Carymoor Environmental Trust
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- Back by popular request: Nature Notes
- Exciting new outdoor classrooms
- Carymoor gets Gold at the Bath & West Show
- New for 2011: Children's Activity Parties
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About Carymoor
Carymoor Environmental Centre is run by the Carymoor Environmental Trust which was set up in 1996 by a small group of enthusiasts. The Trust carries out pioneering land restoration and habitat creation work on 100 acres of capped landfill just outside Castle Cary in Somerset. This has created a nature reserve with an extensive range of habitats that is used to provide high quality first hand experiences of the natural world.
The Centre is located near the active landfill site at Dimmer, near Castle Cary. Its unique location provides the ideal setting to contrast environmental sustainability with the less sustainable activity of landfill. Through our education programmes and demonstrations of renewable energy and sustainable buildings, the centre has developed a reputation that exemplifies environmental good practice.
There are twelve members of staff working at the Centre. Five staff members work in our education team, working with school groups of all ages, both on site at Carymoor and in schools across Somerset and the wider region. Other members of the team work with community groups and volunteers on site and continue restoration and management of the nature reserve.
Management Team
| Trustees: | Giles Aspinall, Dr David Bates, Dan Cooke, Hamish Craig, Henry Hobhouse, Dr Jon Marshall, Peter Moon, Jon Pring, Dr Dave Watson. | ||
| Chairman of the Trustees and Management Committee: | Dr David Bates | ||
| Chief Executive: | Frances Stuart | ||
| Finance Manager: | Gill Lanyon | ||
| Land Manager & Ecologist: | Dr Angus Davies | ||
| Programme Manager: | Rupert Farthing | ||
| Community Conservation Officer: | Julia Percy | ||
| Site Education Officer: | Graham Jennings | ||
| Education Officer: | Beth Coleman | ||
| Education Officer: | Neil Gemmell | ||
| Education Officer: | Juliet Lawn | ||
| Administration Assistant: | Helen Boyer |
Strategic Aims
Our Vision is one where sustainability is central to the daily lives of everyone; our Mission is to enrich the environment and people's lives through providing unique opportunities to gain positive experiences of sustainability. Click here for more information on our Strategic Aims. (This opens a pdf document which requires Adobe Acrobat, downloadable here)