2nd November 2020 Short Course Gain the practical experience and key skills to build a tiny house all of your own. Whether you’re planning to build your own home or just want to pick up…
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Visiting CAT this autumn
CAT is closed to the public from 23 October to 9 November in line with the Welsh Government’s ‘firebreak’ lockdown. Please see our COVID-19 page for details.
Autumnwatch at CAT
Join us this autumn as BBC Autumnwatch broadcast live from CAT, bringing the best of our wildlife to UK living rooms.
Autumnwatch Quiz
How much do you know about the changes at play in nature this autumn?
CAT at Home
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Autumn and Winter Gifts at CAT Eco Store
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Gain practical tips and explore sustainability with CAT. Includes a new series of free webinars.
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Autumnwatch quiz
Autumn is in full swing at CAT. Test your knowledge of the changes at play in nature this season and what we can do to protect our amazing natural world. We bet you'll discover something interesting.
CAT at Home
Explore sustainable solutions from your home or garden with online resources from CAT.
Whether you’re keen to use your time at home to learn more about solutions to the climate and biodiversity emergency or are looking for fun wildlife activities to keep the kids connected to nature, we’ve got lots of online resources to help.
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2nd November 2020 Graduate School Open Days and Events Join us for our next free online webinar and get a taster of our Zero Carbon Britain course as Paul Allen, Zero Carbon Britain Knowledge and Outreach Coordinator, takes you through…
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5th November 2020 Graduate School Open Days and Events Explore rural and urban nature-based solutions and hear from experts sharing their practical experiences of carrying out valuable projects.
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Gain the knowledge and skills to help address environmental change. CAT’s postgraduate courses are respected across the world, providing a big-picture, integrated approach to sustainability.
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To tackle climate change, all emissions that can go to zero must go to zero – as rapidly as possible. CAT’s Zero Carbon Britain research shows how this can be done using technology available today.
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27th October 2020 Get ready for some wild nights in as Iolo Williams joins us at CAT for this year’s Autumnwatch. Starting tonight at 8pm on BBC2, Iolo will be live from CAT…
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26th October 2020 What do you love most about autumn? The changing colours, the rich musty smell of leaves, the excitement of the sharp night air? Maybe it’s the mushrooms popping up across…
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5th October 2020 We are excited to announce that CAT has been chosen as one of the hosts of this year’s BBC Autumnwatch. Iolo Williams will join us for two weeks to bring…
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Free Information Service
Wondering what you can do in your own home to help combat climate change? CAT’s free information service offers independent and impartial advice on a wide range of areas to help you live more sustainably.
Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Panels
Generate electricity from the sun. Photovoltaic (PV) solar panels convert sunlight into electricity. You can use the electricity to power domestic appliances, and export excess energy to the grid. This…
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Natural building materials
At CAT we’ve been using natural building materials for many years, and you can see examples all around our visitor centre. We also run hands-on courses and workshops and sell…
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Energy saving at home
From the very earliest days of CAT we have focused on building and renovating to high levels of insulation, so that we consume less energy. Reducing our energy demand makes…
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