Community

Biosphere Reserves are all about inspiring a positive relationship between people and nature. They are a focus for finding creative ways for people and nature to thrive together and that means involving people in everything that we do.

The Biosphere team works directly with communities but many Biosphere partnership members also do this work.

The Biosphere has established a Community Forum to help us understand what the people's needs are within our area and some insight into how the Bioshere might be able to help. Forum members also provide a link into communities, helping us to plan and deliver activities right across the Biosphere.

Caen School children at their community garden

Biosphere beach clean

Volunteers restoring archaeological features beside the Tarka Trail

Theatre performance on the Tarka Trail

Selling local produce at the North Devon Food Fair

A volunteer removing invasive weed from a pond in Hatherleigh

Opening Pathfields Community woodland with the Gruffalo

Projects

• Confluence
• Giants in the Forest
• Education
• Walking for Health
• Green Pioneers case studies
• Living Sustainably
• Riverfly citizen science project