Urgent – please register by 7 June for the Ready, steady WORKSHOP! Starting and running a local environment group Oh dear – it’s looking as if the date and time we picked for the 19 June workshop on setting up and running a local environment group may not be very popular, as only a few of the 30-odd people who had expressed an interest have signed up. Maybe we need to find a different date or an evening. If you plan to come but haven’t yet registered, please do so here by 3pm tomorrow, Saturday 7th June. That will
Pentwyn Farm Talk Monday 12th May – 7pm Almeley Village Hall Kington Kleen’s May meeting is hosting a talk from Chloe Jackson from Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, who will be speaking about the Wilder Pentwyn project – a place that makes space for nature and allows natural processes to develop, that is also a farm, a new model farm for the future, with high welfare, low input meat being produced from the stock, and vegetables, fruit and nuts produced from the market gardening business, which will have provided an opportunity for a new entrant to farming. All welcome, please invite others,
Of all the seasons, Spring is the one whose progression is most clearly marked by events in the natural world. Starting with snowdrops pushing through frozen earth, primroses then appear, wild daffodils in fields and woods, and now bluebells are colouring the verges of country lanes blue. Insects gradually put in an appearance: the recent warm spell has been brilliant for early butterflies with orange-tips laying eggs on the ladies smock and even some fritillary sightings being reported. The sound of birdsong builds as chiff-chaffs, blackcaps and willow warblers return and add their voices to those of the birds that
Recordings of all five of the Talks Series are now available here: on KLEEN’s YouTube Channel. Where do we go from here? The final “Growing a Future” discussion led to rumination on Community Supported Agriculture, more Market Gardening initiatives, Allotments & new markets/outlets for local producers …. COMING SOON! Locally Kington Stall will be back at Kington Friday Market Surplus Produce, Plants & Preserves (+ Pastries : ) Pentwyn Farm Talk Monday 12th May – 7pm Almeley Village Hall Our May meeting is hosting a talk from Chloe Jackson from Radnorshire Wildlife Trust, who will be speaking about the Wilder Pentwyn project – a place that makes space for
Now that Spring has finally sprung, you’re probably wondering how you’re going to keep the kids occupied in the Easter holidays…. Look no further….there are two days of fantastic Easter activities to take part in at Madley Environmental Centre. There’ll be a treasure hunt and other Easter themed challenges plus making a beautiful Easter nest, bunny ears and a cute woolly lamb. Choose a morning (10am-12) or afternoon (2-4pm) on 16th or 17th April. Click here for more information and to book your tickets.
Click here for the latest newsletter from the Rural Hub, mostly aimed at those within the farming community but also including items of interest to the wider public such as details of a talk from Herefordshire Meadows Group this Saturday, 22nd February. There is also a request from the Wyescapes Landscape Recovery Team for the views of the people living near the Rivers Wye and Lugg between Leominster and Symonds Yat, and all those with an active interest in these rivers and the adjacent countryside. Click here to access
Click here for the latest newsletter from the Rural Hub, mostly aimed at those within the farming community but also including items of interest to the wider public such as details of a talk from Herefordshire Meadows Group. There is also a request from the Wyescapes Landscape Recovery Team for the views of the people living near the Rivers Wye and Lugg between Leominster and Symonds Yat, and all those with an active interest in these rivers and the adjacent countryside. Click here to access a link to the
Click here for details of courses coming up at Black Mountains College, just over the border in Brecon. They have a free in-person talk on 22nd January and an online open day on 27th January: no need to book, just turn up. Click on the links to find out more.
Click here for the latest news from Transition Leominster including some events coming up in the New Year
With the summer holidays drawing to a close and the start of the new school year, September sees the start of a new programme of online events for HGN members. The first will be: Blinded by the Light? Wednesday 25th September from 7.30pm – 9pm, Are you troubled by light pollution in your community or want to see more Dark Skies across Herefordshire? Yolande Watson, Herefordshire CPRE Executive Team member and lead for Dark Skies Herefordshire, will outline the different types of light pollution, explain why dark skies are important to humans and the natural environment, and offer simple solutions you can put in
