What is the difference between vegan, vegetarian, and plant-based diets?
What does being a vegan mean? Being vegan is not only about not eating meat; it is important to recognise that being vegan is a lifestyle...
Wild Watlington Book & Art Exhibition
We are lucky to have around Watlington beautiful natural habitats. From our precious chalk grasslands to our rare chalk streams, from the...
Declining grassland Biodiversity in the UK and our local Green Spaces
We are in a time of massive decline in UK biodiversity. 41% of UK species have declined since the 1970s and individually, many species’...
Can car sharing help us all save money and reduce our carbon footprint?
Emily Kerr a Councillor for the Green Party in Oxford certainly thinks so. Emily gave a talk to the Watlington Climate Action Group on...
No Mow May and June
Several sites in Watlington took part in the “No Mow May” initiative, with owners and managers encouraging a more relaxed approach to...
Watlington Climate Action Plan: Your home and “Net Zero”
The last time we looked at Watlington’s Carbon Footprint, the amount of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gasses that we emit as a...
Calling all nature-spotters: make your observations count
Guest blog from Mike Chadwick of Watlington Environment Group - we are working together with WEG on our Green Plan, and this is an...
The Proof is in the Plants, by Simon Hill
Book Review: Tom Robinson This 2021 book by nutritionist and physiotherapist Simon Hill summarises the most contemporary scientific...
Elderflower Cordial
Serves: 6-8 Total Time: 1h Ingredients 1k 250g white sugar 1 lemon 10-15 fresh elderflower heads, stalks trimmed 45g citric acid (you can...
Home and Energy
We need your help with a project! Watlington Community Energy, a volunteer-run community programme is looking for project team members...
Watlington Climate Action Plan: What is our carbon Footprint?
In my last two articles, I explored the science which links Carbon Dioxide in the atmosphere, how that affects global temperatures and...
April - Green Plan Update
A good hedgerow is much more than the sum of its parts; it is an entire sustainable ecosystem. That also very much describes the Watlington
Watlington Climate Action Plan: What does “Net-Zero” mean?
My last article looked at why increasing Carbon Dioxide (CO2) levels in the atmosphere warms the planet and why we should be worried...
Watch out, watch out, there’s a hedgehog about!
Now that hibernation time has truly ended for our prickly friends, they will be out and about feverishly foraging for food to build up...
Easter Ginger Cake
Serves: 6-8 Total Time: 1h Ingredients 150g dark muscovado sugar 1 tsp baking powder 100ml vegetable oil, plus extra for greasing the tin...
Cosy Homes Oxfordshire - Read about our event on Home Retrofitting on Thursday 10th March.
On Thursday 10th March we welcomed Cosy Homes Oxfordshire to an in-person event at the Spire & Spoke. 25 people listened to a talk by...
High Sheriff's Climate Action Heroes Awards.
High Sheriff - Climate Action Heroes Awards Ceremony 21st February 2022 Held at The Oxford Trust, Stansfeld Park, Quarry Road,...
Can we get to “Net Zero” in Watlington?
In December Watlington Parish Council agreed a Climate Action Plan which commits the council to work to achieve “Net-zero Carbon Dioxide...
Beetroot Houmous
Serve: 6-8 Total Time: 20 minutes Ingredients 1 can of chickpeas 180g cooked beetroot 2 lemons 1 clove of garlic Extra virgin olive oil...
Launch screening of “The Chalgrove Brook – Rescuing A Chalk Stream”
Last Thursday was the long awaited launch screening of “The Chalgrove Brook – Rescuing A Chalk Stream” which was held at Icknield...