Saturday 7th November: 11:00-16:00 Colwall Village Hall EcoFest: Food, Farming and Nature Colwall Greener’s third Eco Festival aims to inspire action on sustainable living by exploring how local food, farming and nature directly shape our environment and well-being. Dr Ellie Chowns, Green Party MP for North Herefordshire, will open the Festival at 11am and the event will culminate in a community/audience interactive discussion about the opportunities and challenges of different farming approaches, led by professional moderator, Rob Yorke and with a panel of local farmers including John Bishop, Feya Recordon and young farmer, Archie Roberts. HGN will be there so do
22/10/2026
Read the latest newsletter from Rural Hub Herefordshire with details of a workshop on optimising grassland including a look at herbal leys in action.
Saturday 7th November: 11:00-16:00 EcoFest: Food, Farming and Nature Colwall Village Hall Colwall Greener’s third Eco Festival aims to inspire action on sustainable living by exploring how local food, farming and nature directly shape our environment and well-being. Explore the issues by talking to stall holders and listening to talks. HGN will be there so come along and say hello.
Last Friday, 21st August, Herefordshire Council published a new plan setting out how Herefordshire can protect and restore its natural environment. You can read Herefordshire Council’s Local Nature Recovery Strategy on the Council’s website. For more information, or to share a nature recovery project or idea, contact the Nature Recovery Team at NatureRecovery@herefordshire.gov.uk
Hay Regenerative Soils CIC, who work under the name of Hay We Got Worms, are holding a workshop on soil health and biodiversity on Sunday 6th September. A morning Soil Safari with CLaN will be followed by a Biodiversity Building Workshop. The afternoon will be a hands on session, including learning why Make A Metre Matter shows that that even small spaces can makea a difference for biodiversity. The Make A Metre Matter campaign, now in its second year, encourages everyone to help wildlife in their garden, balcony or window box. And find out from Plantlife how you
24/07/2026
Growing Local hold a Community Day on the first Saturday of each month. The next one is Saturday 1st August. All Welcome!
Bartonsham Meadows in Hereford, run by Herefordshire Wildlife Trust, are now being grazed by a rare breed of cattle, echoing traditional management practices and encouraging wildlife. Click here to read the full article.
Hay Regenerative Soils CIC, who work under the name of Hay We Got Worms have three upcoming workshops on soil health and composting. On Sunday 26th July there is a Home Composting Workshop with Nicky Scott On Saturday 1st August there is a Living Soils Workshop On Sunday 6th September a morning Soil Safari with CLaN will be followed by a Biodiversity Building Workshop in the afternoon. Click on the links above to find out more.
09/07/2026
On Saturday 11th July, 12 noon – 3pm, HGN GOLD member, Growing Local, will be holding their Summer Celebration with stalls, farm tours, games including welly wanging and more.
09/07/2026
Herefordshire Natural Flood Management (NFM) project is being delivered by Herefordshire Council within seven priority sub-catchments, working with nature to reduce the risk of flooding for communities. Click here for a link to their regular newsletters
