Early Autumn NEED event 2026

Dear NEED members and colleagues

The next in person NEED event is on the 21st September 2026 at Rewilding Coombeshead. Looking forward to seeing lots of you there.  The event will start at 9:30 (arrival from 9:00) and finish at 15:30. We have put together a timetable of NEED speakers, networking and activities for the day. There are 60 places available to attend- parking on site but please try and car share. We are always fully booked for these events so if you want to attend please get yourself a ticket early. Please bring your own lunch, there are no nearby cafe's. There will be teas and coffees and non dairy milk as well as dairy.

So far we have confirmed

• Beth Bird (Local Nature Partnership) Local Nature Recovery Strategy update
• Lucy Mottram (Devon County Council) and Ella Boston (National Education Nature Park) and Em Kendall (Field Studies Council) Promoting green careers to young people and work experience opportunities
• 2x workshops run by Tom Humphreys and the team on the grounds of Rewilding Coombeshead
• The Deerwood Trust- presentation and outdoor workshop.
• A short update about Local Government Reorganisation
• Networking Opportunities through out the day including some facilitated networking at break time and lunch time.

NEED brings together a large and diverse network of practitioners including local government, schools, further and higher education institutions, NGOs and local communities. The group meets regularly at venues around the county (or virtually) to share good practice and work on joint projects. The group currently acts as a network for everyone involved in education and outdoor learning and seeks to provide a coherent and co-ordinated framework of support across Devon for helping all achieve environmental awareness and sustainability development work. If you would like to join NEED please visit NEED Forum Consent Form