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Eating with the Seasons: Summer

Summer brings an abundance of local produce just waiting to be enjoyed and eating Seasonally is an enjoyable way to reduce your carbon...

ARTWEEKS

WCAG worked with WEG and ArtWeeks to put on a Wildlife and Nature stop at St Leonard's Church - an ArtWeeks first! The artists were all...

Great Big Green Week

This group of cherries and silver birch stand on the footpath leading from Spring Lane on the corner of the horse pond, across the wild...

Digging into the details of Regenerative Farming

Can readers help Richard Sibly with research into the sustainability claims made about methane emissions and soil as a carbon sink?...

Tree of The Month: The Willows around the Willow Pond

Willows are beautiful and beneficial for wildlife and humans, helping with flood management, writes Janet Lambert   A popular circular...

Can You Fix It? Repair Cafes Around South Oxfordshire

Repairing stuff rather than buying new is a great way to reduce your personal carbon footprint, reduce landfill and save money. But if...

WCAG Green Drinks: understanding wildlife gardening

Getting more wildlife into your garden doesn’t have to be complicated but the dividends for you and nature alike are numerous, writes...

The Big Plastic Count comes to Watlington

Denny Rigby, Watlington Climate Action Group The ‘Big Plastic Count’ is an initiative between Everyday Plastic and Green Peace that aims...

Bag yourself a Home Upgrade Grant

Is your home NOT heated by gas? Is your gross household income less than £39k? Does your home have an EPC rating of D, E, F, or G? Then...

A great turnout for Watlington Film Night!

Thank you to everyone who came to the Film Night, which was a joint event with Watlington Environment Group, Wild Oxfordshire, and...

Green Shoots! Green Drinks!

Are you interested in meeting like-minded folk and get involved in the climate conversation? If so, please join us for Green Drinks at...

WCAG Green Drinks: sowing the seeds for climate action

WCAG and friends met for a lively discussion at the Chequers in January, covering a whole range of climate-related topics, writes Nicola...

Watlington Green Plan

GARDEN TREE GIVEAWAY I was delighted to take part in this year’s Garden Tree Giveaway, a wonderful initiative run by the Oxford-based...

WCAG Christmas Tree

For the Christmas Tree Festival at St Leonard’s Church this year, WCAG decided to do something different and displayed an alternative...

Celebrating Energy Saving in Our Schools

The Acer Trust is a group of seven schools in Oxfordshire, including Watlington Primary School and Icknield Community College. In autumn...

Scything the Marlbrook Wildflower Patch

Old skills are being put to good use to encourage diversity and promote soil health, writes Andrea Brewer Following a successful period...

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