Nicola's #ItsYour25 (nearly) new experiences at the lakes

To celebrate South West Lakes Trust's 25th anniversary, our Head of Environment Nicola Morris pledged to enjoy 25 (nearly) new experiences at the lakes in 2025. (She already gets to do a lot of interesting things as part of her role!)

Nicola's pledge:

Challenge	Location	Activity	Date
1	Argal Reservoir	Help with bracken management	26 June 2025
2	Avon Dam	Hike to Avon Dam	9 June 2025
3	Boscathnoe	Hold an outdoor meeting in the rain!	15 April 2025
4	Burrator Reservoir	Hold a family activity day	23 August 2025
5	Gammaton Reservoir	Carry out a wildlife survey with a volunteer	19 May 2025
6	Colliford Lake	Visit Kerdroya and use the app guide	29 May 2025
7	Crowdy Reservoir	Put up bird boxes	7 August 2025
8	Fernworthy Reservoir	Visit the cairn and stone circles	6 August 2025
9	Drift Reservoir	Carry out a mini bioblitz	20 June 2025
10	College Reservoir	Meet the volunteers for an invasive non-native species survey	26 June 2025
11	Fernworthy Reservoir	Run a family wildlife recording day	6 August 2025
12	Longham Lakes	Visit the new orchards	18 August 2025
13	Lopwell Dam	Walk part of the Tamara Way and cross the dam	22 August 2025
14	Lower Tamar Lake	Record all the birds seen and heard at a dawn chorus	18 April 2025
15	Porth Reservoir	Reptile survey	31 July 2025
16	Roadford Lake	Join a dormouse survey	23 May 2025
17	Siblyback Lake	Walk then lunch at Olive & Co	28 May 2025
18	Squabmoor	Enjoy tea and cake with the volunteers	19 September 2025
19	Stithians Lake	Take a photo of the Trout sculpture	26 June 2025
20	Roadford Lake	Organise our first forestry conference	25 November 2025
21	Roadford Lake	Take a tour of the dam and tower	14 July 2025
22	Upper Tamar Lake	Conduct a site visit with the Environment Agency	11 August 2025
23	Venford Reservoir	Control the rhododendron!	11 May 2025
24	Venford Reservoir	Run a seed harvesting event	12 October 2025
25	Burrator and Castle Drogo	Hold exchange trips with a partner organisation (National Trust) to share knowledge	4 November 2025

What a year - well done Nicola!

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