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News

Want to be a Tree Warden for your parish?

Want to be a Tree Warden for your parish?

If you were impacted by the felling of that big, beautiful oak in Enfield recently, then here is a great opportunity to put your energy into action!

April 25, 2025
Communities wanted for free summer home compost workshops

Communities wanted for free summer home compost workshops

We are looking for 4 communities in South Hams that would like to host a 3-hour Home Composting workshop between June and Sep. Are you part of a community group that would like to host us?

April 16, 2025
Working with nature: notes from Hillside

Working with nature: notes from Hillside

Across England we've had the sunniest March ever recorded and the 3rd driest March on record! For growers and farmers, the glorious sunshine was frequently accompanied by a dry easterly breeze, exacerbating the drying effect on the soils: for us this meant ewes with lambs in fields but the grass not growing.

April 15, 2025

Groups

Til the Coast is Clear

Til the Coast is Clear

Plastic pollution recovery (Till the Coast is Clear), nature regeneration (Force4Nature) Community engagement & education (The Dolphin Project)

20-100
Volunteers
CIC
Project Cost
Friends of Hope Cove

Friends of Hope Cove

Community talks, education and engagement with groups who can deliver tangible benefits. Trees are coming, rainwater butts are coming, a talk from the Seal project is happening soon and lots more in the pipeline.

Less than 5
Volunteers
Informal Network
Project Cost
Ambios

Ambios

Nature Recovery / Nature Conservation Training (young adults).

5-20
Volunteers
Charity
Project Cost

Projects

Host Climate and Nature Event with Local Sustainability Groups

Host Climate and Nature Event with Local Sustainability Groups

A joint project led by SMASH with speakers, stalls and networking opportunities

5-20
Volunteers
<£5k
Project Cost
Use Citizen Science to Record Wildlife

Use Citizen Science to Record Wildlife

Ugborough's citizen science project uses the iNaturalist app to record wildlife

20+
Volunteers
Free
Project Cost
Engage With Energy

Engage With Energy

Kingsbridge Energy Fair offered insights to eco-energy possibilities

5-20
Volunteers
<£5k
Project Cost