You may have seen a recent ‘Eventbrite’ invitation email; ‘Riverwoods – a feature length documentary narrated by Peter Capaldi’, and not realised the invite was from me.
So, just to briefly explain, I am screening this film at the Symington Community Hall at 7pm on the 23rd of April to inform our communities about some of the nature that Scotland has lost.
But the film also aims to provide hope by suggesting what we could do to help re-introduce this nature. Click here to view a trailer.
A post-film presentation and discussion intends to paint this picture locally.
My aim is to get support from our community for my proposals and to hopefully inspire other local communities to either collaborate or pursue their own nature restoration action.
To help the discussion, we are lucky to be joined by two knowledgeable guests:
Duncan Pepper; angler, ecologist, owner/operator of River Revivers and featured in the Riverwoods film.
Peter Livingstone; whose consultancy services in woodland creation and management; Eadha, provides support to local communities to deliver woodland projects.
Why rivers and salmon when there are no rivers running through Symington?
The two major burns that run past Symington; Rumbling Burn and Pow Burn, are the upper catchment of the River Ayr. As well as being home to young fish, the film describes the importance of having upper catchments in good condition to support the health of the rivers into which they flow.
Just as important, in a healthy condition, rivers and burns – the watercourse and surrounding environment – are natural networks that connect habitats, enabling all manner of wildlife to travel, and can help mitigate flooding downstream.
To reserve your FREE TICKETS click on this link: https://Riverwoods-Symington.eventbrite.co.uk …and please inform anyone you think may be interested.
Regards,
Dave
David Houfe
Symington Community Council Vice-chair & Pollinator Friendly Symington lead