Talks & Events — Nature Chain

Nature Chain Talks & Events

Nature Chain regularly hosts talks with speakers who have a specialism in wildlife and biodiversity. Details are emailed to Nature Chain subscribers a few days before each talk. If you would like to become a subscriber please click on JOIN OUR MAILING LIST.

Flora of the Cam and Wellow Valleys

A talk by Helena Crouch

A joint meeting between Nature Chain and Freshford & District Gardening Club

Wednesday 1st April 2026, 7.30pm

Freshford Village Hall

Helena has a long involvement with the Cam Valley Wildlife Group leading Botany Walks in the summer between April and September. The group has mapped the flora of the Cam and Wellow Valleys in kilometre squares. Unsurprisingly nettles are found in every square along with some other familiar species like hogweed, creeping buttercup, ground ivy, coltsfoot and ash trees. There are other plants like Bath Asparagus that are special to the area and have a more limited distribution.

This will be a joint meeting with Nature Chain, and a bar.

Members of F&D Gardening Club free. Visitors £5.00. Everyone welcome.

Moths, Plants and our Changing Environment

A Talk by Robert Kelsh

A joint event between Nature Chain and Freshford and District Gardening Club

Wednesday, 29 April 2026, 7.30pm

Limpley Stoke Village Hall

Some of you will remember Robert's captivating talk a couple of years ago about his moth trapping in local gardens. This time he will explore the connection between the moths we have locally and key features of the environment, especially the plants.

Everyone is welcome and entrance is FREE. Donations are welcome on the night.

Doors open at 7pm and there will be a small bar (card payments available) with profits going to Limpley Stoke Village Hall. Parking is available in the car park of the old Rose and Crown at the junction of Middle Stoke and the A36.

Dawn Chorus Bird Walk

Tuesday 5th May at 5.45am

At Summerground - with the help of the Merlin App.

"This time of year the dawn chorus reaches its peak. Join us as dawn breaks to hear this wonderful show."

Details to follow

Recent Talks & Events

Summerground Nature Reserve Walk

Thursday 26th June 2025, 6pm
Crowe Hill, Limpley Stoke

Eels - Linking the Avon to the Sargasso Sea

Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 7.30pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall

Restoring the Wild

Thursday, 20 March 2025. 7pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall

A World Under Our Feet

Wednesday 8th January 2025, 7pm
Freshford Village Memorial Hall

Big Bulb Planting Days

12 dates between 5th October and 6th November 2024
Various locations in Limpley Stoke and Freshford

The Secret Life of Soil

Wednesday 25th September 2024, 7pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall, Middle Stoke

Moth Trap Event

Saturday 13th July 2024, 8am - 10am
Church Lane, Freshford/Limpley Stoke

Open Gardens

Saturday, 8 June 2024, 1.00pm - 5.00pm
Freshford Memorial Field

Bringing Back Beavers

Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7.00pm
Freshford Village Memorial Hall
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Tackling River Pollution

Wednesday, 20 March 2024, 7.00pm
Freshford Village Memorial Hall
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Why Did The Hedgehog Cross The Road?
Monday, 16 October 2023 , 7.00pm
Freshford Memorial Hall
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Film - My Garden of a Thousand Bees
Friday, 23 June 2023m, 7pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall
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Wild About Bees
Thursday April 13th 2023, 7pm - Organised by Nature Chain Winsley
St Nicholas Church, Winsley
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Garden Mothing
Tuesday 14th March 2023, 7pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall
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Wildlife Garden Tours
Thurs 9th March 2023 - Organised by Nature Chain Winsley
Turleigh

The Big Wildlife Map
Thursday 2nd February 2023, 7pm
St Nicholas Church, Winsley
Organised by Nature Chain Winsley
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Big Garden Birdwatch
27th to 29th January 2023
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Close Up Wildlife
Wednesday 23rd November 2022
St Nicholas Church, Winsley 7pm
Organised by Nature Chain Winsley
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They are all weeds, aren't they?
Tuesday 25th October 2022, 7pm
St Nicholas Church, Winsley 7pm
Organised by Nature Chain Winsley

Wildflower and Bulb Planting Days
Sunday 23rd October 2022, 10am - Organised by Friends of Freshford
The Tyning, Freshford
Wednesday 26th October 2022, 2pm - Organised by Nature Chain
King George V Park, Limpley Stoke

Freshford & Limpley Stoke Open Gardens and Studios
5th June 2022, 2pm-5pm
Tea and cake sales raised money for The Refugee Council.

The Green Planet
A Nature Chain Talk with Rupert Barrington, Series Producer with the BBC Natural History Unit.
Wednesday 11th May 2022, 7.00pm
Freshford Memorial Hall
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Froglife
Tuesday 19th April 2022, 7.00pm
St Nicholas Church, Winsley.
Organised by Nature Chain Winsley
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Big Garden Birdwatch
28th to 30th January 2022
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The Secret Life of Soil with Eddie Bailey - 25th September 2024

The Green Planet Talk with Rupert Barrington - 11th May 2022

Recorded Talks Archive

’Butterflies of Wiltshire’ recording
A Nature Chain Talk with ecologist Stephen Davis
Tuesday 15th March 2022. 7.00pm
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‘The Ups and Downs of our Garden Birds’ recording
A Nature Chain Talk with Matt Prior, Chairman of the Wiltshire Ornithological Society.
Tuesday 11th January 2022. 7.00pm.
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‘Bats in the UK’ recording
A Nature Chain Talk with Laura Mulholland from the Canal & River Trust.
Monday 15th November 2021. 6.30pm
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‘Beautiful Change’ recording
A Nature Chain Talk with Paul Jupp from Meadow in my Garden.
Wednesday 13th October 2021. 6.30pm.
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‘Down the Garden Path’ recording
A Nature Chain Talk with Victoria Hillman.
Tuesday 29th June 2021. 6.30pm
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‘Forest Gardening at Home’ recording
Nature Chain Talk with Dr Nickie Jakeman.
Wednesday 19th May 2021. 6.30pm
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‘An Introduction to Gardening for Nature’ transcript
A Nature Chain Talk with Melanie Everard.
Wednesday 21st April 2021. 6.30pm
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