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Home Composting Masterclass a huge success

On Saturday 15th March an enthusiastic group of 19 composting enthusiasts, both experienced and novice, from communities across South Hams joined Dr Compost, Nicky Scott, and SusSH compost mentor, Melissa Harvey at the Sustainable South Brent (SSB) community composting site, for an afternoon masterclass on home composting.

March 17, 2025

Managed hedge banks in Ashprington help to increase wildlife

In a few weeks SHDC’s “South Hams Tree, Woodland & Hedge Plan 2024 - 2029” will be published. This plan recognises that it is not only trees and woodland that are vital for mitigating climate change and biodiversity in our landscape but that our network of hedges have to be included as well.

March 11, 2025

What are positive tipping points?

Tipping points are moments when small changes lead to big, sometimes irreversible changes in a system.

March 5, 2025

Events

How to Set up a Food Compost Creation Station

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South Hams Rally for Nature - Creative Session

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TWO DAY Community Composting Gathering & Masterclass

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Resources

Home Composting Method Sheets

Home composting factsheets, from daleks and biochar to bokashis and cones.

SusSH Rivers Assembly Spotlight Session Talks

Find the talks from our Topic Spotlight Sessions at the SusSH Rivers Assembly, ranging from water vole reintroduction to natural flood management on Dartmoor

SusSH Rivers Resource Pack

Including our Rivers Long Read & Suggestions for Action, this resource pack contains a great selection of information from the many organisations who attended the SusSH Rivers Assembly

Groups

Sustainable Harbourne Valley

Supporting nature-friendly gardens, households and public spaces in the parish.

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Community Association

Yealm Alliance

Community Renewable Energy, Public engagement, cooperation between parishes, nature conservation and biodiversity enhancement projects.

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Parish Council working group

Transition Town Totnes

Transition Streets - a community-focussed initiative supporting social cohesion, carbon reduction, and energy saving; Incredible Edible Totnes - supporting local and accessible food growing in public spaces; Totnes Climate Hub - a public space for creating community support and local responses to our global challenges; REconomy Project - a project inspiring economic regeneration locally; Time to Breathe - a meditative space for personal wellbeing support

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Charity