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 available.
PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO BURGERS AND HOT DRINKS DUE TO THE HIGH FIRE RISK. Unfortunately the Scouts will not be attending this year so please bring your own picnic and snacks.
- 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
- 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
