Watlington Climate Action GroupJun 172 min readEating with the Seasons: SummerSummer brings an abundance of local produce just waiting to be enjoyed and eating Seasonally is an enjoyable way to reduce your carbon...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJun 72 min readGreat Big Green WeekThis group of cherries and silver birch stand on the footpath leading from Spring Lane on the corner of the horse pond, across the wild...
Watlington Climate Action GroupFeb 252 min readDigging into the details of Regenerative FarmingCan readers help Richard Sibly with research into the sustainability claims made about methane emissions and soil as a carbon sink?...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJan 212 min readCan You Fix It? Repair Cafes Around South OxfordshireRepairing stuff rather than buying new is a great way to reduce your personal carbon footprint, reduce landfill and save money. But if...
Watlington Climate Action GroupMar 17, 20242 min readThe Big Plastic Count comes to WatlingtonDenny Rigby, Watlington Climate Action Group The ‘Big Plastic Count’ is an initiative between Everyday Plastic and Green Peace that aims...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJan 25, 20242 min readWCAG Green Drinks: sowing the seeds for climate actionWCAG and friends met for a lively discussion at the Chequers in January, covering a whole range of climate-related topics, writes Nicola...
Watlington Climate Action GroupDec 27, 20232 min readWatlington Green PlanGARDEN TREE GIVEAWAY I was delighted to take part in this year’s Garden Tree Giveaway, a wonderful initiative run by the Oxford-based...
Watlington Climate Action GroupSep 20, 20233 min readCelebrating Energy Saving in Our SchoolsThe Acer Trust is a group of seven schools in Oxfordshire, including Watlington Primary School and Icknield Community College. In autumn...
Watlington Climate Action GroupSep 20, 20232 min readScything the Marlbrook Wildflower PatchOld skills are being put to good use to encourage diversity and promote soil health, writes Andrea Brewer Following a successful period...
Watlington Climate Action GroupMar 17, 20233 min readPROTECTING AND ENHANCING BIODIVERSITY IN LOCAL DEVELOPMENTSFor those who would like to comment on biodiversity relating to the Redrow planning application for sites B and C to contribute to the...
Watlington Climate Action GroupFeb 19, 20233 min readJoin our offsetting project and help Watlington become Net ZeroOffsetting carbon emissions can be controversial, so WCAG has carefully selected a partner for Watlington’s first offsetting scheme,...
Watlington Climate Action GroupFeb 19, 20232 min read“And what protein package would you like with that?”Tom Robinson of Watlington Climate Action Group examines how understanding the protein in our food can improve the health of our diets I...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJan 29, 20235 min readCan Regenerative Agriculture Save the Planet? A Talk by Jonty Brunyee, Farm Ed, for the Wild Oxfordshire Annual Lecture Write-up by Nicola Schafer The lecture was introduced by Wild...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJan 22, 20232 min readMeatless MondaysI first heard about the idea of Meatless Mondays a few years ago when Arnold Schwarzenegger was interviewed about his diet. During the...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJan 22, 20232 min readWatlington's Hedgerow Project Take 2Saturday the 7th January had dawned wet and wild but the worst of the weather avoided the fifteen volunteers gathered in West Meadow. Our...
Watlington Climate Action GroupNov 20, 20223 min readThe Watlington Plasticblitz collects litter – and vital pollution dataThe Watlington Plasticblitz collects litter – and vital pollution data Joint WCAG/WEG plastic litter picking helps our rivers and the...
Watlington Climate Action GroupOct 29, 20223 min readThe beef with grazingTom Robinson examines the impact that meat production makes on the environment and finds the common objections to change may not stand up...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJul 29, 20226 min readWhat 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...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJul 16, 20222 min readDeclining grassland Biodiversity in the UK and our local Green SpacesWe are in a time of massive decline in UK biodiversity. 41% of UK species have declined since the 1970s and individually, many species’...
Watlington Climate Action GroupJul 16, 20222 min readCan 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...
