Youth workshops for Peat-Fest South-West
We’re pleased to share that some of the youth workshops for Peat-Fest South-West are now confirmed and places can be booked online. Peat-Fest South-West is a region-wide celebration raising awareness of peatland heritage through youth-focused events, intergenerational skills exchange, creative activities, and digital storytelling.
These fun educational workshops are organised in partnership with RE-PEAT and our collaborators around the South West region.
Peat-Fest South-West youth workshop in Dorset
DORSET:
The first youth workshop will take place in Dorset on Wednesday 30th July.
Dorset Wildlife Trust are teaming up with the Dorset Peat Partnership and Peat-Fest South-West to host this community engagement event for the young people of Dorset (ideally suited to those aged 12+).
As part of Dorset Heaths week, the aim is to come and learn about the special habitats and species that live on the heath and learn why and how to better care for them.
Join the Dorset Wildlife Trust reserve wardens for a guided wander out on to Upton Heath. You'll also have the opportunity to meet and chat to the teams who help manage the heaths e.g. Dorset Dogs & Firewise.
We’re pleased to be partnering up with RE-PEAT who’ll be running a chilled yet creative workshop session with songwriting, to bring together all the fascinating and interesting things we discover together around what our special heaths have to offer.
Full details and booking link.
SOMERSET:
Join a free creative workshop for 14–19s to explore, celebrate & protect peatlands – part of Peat-Fest South-West at the Avalon Marshes! Discover the magic of the bog – and become a peatland champion!
Peat-Fest South-West youth workshop in Somerset
Join us for a free, one-day creative workshop all about the unique landscape, stories and wildlife of the Avalon Marshes. As part of Peat Fest South West, this interactive day is designed especially for young people aged 14–19 who want to get stuck into nature, heritage, art and activism.
We’ll walk, observe, draw, write, record and play – all while learning about the peatlands and their incredible role in shaping Somerset's landscape, biodiversity and communities.
Full details and booking link.
Keep an eye on our website for details of the Peat-Fest South-West workshops in Cornwall, Dartmoor and Exmoor.
All our Peat-Fest South-West events can be found below:
