What happens if you count every single piece of plastic your household throws away for a week? This spring, ten Watlington households joined tens of thousands across the UK to do just that by taking part in The Big Plastic Count 2026 — and the results were both eyeopening and motivating. Even among residents who already shop thoughtfully and care deeply about the environment, the sheer volume of plastic was a shock. Over just seven days, households of one to four people caref

Pyrton Charities Trust and Watlington Climate Action Group held a community hedge laying session on 13th March to rejuvenate an overgrown hedge along a public footpath at Christmas Common.

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

For those who would like to comment on biodiversity relating to the Redrow planning application for sites B and C to contribute to the...

Offsetting carbon emissions can be controversial, so WCAG has carefully selected a partner for Watlington’s first offsetting scheme,...

Tom Robinson of Watlington Climate Action Group examines how understanding the protein in our food can improve the health of our diets I...

A Talk by Jonty Brunyee, Farm Ed, for the Wild Oxfordshire Annual Lecture Write-up by Nicola Schafer The lecture was introduced by Wild...

I first heard about the idea of Meatless Mondays a few years ago when Arnold Schwarzenegger was interviewed about his diet. During the...

Saturday the 7th January had dawned wet and wild but the worst of the weather avoided the fifteen volunteers gathered in West Meadow. Our...

The Watlington Plasticblitz collects litter – and vital pollution data Joint WCAG/WEG plastic litter picking helps our rivers and the...

Tom Robinson examines the impact that meat production makes on the environment and finds the common objections to change may not stand up...

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...