Wild Waters Festival Events in Limpley Stoke
4th to 15th June 2025
Eels - Linking the Avon to the Sargasso Sea
A Nature Chain Talk by Geoff Carss
Wednesday, 4 June 2025, 7.30pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall
Geoff has had a lifelong passion for nature and runs Wilder Sensing - a nature technology company that uses sound and AI to measure change in biodiversity. Outside work Geoff was a bird ringer and a former Trustee of Bristol Avon Rivers Trust. He is a founder of the Somerset Eel Recovery Project, which he will explore in the talk.
Geoff will tell us about eels and the work of the Somerset Eel Recovery Project, which is taking up the challenge of helping this critically endangered species overcome barriers to migration in the local waterways. The project aims to make practical improvements for the local eel population, such as introducing a range of low-cost measures to help elvers on their way into Somerset's streams and rivers, e.g. hand-crafted straw ropes to drape over some of the larger hydroelectric dams and restocking, where eels are physically moved past barriers and upstream. The project also works with schools to provide education on eels and their lifecycle, as well as involving the children in releasing young eels into the Somerset waterways.
Bristol and Avon Rivers Trust (BART) is undertaking similar activities and Geoff, a former Trustee, will tell us about releasing elvers (young eels) into the brooks which feed into the Avon nearby, at Dundas.
Geoff will also briefly touch on his work leading Wilder Sensing to give us an appreciation of how sound recording can monitor birds and other wildlife to give valuable population data for conservation.
Entrance is FREE. Donations on the night are welcome.
Doors open at 7pm and there will be a small bar (card payments available) with proceeds going to the Village Hall. Parking is available in the car park of the old Rose and Crown at the junction of Middle Stoke and the A36.
We hope to see you there!
The Hop Pole Inn Pub Quiz
Tuesday 10 June 2025
The Hop Pole Inn, Woods Hill, Limpley Stoke, Bath, BA2 7FS
Quiz starts at 19:30. Ends at 20:30
Join us for the Hop Pole's first quiz evening since its re-opening. A pub quiz in collaboration with the Wild Waters Festival, our theme will celebrate water and river knowledge. We're calling all masterminds of river and water trivia, or simply join us for the quiz evening festivities. The Hop Pole Inn is wheelchair accessible. Parking available.
Ticketing & price: To register a team for the quiz, please contact The Hop Pole's George Cormack at events@hoppoleinn.uk
River
A film by by Jennifer Peedom and Joseph Nizeti
Wednesday, 11 June 2025. Doors open 19:00. Screening starts 19:30
Limpley Stoke Village Hall, Middle Stoke, Limpley Stoke, Bath BA2 7GF
Join us for a screening of this extraordinary experience of nature’s power and beauty in the breathtaking documentary River! Released in 2020 as the follow-up to Jennifer Peedom’s acclaimed Mountain, River takes you on a sweeping journey across six continents, blending stunning cinematography with a stirring musical score by the Australian Chamber Orchestra and narration by Willem Dafoe. This profound cinematic and musical reflection explores how rivers have shaped our landscapes, cultures, and existence. There will be a small bar, card payments available, with proceeds going to the Village Hall. Parking is available in the car park of the old Rose and Crown at the junction of Middle Stoke and the A36.
Refreshments available to purchase. Wheelchair accessible.
Entrance is FREE but you must book to secure a place. Use this link https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wildwatersfestival/1662688
Donations on the night are welcome.
We hope to see you there!
Simple Meditation - Mindful walking to the water
Facilitated by Elaine Curtin
Saturday 14 June 2025
2.00pm - 4.00pm
Limpley Stoke Village Hall, Middle Stoke, BA2 7GF
Join Elaine Curtin, of Floresco, for 60-90 minutes and learn some different simple meditation types at the Limpley Stoke Village Hall to celebrate the Wild Waters Festival 2025. Immerse yourself in some guided meditation sessions, storytelling and an introduction to mindful walking and then come along for an optional short walk to experience water in its natural setting. More experienced meditators are welcome too.
Come along, bring a friend, Children aged 7+ are welcome too. Sense the beauty of our rivers and what they teach us.
Price: £6 for adults (age 13+), £3 for children age (7-12).
Proceeds to Nature Chain
To book your place on this activity, visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1267764580989?aff=oddtd
Lucy Poloniecka Open Studio
Sunday 15 June 2025
10.30am - 4.00pm
Lucy is a mixed media and textile artist. Her garden studio on stilts stands by, and sometimes in, the Wild River Avon. This is a chance to view some of Lucy’s recent work, much of it inspired by our river and local environment. Denise Barnes will also be exhibiting her ceramics and watercolours.
As well as wall art, there will be an opportunity to buy hand-dyed scarves, and cards but there is no obligation to buy – you will be welcome just to come and be enchanted by the river.
Access to the garden is step-free and there will be some work displayed at ground level although there are steps up to the studio. The venue is on a riverbank, and it is important that parents supervise their children at all times.
For details about visiting the studio please email Lucy at LucyOpenStudio@gmail.com
