Spring Walk - May 2014
On the wonderfully sunny Sunday afternoon of the Early May Bank Holiday weekend, BET held a guided walk through the woodland reserves, enjoying the fine views and spectacular wildflowers.
Backwell Environment Trust
...15 years of conservation, protection, improvement...
BET on BBC - February 2014
In June 2013, BET was contacted by the makers of the BBC series ‘Escape to the Country’ to ask if we would like to take part in an episode being filmed in North Somerset. The episode was broadcast in Feb 2014 and included a 4-minute story about BET, which you can watch by following this link.
Tree Identification Walk - July 2013
At the end of July, BET organised a highly instructive Tree Identifcation Walk through our woodlands with a local tree expert.
Archaeology Walk - July 2013
BET hosted a very popular guided walk around our fascinating archaeology sites.
Autumn Walk - October 2012
On October 28th, 11 intrepid hikers visited seven Wonders of Backwell and Brockley.
Dry Stone Walling - July 2012
BET hosted an intensive hands-on training day re-building a dry stone wall. With expert assistance from the SWEDSWA the volunteers soon got the hang of the techniques and transformed a collapsed old wall.
Diamond Jubilee Celebration - June 2012
BET was very pleased to host the Blessing of the Jubilee Stone as part of the Queen's Jubilee Celebrations. See some of the pictures from the day...
Hedgelaying - February 2011
In early 2011 an impressive number of volunteers learnt some traditional skills from Malcolm Dowling. Read this article before visiting the Badgers Wood reserve to see the changes three years on.
Charcoal Production - August 2008
The traditional craft of charcoal burning comes to Backwell.