24/07/2026
The latest newsletter from Building Sense, HGN’s project ‘Cutting Carbon, Creating Comfort’ has an emphasis on keeping your house cool during the current heatwave.
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!
There seem to be butterflies everywhere this year, particularly Painted Ladies – although if the lack of rain continues the food plants for caterpillars may wilt and shrivel up which will affect butterfly numbers next year. Get involved in this year’s Big Butterfly Count which starts this Saturday 17th July and help build a national picture of how they are faring,
The Nature Towns and Cities Network is a programme by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, National Trust and Natural England which aims to improve access to nature by helping local authorities, communities and partners bring green space into every neighbourhood. It is open and free to join, offering events, training and resources for community groups, charities and local government. The resource section offers plenty of interesting articles.
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.
18/06/2026
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.
The latest newsletter from campaign group Friends of the River Wye is full of news after a momentous few weeks for the river. There are also details of ways to get to get involved with citizen science projects, monitoring the river.
Have you spotted a stag beetle yet this summer? Adult stag beetles are most often seen on warm evenings from late May throughout June and July. They’re the UK’s largest land beetle, but their flight is famously clumsy, with males hanging almost vertically in the air as they search for mates. Thanks to everyone taking part, over 10,000 stag beetles have already been recorded this year through PTES’s Great Stag Hunt. If you see an adult stag beetle, a larva, or even a dead beetle, please record it too. Every record helps build a clearer picture of where these remarkable insects are
Yolande and Andrew of Taste of Self Sufficiency on Howle Hill (HR9 5SP) are building a one bed hempcrete bungalow on their field. They have employed contractors but have opportunities for volunteers to help hand cast hempcrete. The contractors are doing the mixing and Andrew with 3 volunteers will help cast the hempcrete. Each day will start with refreshments/debrief at 8.30am with breaks of morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Refreshments and lunch will be provided. The day should finish around 4.30pm There is access to fresh cold water on site and access to a hot shower and a flushed toilet across the
29/05/2026
Click here to read the latest newsletter from HGN Gold Member Growing Local. Their next Community Day is Saturday 6th June. On Saturday 11th July they will be holding their Summer Celebration with stalls, tours, games and more – look out for further details in future newsletters.
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