We are working at 'The Luces', to bring it back to some of its former glory, transforming it into a sustainably managed communal wildlife garden with wildflowers, fruit trees and beds of edibles, and a publicly accessible footpath that allows pedestrians to avoid the narrowest part of Hillside and engage with nature, learn about rural…
NB *Although not SSB events, these events follow on from the collaboration between SSB and BeBuckfastleigh on the Summer Big Bike Revival events. Saturday 12 February 2022: Dr Bike Safety Check: from 10am-2pm at Victoria Park, Buckfastleigh. Is your bike safe to ride? Do you need some help and advice making basic fixes? Then…
Sustainable South Brent’s Hedges and Woodland Group - The ‘Steepers’. We undertake conservation projects like hedge laying and woodland coppicing, as well as harvesting wood fuel, in and around South Brent. We enjoy the traditional skills and satisfaction of working outdoors together, while doing our bit to maintain diverse and healthy wildlife habitats. Our practical…
NB *Although not SSB events, these events follow on from the collaboration between SSB and BeBuckfastleigh on the Summer Big Bike Revival events. Sunday 13 February 2022: Bike Maintenance Course: at Victoria Park, Buckfastleigh: Free session with two expert professional bike mechanics who will show you how to fix and maintain your bike in…
Tuesday 22 February 2022: Life in the hedge: how to manage hedgerows for wildlife: an on-line event organised by Moor Meadows, a Devon grassroots community group. Native hedgerows can play a major role in helping nature recovery and mitigate climate change. Only 14 per cent of hedgerows in England are in good condition and there…
Sustainable South Brent’s Hedges and Woodland Group - The ‘Steepers’. We undertake conservation projects like hedge laying and woodland coppicing, as well as harvesting wood fuel, in and around South Brent. We enjoy the traditional skills and satisfaction of working outdoors together, while doing our bit to maintain diverse and healthy wildlife habitats. Our practical…
Wednesday 16 & Monday 28 February 2022: Dartmoor Invasive Species Project - Volunteer Work Party: Recruits needed to help dig out American Skunk-Cabbage in South Brent. Work with ecologist Mervyn Newman and Dartmoor Ranger Ella Briens on this interesting project which has now been running for three years, following Mervyn’s survey for Dartmoor National Park…
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Saturday 12 March 2022: Talk by Nicky Scott aka Dr Compost at 1pm in the Village Hall organised by Sustainable South Brent. Having set up the first community composting project and ‘Proper Job’ Community Reuse Centre at Chagford in the early 1990s, Nicky Scott became co-ordinator of the Devon Community Composting Network (DCCN) and was…
Sustainable South Brent’s Hedges and Woodland Group - The ‘Steepers’. We undertake conservation projects like hedge laying and woodland coppicing, as well as harvesting wood fuel, in and around South Brent. We enjoy the traditional skills and satisfaction of working outdoors together, while doing our bit to maintain diverse and healthy wildlife habitats. Our practical…