by Alison | Dec 13, 2025 | Blog
❄️❄️ Employees are not just for Christmas ❄️❄️ Employees need to be offered: ❄️ flexible working opportunities❄️ opportunities to work on the most exciting landscape recovery projects in the UK❄️ opportunities to work on varied and innovative approaches to high...
by Alison | Dec 8, 2025 | Blog
Our First Christmas as an Employee-Owned Company and We’re Bowled Over! We skittled our way into Christmas last year, so this year we decided to up the ante and the glamour! The Geckoella Christmas do took us to the Hollywood Bowl Taunton for an epic game of Ten...
by Alison | Nov 11, 2025 | Blog
Home > News The Geckoella Team are very pleased to have completed their Outdoor Emergency First Aid Course. Expertly led by James Whatley from Apex Medical and Rescue, the team passed their certificates with flying colours, also thanks to a little help from Resusci...
by Alison | Sep 2, 2025 | Blog
Home > News Geckoella hosted it’s eagerly anticipated second Fossil Roadshow at East Quay this weekend. Attendees were encouraged to “dig out their fossil curios from the attic,” bringing in intriguing finds for expert evaluation by Dr Andy King and Dr Dave...
by Alison | Jul 29, 2025 | Blog
New Fossil Collecting signs are now installed and visible at various locations around Watchet’s coast. Erected at Helwell Bay and Doniford Beach, our most popular fossil collecting spots, they encourage beach visitors to follow the Responsible Fossil Collecting Code...
by Alison | Jul 18, 2025 | Blog
Wednesday was a great day! We enjoyed a chat and ramble with 20 ecologists and land managers around Hense Moor SSSI, one of Devon’s premier sites, which forms a cornerstone of the Luppitt Landscape Recovery Project, funded by defra. This site will continue to...
by Alison | Jul 9, 2025 | Blog
Last week, Geckoella had the pleasure of hosting a lively and well-attended Geology and Wine Evening in the East Quay Kitchen, an event that brought together curious minds, good company, and a world tour of wines with a twist: each glass told a story not just of place...
by Alison | Jun 20, 2025 | Blog, business, careers
Geckoella is proud to announce its transition to employee ownership, marking this significant milestone on national EO Day, Friday, 20th June 2025 with a celebration in their workshop at East Quay, Watchet. Vanessa Lloyd, Employee Trustee and Ecologist,...
by Alison | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog
Introduction to Shapwick Heath’s Restoration Peatlands are crucial for storing carbon and supporting biodiversity, yet much of England’s peatland is in poor condition, releasing millions of tonnes of carbon dioxide each year. In Somerset, the second-largest area...
by Alison | Feb 28, 2025 | Blog
Geckoella had a great time today visiting our favourite suppliers of wildlife boxes CMIST (Community Men in Sheds Taunton). CMIST Chair John Thwaite talked about the valuable work carried out by the volunteers, not only in terms of the direct benefits on mental health...
