Saturday 21st May at 11:00am we are looking for volunteers to prepare and sow a seed bed of hedgerow species at the Sanderspool Playpark. Bring a wire rake for scarifying! The activity should take about one hour. Any questions please email jennyharker11@gmail.com.
To download a programme - CLICK HERE SSB is collaborating with South Brent Parish Council, to run this really enjoyable, free to enter, day out. We’ve got over 50 stalls, with local community groups, organisations and businesses, loads of free or low-cost activities and workshops for all ages, a table-top jumble…
Jeremy Sabel says: “We have been enjoying the wildflowers once again in the village as more road verges are being allowed to grow wild. Now we are entering hay making season and once again we want to give you all an opportunity to try scything for yourself. So please come along at 2pm on Sunday…
Monday 13th February from 10am - School Garden Renovation: and possibly also the next day (Tuesday 14th Feb) SSB's School Garden Project has been helping local Primary school children grow food, and enjoy outdoor space, since 2009. The volunteers have a regular commitment to the project. Occasionally, extra, one-off needs arise, and we are at…
Saturday 11th March from 10am - Scything at the Marsh Meadow Would you like to help give nature locally a bit of a helping hand? Come along to the Marsh meadow (past the Compost site), where SSB’s 4Bs have been managing the land, on behalf of South West Water, in order to increase biodiversity. This…
Saturday 1 July 2023: Mini-BioBlitz from 10am - 1pm at the ‘Apple a day Orchard’ behind the Health Centre, Plymouth Rd. A BioBlitz is an ecological survey of an area or site involving the community (citizen scientists) and some experts, with the aim of identifying and recording as many species as possible in a short…
Saturday 15 July 2023: ‘Introduction to Bumblebees’: An introductory talk starting at 2pm the SSB Hub at the Old School Community Centre after which we will walk together to the 4B's Wildflower Meadow at South Brent Health Centre to spot and identify some Bumblebees in their natural habitat with Martin Haxton, Head Gardener at Mothecombe…
Meeting at 2pm Saturday 5th August at the Marsh (SWW site) off Exeter Rd. NB There are some changes to the timing of this event. We'll be scything the meadow and clearing the arisings which we will take to the compost site. Meet at the Marsh composting Site, off Exeter Road at 2 pm (note…
Saturday 12 August 2023: Scything the Sanderspool Cross Roundabout and the ‘Apple a Day’ Orchard at the Health Centre. We will be meeting again at 10am, by the Sanderspool roundabout (Totnes and Exeter Rd) to scythe the verge area and we will then move down to the Health Centre orchard, and possibly continue at the…
Saturday 26 August 2023: Scything at the ‘Apple a Day’ Orchard at the Health Centre. We will be meeting again from 10am to 1pmish, at the orchard behind the Health Centre on Plymouth Road for yet another chance to try your hand at Scything, please reply or pop by on the day. Please bring a…