mossy carpet creative activities on Friday 19 April BrauntonCountrysideCentre 10-4. Free!

Find #TheMossyCarpet at BrauntonCountrysideCentre this week: Fri 19: creative workshops with Amanda McCormack for home ed families - all welcome, free & drop in 10am-4pm Sat 20: 10.30am guided #moss & nature walk plus free creative workshops from 12-4pm. All welcome to drop in #artandenergy