The first Wild Words debate now available
You can now listen to the first Wild Words debate “Within You, Without You” on our YouTube channel. Our speakers were the noted writers and authors Richard Mabey and Mark Cocker.
Wild Words starts 29 September 2015
The start of our Wild Words series is fast approaching. The first debate will be held at Dragon Hall 17:30 -19:00 on Tuesday 29th September. The speakers are the noted writers and authors Richard Mabey and Mark Cocker and the title will be ‘Within You Without You’, after the title of a Beatles track that talks about…
The importance of bees
“If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe then man would only have four years of life left. No more bees, no more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.” – Albert Einstein Ok, so he may not actually have said this but the importance of bee pollination to…
While you wait…
Defra will soon be releasing details of funding they are making available for projects that help achieve actions in the National Pollinators Strategy. We know there are lots of organisations and groups who have great ideas for making a real difference for our pollinators and their habitats. We want to work with as many of you…
Pollinator Awareness Week
This week is Pollinator Awareness Week. It is easy to take the work of our natural pollintors for granted but without them our countryside, gardens, allotments and orchards would be very different and less productive places. In Britain, honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, hoverflies, beetles, butterflies and moths all contribute to pollination of flowering crops. Incredibly, one…
Looking Forward to Pollinator Awareness Week
Next week is Pollinator Awareness Week. Pollinators are vital to our societies. Honeybees, bumblebees, solitary bees, hoverflies, beetles, butterflies and moths all provide pollination services for us and usually at no financial cost to us. Next week we will be making the case for our pollinators and the natural environment that supports them.…