Ugborough
Discover local nature and climate groups and find out what your community is doing to reduce its carbon footprint and promote nature.
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Local Groups
Greener Ugborough Parish (G-UP)
The Wildlife and Biodiversity working group focuses on the native wildlife of the Parish, through both habitat management and biodiversity monitoring. The Transport & Mobility working group supports the reduction of local reliance on cars and encourages Active Travel. The Waste Reduction and Recycling group has produced recycling guidelines for the Parish.
Carbon Savvy
Three personal carbon footprint calculators free of charge to help people understand their own carbon footprint and suggest the most effective ways to reduce it; Carbon Ambassadors Live online course: 8 sessions over 8 weeks (this has run three times). A comprehensive guide to carbon footprinting, with guest speakers; Carbon Savers bite-sized course: New course launching in October - 15 minute video sessions with accompanying materials, run once a month for ten months.
Moor Trees
Moor Trees grows native broadleaved trees in two South Hams nurseries from seed collected locally by its volunteers for planting in South Devon especially Dartmoor National Park. We campaign for a more nature-rich Dartmoor with temperate rainforest filling its valleys and help organisations elsewhere to copy our model.
Local Projects
Use Citizen Science to Record Wildlife
Ugborough's citizen science project uses the iNaturalist app to record wildlife
Create Community Orchards and Plant Landmark Trees
DWT's Saving Devon's Treescapes offers a full free support package
Promote Your Wildlife-Friendly Spaces with Awards
Devon Wildlife Trust offers awards to gardens that support wildlife
