Through Exmoor Pioneers we will be developing a wide variety of activities and programmes to help connect people of all ages and backgrounds to the Royal Forest of Exmoor.
Exmoor Pioneers is for everyone, and we will host many events and opportunities where everyone is welcome. But we recognise there are specific challenges some groups face to accessing or experiencing wild places and this is something we’re trying to tackle. We have some specific focus audiences: young people (including young people with disabilities), families (including those from low-income backgrounds), Global Majority groups (including black and minority ethnic groups), older residents facing social isolation or poor wellbeing, and local residents in general who do not currently engage with Exmoor.
If you identify as or work with one of our focus audiences and would like to learn more, contact Philippa Hill, the Exmoor Pioneers Programme Coordinator phill@exmoor-nationalpark.gov.uk.
Exmoor National Park Authority (ENPA) owns an 800-acre hill farm called Driver – the most westerly farm in Somerset. The land is high on the south facing slopes of ‘The Chains’, between Simonsbath and Challacombe. Driver will be a focus for a variety of nature...
