Meldon Wildlife Festival
Tuesday, 18 August 2026 at 10:30 - 16:00
A fun-filled, wild day out for all the family! Meet local experts, explore Dartmoor's wildlife and make fantastic nature crafts. We'll be supported by a range of partners who will be sharing their passion for wildlife. Ice cream and refreshments available
- Butterfly Conservation- Butterfly activities
- Devon Mammal Group-Mammal Tracks and Signs Quiz, Mammal craft activity, Natures table with skulls, droppings, nibbled hazelnuts and stuffed specimens
- Devon Reptile and Amphibian Group-live slow worms, reptile and amphibian display and craft activities. Reptile and general nature walk
- Storytelling with Dartmoor Preservation Association
- Discover the new Dartmoor Challenge Badge set up by DPA, National Trust and DNPA
- Learn more about the Curlew Recovery project with the Duchy of Cornwall
- Museum of Dartmoor Life comes to Dartmoor with exciting childrens activities
- National Trust - make a wooden peg dragonfly and salt dough footprints
- Okehampton Hamlets Parish Council. Learn more about local conservation projects and join them for a Meet the Small Mammal session
- 1st Okehampton Scouts Refreshments-tea, coffee, squash, rolls, crisps, cakes, hotdogs and burgers
- Barn Owl Trust-information about Barn owls and have a go at dissecting an owl pellet to find out what they've eaten
- River Dipping with West Country Rivers Trust and DNPA
- Join Devon Wildlife Trust for a pine marten picnic and learn more about wildlife
- Enjoy the beats of Martin the Wildlife Rapper
- Watery fun with South West Peatland Partnership- discover the fascinating world of peat
- Icecream for Dartmoor Icecream
- Birds, birds, birds with Dartmoor National Park. Fill our moorland scene with origami curlews, take part in our Dartmoor bird quiz, make a birdy book mark and more
- Okement Rivers Improvement Group- information and activities
- Sticklepath and Okehampton Conservation Group- information and activities
- Adventure Okehampton- minibeast and mollusc interactive display
Location: Meldon Old quarry, EX20 4LT https://maps.app.goo.gl/RXGiuoQi3jXr896U6
Booking required: no
Charge: FREE
