Hepburn Photography
Spring Open Evening 2026
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About the event
Join us to get closer to Gwent’s fabulous wildlife at our open evening event.
Experience the work happening with our rivers, grasslands, wetlands and woodlands, and meet the people protecting them. You’ll hear directly from our ecologists about the species that signal a healthy environment, get hands-on with identification, and see how our projects and volunteers are making a measurable difference across Gwent.
Through film, conversation and a live soundscape from Springdale Farm, we’ll take you into these places and show you what’s at stake, and what’s possible.
The evening includes pictures, videos and sounds from our beautiful reserves and the launch of our latest appeal.
Event schedule:
7.15 Arrival - displays and refreshments
7.35 Welcome from our Chief Executive, Natalie Buttriss
7.45 Meet our key species - video and talk from ecologists Andy and Lowri
7.55 Meet our teams - update on our projects from groups and volunteers
8.15 Interactive ID session with our ecologists
8.35 Appeal update
8.45 Interview about the future of our landscape and species
9.00 Soundscape of Springdale Farm
9.02 Close
The evening is free to attend but please book your place so we can prepare for numbers. Tickets open here soon!
This is an indoor seated event. Refreshments will be served and toilets and accessible toilets are available.
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FREE - Booking is essentialKnow before you go
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About the event site
Springdale Farm SSSI is a 45 hectare nature reserve and working farm that showcases how practical conservation methods can benefit farming and wildlife simultaneously. Designated for its exceptionally large area of species rich neutral grassland, visit to enjoy wildflower rich meadows, broadleaf woodland, streams, marshy grasslands and ponds, all of which support a vast array of wildlife.
We manage the reserves habitats with late-summer hay cuts and grazing to help wildflowers thrive. We control bracken and scrub to support species like Ringlet butterflies and Harvest Mice. In autumn and winter, we ramp up work like coppicing and scrub clearing.