Land Use

Green Group Almeley Talk

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.

HWT webinar: Recovering Nature in the Lugg Valley

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

HCNP Board Members wanted

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 – Videos and Reflections from the Launch

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

HWT webinar: Recovering Nature in the Lugg Valley

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

News from Herefordshire Food Alliance

HFA have been talking in their Steering Meeting about what they would ask potential General Election candidates about good food in Herefordshire?  The discussion has started and they’ve had a few ideas, which they will collate into a short briefing. Please get in touch if you have more.   You can see notes in the meeting minutes, all are in the ABOUT page and the 2024 folder is here. If you’d like to support the Herefordshire Food Alliance, on the Steering Team, with other work or by being part of our umbrella organisation New Leaf – please