Life on the Verge at The Hub, School Lane, New Radnor Saturday 8th June from 10am – 2pm Your local verges need you…and so does wildlife! Bring family, children, friends …and stout shoes …as, weather permitting, the event will spend time too on Castle Mound! The event is free and hopefully there will be refreshments. E-mail in advance at janice@rwtwales.org if you plan to come. The Hub can accommodate up to fifty and the organisers don’t want to turn anybody away! A Next door Nature – joint Radnorshire Wildlife Trust & Resilient Radnorshire event.
17/05/2024
Be part of the national #thefoodconversation – HFA are working with Ledbury Food Group and Sustainable Ledbury on this event, if you’d like one in your area they may be able to arrange this too in the next couple of months. Still opportunity to bring Six Inches of Soil to your area, in a way that suits your group/ village etc. Farm to Fork meal to be aware of HFA will be at Hellens Garden Festival with some vendors sourcing great local food If you’ve already responded to the Local Plan –
09/05/2024
Can you take a half hour to make a comment on the Draft Local Plan? The Local Plan for an area guides all decisions about planning and land development. It has to be pulled together with evidence, and by consulting with residents and groups. Currently, Herefordshire’s draft Local Plan is being consulted on. The Food Alliance has looked at Herefordshire’s Local Plan, against what they have agreed they are working towards in Herefordshire. Here are their comments. HFA have commented on a number of policies, but they are looking for specific things that support good food for everyone
The Importance of Flower Rich Meadows The next event from the Green Group Almeley will be a talk from Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows about the importance of species-rich grassland, and how Herefordshire Meadows are helping landowners and farmers in meadow restoration across the county. Tuesday 16th April, 7pm, Almeley Village Hall, everyone welcome, £2 suggested donation and refreshments afterwards.
05/04/2024
10th April, 6pm, online Find out about how Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and Herefordshire Wildlife Trust are working together to recover nature in the Lugg Valley. The webinar will be compered by James Hitchcock, CEO Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and include presentations on: Storing water in the uplands – Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Lugg project – Dan Westbury, Wilder Lugg Project Officer, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Recovering floodplain plants on Lugg Meadows – David Hutton, Nature Reserves Officer, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Creating wetland habitat at Bodenham Lake – Sarah King, Nature Recovery Manager, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Wye Adapt to Climate Change? Recovering nature, and creating a climate-resilient landscape within the
The Importance of Flower Rich Meadows The next event from the Green Group Almeley will be a talk from Caroline Hanks of Herefordshire Meadows about the importance of species-rich grassland, and how Herefordshire Meadows are helping landowners and farmers in meadow restoration across the county. Tuesday 16th April, 7pm, Almeley Village Hall, everyone welcome, £2 suggested donation and refreshments afterwards.
04/04/2024
Click on the links below for information on upcoming in-person courses at Applewood: ACE -Activating Cultural Emergence course with Looby and Kate Gathercole 10 – 12 May in person Forest Gardening with Chris 18-19 May Introduction to Permaculture with Chris, 29-30 June
28/03/2024
10th April, 6pm, online Find out about how Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and Herefordshire Wildlife Trust are working together to recover nature in the Lugg Valley. The webinar will be compered by James Hitchcock, CEO Radnorshire Wildlife Trust and include presentations on: Storing water in the uplands – Radnorshire Wildlife Trust’s Wilder Lugg project – Dan Westbury, Wilder Lugg Project Officer, Radnorshire Wildlife Trust Recovering floodplain plants on Lugg Meadows – David Hutton, Nature Reserves Officer, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Creating wetland habitat at Bodenham Lake – Sarah King, Nature Recovery Manager, Herefordshire Wildlife Trust Wye Adapt to Climate Change? Recovering nature, and creating a climate-resilient landscape within the
Do you want to play a leading role in Herefordshire’s response to the climate emergency? There is still time to apply to join the Herefordshire Climate & Nature Partnership Board! To find out more and apply, click here Closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th March
Midlands Forest Network would like to share their new YouTube channel, including individual recordings of all presentations and discussions from their launch event. At the launch event they asked – How will the Midlands Forest Network add value to your work? The key themes that came across were: Partnership working – Shared skills, knowledge and collaboration to scale up delivery. Strategic approach – Connecting, co-ordinating and aligning initiatives across the region to create significant and meaningful impact for nature, people and business. Access to green finance/funding – Creating a regional structure to develop and disseminate scalable and replicable business models for
