Click here for the latest newsletter from Herefordshire Rural Hub including details of upcoming workshops on Woodland Management and on Farming for Water Quality: Managing & Reducing Pollution.
07/11/2025
Click here for the latest newsletter from Rural Hub Herefordshire which includes details of Countryside Stewardship mid and higher level schemes, advisory services for more environmentally sensitive farming methods as well as a reminder about the Rehefted Event on 4th November which was listed in last week’s newsletter.
Click here to read the October Newsletter from Rural Hub Herefordshire.
07/09/2025
Click here for the latest newsletter from Herefordshire Rural Hub, including details of the Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier scheme and the FiPL Farming in Protected Landscapes Grants scheme.
The Right to Roam? With access campaigner Jon Moses. Thursday 18 September 2025 at 7.00pm Jon is co-director of The Right to Roam campaign, a writer on environmental and other issues, and co-editor of Wild Service: Why Nature Needs you. Come prepared to comment, discuss and raise questions on these and other historical and philosophical issues such as land rights Grange Court, Leominster. Bar open at 6.30pm. Free entry – donations appreciated. Organised by Walkers are Welcome
Click here to download and read a booklet by Barry Cooper. He posits that the UK’s growth-based economy may be reaching its limits. The booklet, Beyond Growth, outlines what could happen next. It is not political and makes no proposals — it simply explains the natural shifts likely to come as the industrial economy unravels.
Now in its third year, the Shropshire Good Food Trail has been running throughout the summer holidays to celebrate the people and businesses that Grow, Make, Sell, Serve and Share the county’s most sustainable and regenerative food –an area where Shropshire is showing great leadership. A closing ceremony will take place at Babbinswood Farm in Oswestry on Sunday August 31st. To find out more, click here
Photographer Sally Low is beginning a new documentary project exploring the human and environmental impact of intensive poultry farming on the River Wye and surrounding communities. The project will combine photography, interviews, sound recordings, and water testing to capture both community voices and the changing state of the river. Sally’s previous projects (When the West Wind Blows, ERF81, and Dust) have each focused on the relationship between environment, industry, and the communities most affected by change. Her work seeks not to sensationalise but to listen carefully, record respectfully, and create a nuanced portrait of lived
Click here to download and read a booklet by Barry Cooper. He posits that the UK’s growth-based economy may be reaching its limits. The booklet, Beyond Growth, outlines what could happen next. It is not political and makes no proposals — it simply explains the natural shifts likely to come as the industrial economy unravels.
There is still just time to help shape Hereford’s Ridge to River Landscape Recovery Project. Ridge to River is a Round 2 Defra funded Landscape Recovery Project with a vision to restore Herefordshire’s rural heart, providing food and wildlife habitat whilst protecting water and soils, and contributing to climate mitigation and social value. All individuals, groups and organisations who have an interest in Hereford’s Landscape and nature recovery are invited to participate in an 8-minute survey, to help us understand how best to engage people in this important project. You can begin the survey here: Ridge to River Stakeholder
