Join Art and Energy for a free guided walk from Ivybridge train station up to Hangershell, Harford Moor with creative activities on the moor

A walk up on to Harford Moor from Ivybridge Railway station car park. This walk is about 2.5 miles (total up to 5 miles) on a gentle but stony or boggy incline that reaches the peak at Hangershell, where we will provide a drink and cake, and an opportunity to have a picnic. You don’t need to do the whole walk , and can turn back when you have had your fill.

Our guides will show us how the landscape has been formed. As we walk we will look for mosses that were the first plants on land 450m years ago. There will be stories of sphagnum moss, peat and carbon and climate change.

From commons to enclosed land, Dartmoor holds a long human history going back thousands of years still visible in the landscape. It also has pressure to grow food, provide leisure activities and an economy that keeps it all going. There will be people on hand to tell us more. There will be a farmer helping to guide us through the checks and balances that are chosen.

At the top there will be a chance to work with felted fleece, to plant sphagnum nests and to contemplate the carbon and energy in the view. The peatland formed around the oldest mountains on the planet through to the newest wind turbines and solar panels.

You can bring your own magic and art materials if you wish and share your ways of making in Dartmoor.

All welcome to join us.

Meet at Ivybridge railway station car park - free parking here for the duration of our event.

Please note the change of start time to 11am - changed to fit the train times to Ivybridge for everyone wanting to travel by public transport. Train from Plymouth arrives 11.04am. Train from Exeter arrives 11.16am - please let us know if you will be arriving from Exeter.

Join Art and Energy and botanist and bryologist Tim Purches & ecologist, entomologist and artist John Walters for a guided wildlife walk on Dartmoor.

10am - 12.30pm at Venford Reservoir, Dartmoor

Suggested donation £5 per person

We'll be walking along the pipeline path, taking a steady pace as we look for mosses with Tim and wildlife with John. Tim will help us identify mosses and liverworts - you may like to bring a hand lens or magnifier. John is a font of all knowledge for all types of wildlife and in particular minibeasts (invertebrates) and we'll be looking in mossy holes and corners for bugs and signs of wildlife using moss for their homes.

The pipeline path will take us through the surrounding woodland, it is a natural surface path which may have stones and uneven areas.

Meet from 9.40am - ready to walk at 10am

Meet at the car park at the north end of Venford Reservoir, just to the west of the dam, free parking here.

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Please car share where possible

Bring your own refreshments

Dress for the weather and wear sturdy sensible shoes

Join Heligan Wildlife Coordinator, Toby Davies H along with local botanist Matt Stribley, for a stroll around the beautiful wildlife rich Heligan Estate exploring for mosses and liverworts.

We'll head into The Lost Valley and owing to Heligans topography, parts of the route are very steep and not easily accessible. If you are unsure whether this session is suitable for you, please contact the team at Heligan.

We ask that participants come dressed appropriately for the Cornish weather and wear sturdy footwear. We also invite participants to bring mosses/liverwort field guides if they have them, but there is no need to buy anything specifically for this event

£10.00, with a donation from proceeds going to The Art and Energy Collective

Arrive from 9am for a 9:30am start, where we will meet outside the ticket office. Aiming to finish by 12:30pm.