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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much everyone who came along to enjoy the activities at our Exmoor Bogtastic event and to Jim Wileman/Peatfest SouthWest for these lovely photos!

Made possible by @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and CareMoor for Exmoor

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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 12d

A free day of fun activities for anyone who loves, nature, science or geology - free refreshments.
Sign up here now if you want to join us this Saturday 4 October for an Exmoor PeatFest Bogtastic Extravaganza! 👇
tinyurl.com/bsuan7f9

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · 16d

Who is Let’s Make Change Programme for?

Creatives/artists living/working in #Plymouth across all art forms including visual arts, theatre, dance, writing, film, craft, design, heritage, music, performance

Shape a greener future through your practice.
bit.ly/46iE0Zv
#PlymouthCulture #ArtandEnergy

An open hall space. On the floor are rugs made with brightly coloured wool pompoms and several people are walking on them with their shoes off. Words say Let's Make Change Opportunity

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · 18d

Bogtastic workshop event with @exmoornp.bsky.social
Free (booking tinyurl.com/bsuan7f9)
White Rocks Cottage, Simonsbath, TA24 7SH next to Ashcombe Carpark
Sat 4 Oct 10am – 3pm
Celebrate the wild heart of Exmoor & uncover the hidden wonders beneath your feet
#peatfestsouthwest #peatfest #peatfestsw

Poster with Bogtastic Workshop part of Peat-Fest South-West 2025

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · 18d

Looking forward to sharing this day with you all : )

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · 18d

Peat-Fest South-West aims to bring educators across the region together - join our free online training forum sharing ideas & inspiration to engage young people in the outdoors
Tues 7 Oct, 11.30-1pm
www.artandenergy.org/events/wild-...
#artandenergy #peatfest #peatfestsouthwest #peatfestsw

Young girl in a pink top looks at camera through magnifying glass, her eye is enlarged and she's smiling. Text in a pink box over image says Wild Connections - reaching hearts and minds of young people. Join us for an online forum discussing youth engagement in the outdoors with Art and Energy and guest speakers.

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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 18d

3/3 Free admission. Drinks, biscuits and cakes provided but please bring a packed lunch if staying for the full event.
White Rocks Cottage, Simonsbath, TA24 7SH (next to Ashcombe Car Park)
Part of Peatfest South-West, Funded by National Lottery @heritagefunduk.bsky.social and CareMoor for Exmoor

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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 18d

2/3 Come celebrate the wild heart of Exmoor and uncover the hidden wonders beneath your feet.
Sat 4 Oct 2025 10am – 3pm
Arrive at 10am for talks and guided walks or come in the afternoon for creative activities... @artandenergycic.bsky.social @campaign4parks.bsky.social #peatfest #peat

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Exmoor National Park @exmoornp.bsky.social · 18d

1/3 Coming up for the budding David Attenboroughs in your life. Bogtastic Free workshop event with drinks and cake...

White Rocks Cottage, Simonsbath TA24 7SH next to Ashcombe Car Park
Sign up here tinyurl.com/bsuan7f9

@somersetwildlands.bsky.social @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · 22d

Let’s Make Change programme for creative freelance practitioners to develop their practice as part of a journey towards a greener future
✨Workshops
✨1-2-1 support
✨£150 grant
Gain confidence, develop knowledge, expand your creative ideas
Deadline: 6 Oct 10am
www.plymouthculture.co.uk/lets-make-ch...

A woman and a man sit at a table covered with papers, scissors, gluesticks and mugs, they are at a collaging workshop. Words say Opportunity Let's Make Change

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Dorset Wildlife Trust @dorsetwildlife.bsky.social · Jul 31

Young people gathered on Upton Heath yesterday for Love Your Heath, a day of discovery, creativity, and community rooted in the unique heathland landscape of Dorset. Find out more about the day here 👉 bit.ly/475g50w ~ Jack

📸 Hazel Ormrod

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Sep 10

Let’s Make Change Programme - online info session Mon 15 Sept 4pm
Support for 15 Plymouth-based creative freelancers to explore sustainable practice
✨3 workshops Nov25
✨Project development with 1-2-1 feedback
✨Sharing session Feb26
✨£150 grant
www.plymouthculture.co.uk/lets-make-ch...
#ArtandEnergy

Let's Make Change Online Infor Session Monday 15th September 4pm Teams. Text on a blue background with pink cog shapes

The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Sep 9

🌍 Let’s Make Change programme - applications now open!⠀
We are inviting 15 creative freelancers from Plymouth to take part in Let’s Make Change - a programme exploring how creativity can drive positive environmental change

www.plymouthculture.co.uk/lets-make-ch...
#ArtandEnergy #LetsMakeChange

An invitation to creative freelancers to explore and develop their practice on the journey to a greener future

What is the programme. The Let's Make Change programme will support creative freelance practitioners to explore ideas on how their work can drive positive environmental change

What's included? Three face to face workshops (Nov 2025). A project developments period with 1-2-1 feedback. A sharing session in February 2025. A £150 grant to support participation.

How do I apply? https://www.plymouthculture.co.uk/lets-make-change-call

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IUCN UK Peatland Programme @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social · Jun 25

#BogDay is fast approaching bringing the opportunity to celebrate bogs, fens, swamps & marshes. The annual event is held this year on 27th July bogday.org

Send details of your events/celebrations to [email protected] - we'd love to share your ideas.

#BogDay #CelebratePeatlands #PeatSky

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Jul 9

Celebrate all things #peatlands #bogs on Sun 27 July as we launch Peat-Fest South-West at Sterts Arts #Liskeard #Cornwall
Boggy fun including performances, guided nature walk & talk, VR #peatlands & the Moss Pit!

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/celebrate-...

#peatfestsouthwest @iucn-uk-peat.bsky.social

Celebrate Peat-Fest South-West at our launch event in Cornwall

Special celebration of peatlands to mark the start of Peat-Fest South-West - join us and our partners & collaborators from around the region

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Jun 26

Glastonbury 2025, what a joy to return and share our love of solar, creativity, mosses and peatlands with everyone.

We're a team of six with a round house on the Green Futures Field, come and see us if you're there!

#artandenergy #glastonbury #bemoremoss

A group of people smile at the camera, they are holding up their Glastonbury Festival 2025 tickets

An archway with the words Be More Moss, a decorated solar panel on each side and green moss leaf patterns decorate the arch. A man stands in the middle of the arch with his hands on either side.

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Nov 20

In October we rolled out #TheMossyCarpet for a new collaboration with Far Flung & Sewcial Guild - an uplifting, sensory, collaborative performance which encouraged audiences to slow down, connect and think about the small actions we can make together, to look after our environment
#artandenergy

The Art and Energy team with artists and performers of the Mossy Performance, 12 people stand and sit in front of colourful banners with The Mossy Carpet artwork at their feet and behind them.

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Nov 18

So glad they've arrived and have found a book shelf home with you both! Thank you for sharing. Art and Energy

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Joey Pickard @bootlegbryos.bsky.social · Nov 18

It’s a good day for the ecology bookshelf, two #moss books arrived in the post from @artandenergycic.bsky.social to be used in peatland outreach events I’m involved in, and also for my partner to take to her work to use to teach primary school children about bryophytes

A top down view of two books about moss - the moss story and be more moss, both from the art and energy collective - on a wooden desk, at the top of the photo a keyboard and screen for a laptop which is displaying the USS Voyager LCARS engineering screen. To the right a purple mouse and to the left an arduino uno with breadboard, which the photographer did not mean to capture and had thought well out of the way when taking the photo and presents here partly for authenticity and partly through lack of desire to take another photo or edit this one in any way. The small plastic bags in the top right are for moss samples, I promise.

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Bernoid @bernoid.bsky.social · Oct 2

Stunning little chunk of cladonia & moss.

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Nov 7

The Mossy Story - introducing our new story book 💚

Pre-order: www.artandenergy.org/supportus/p/...

Join Jay as he travels with his Nana on an unforgettable journey, featuring dancing tardigrades, sleeping giants and the small things we can all do to build a brighter, greener future.
#artandenergy

The Mossy Story by Micha Colombo — The Art and Energy Collective

When his class is learning about climate change, Jay imagines a carbon giant instead. Little does he know that this daydream is the start of a very big, very small adventure into the magical world of ...

www.artandenergy.org

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The Art and Energy Collective @artandenergycic.bsky.social · Nov 5

We are The Art and Energy Collective, specialising in creative experiences to help people connect with the natural world, energy systems & harness hope for a better world.

Get involved with our latest artwork The Mossy Carpet
www.artandenergy.org

#artandenergy #themossycarpet #solarartworks