Tuesday 27 August 2019: Scything Workshop at 6pm in the new ‘Apple a Day’ orchard at South Brent Health Centre. Join Jeremy Sabel, Harry Jennings and Mike Ingram for an evening of scything. No previous experience necessary. Children will only be allowed to observe. No dogs please. Bring shears, sickles, scythes, rakes and dumpy bags…
‘Life on the Verge’ at 6.30pm in Buckfastleigh Town Hall. A talk by Donna Cox (Moor Meadows) and John Walters (Devon based naturalist, ecologist artist and wild life champion) on how to create and manage wildlife-friendly verges, parks and gardens.
‘Dancing with Bees’ – A journey back to nature and the secret world of wild bees and other pollinators - at 7.30pm in Ashburton Arts Centre. Two fascinating talks by Brigit Strawbridge Howard (bee advocate, wildlife gardener and author) and John Walters (Devon based naturalist, ecologist artist and wildlife champion). Did you know that some…
Sunday 2 August 2020: Evening Scything Session with Sustainable South Brent’s 4Bs project (Brent Butterflies, Bugs and Bees) from 4pm, starting at the roadside verge outside the play park and/or later on the Apple a Day Orchard (Dr's Surgery). Anyone who has their own scythe and can safely use it is welcome as well as…
Thursday 6 August: after a successful first session on Sunday 2 August, there will be a second scything session with Sustainable South Brent’s 4Bs project (Brent Butterflies, Bugs and Bees) at the ‘Apple a Day Orchard’ at the Health Centre, starting at 6pm after the surgery closes. Anyone who has their own scythe and can…
An ADDED SESSION: Thursday 20 August: the final instalment of scything and green haying this year? Bring scythes, rakes and smiles to the ‘Apple a Day Orchard’ at 6pm. The plan will be to scythe the wildflower areas and spread them over the rank/scarified areas - a method known as green haying. The idea being…
Thursday 14 January 2021: ‘The Garden Jungle: how to save our insects’: on-line talk at 7.30pm by Prof Dave Goulson, renowned environmental scientist and author of the best-selling ‘A Buzz in the Meadow’ and ‘The Garden Jungle’ explores the key role we can play in helping to revive our natural world and what we can…
Thursday 1 April 2021: ‘Going Wild in the Garden!’ via Zoom from 8-9.30pm: The first in an informal series of SSB ‘EcoPubHub’ evenings on helping our environment and greening our lives. Join us at this introductory skillshare workshop to swap stories and experience of wildlife gardening and pick up ideas, tips and inspiration for creating…
Call for Volunteers to help out with the Marsh Meadow! 10am to 3pm - come for as much or as little time as you can manage at the Marsh off Exeter Road Scything, and removing herbage to help create a wildflower meadow- and perhaps learn a new skill! And/or help us add to finishing the…
Saturday 4 September 2021: Learn to scythe - 10am - 12noon. Jeremy Sabel of SSB’s ‘4Bs’ says: “I hope you have been enjoying the wildflowers once again in the village. The eagle-eyed among you may have noticed that the Apple a Day Orchard at the Doctor's Surgery has now been scythed but we want to…