HGN news

HGN AGM

Herefordshire Green Network will be holding its AGM on Wednesday 15th May at 7pm, online. Put the date in your diary and look out for more details in future newsletters. We hope you will join us to hear what we have been up to over the past year, what has been happening with Great Collaboration Herefordshire and Building Sense, how you can get involved and what our future plans are. Look forward to seeing you there!

Spring is here

It is hard to pinpoint exactly what marks the arrival of Spring. As the world wakes after the winter shut down, shoots appear, buds form and blossom appears. Insects emerge from hibernation, queen bees bumbling sleepily from flower to flower. The dawn chorus starts to build, woodpeckers drum and birds can be seen checking nest boxes and tree holes. If I get home to find that letters have been pulled from the letter box and strewn over the path, I know that the Great Tits have started to clear their future home of items they do not want. (A bucket

Update from HGN

HGN has had a busy start to 2024. So far, this year’s online meetings/webinars have attracted over 270 different people from across the county to hear about a wide range of topics. Our Great Collaboration Herefordshire project was set up in 2019 to support groups and parish councils across the county on their path towards net zero and improved biodiversity – our current GCH co-ordinator, Clare, ran a workshop recently for representatives from a range of parishes, and the benefits of sharing experiences were clear. If you’re from a parish or local group that is interested in what the