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Nature Chain Hits the Airwaves!
A couple of us (Stephen Dawson and Steve Best) were invited onto the 'Earth Matters Show' on Radio Bath to talk about Nature Chain. Here is a link to the podcast - enjoy! Our item is about 23 minutes into the show and lasts for about 12 minutes. Do listen to the rest of the show though and other episodes are available as podcasts through Spotify and other podcast apps - so do search them out in whichever app you use.
Summerground - Our new community owned Nature Reserve
Through the generocity of a few local residents, FLiSCA (the local charity that owns the Galleries shop and café) has been able to purchase a piece of land, called Summerground, along Crowe Hill. The land will be a community nature reserve for Limpley Stoke and Freshford and incorporates a meadow and some woodland, and will be managed for nature with help from Nature Chain. Local activities will be planned there, but you can also access it to observe nature when you like (except for a short season when the meadow will be grazed).
Create a Nature Haven on the River Avon
Help charity Protect Earth secure 70 acres of disused farmland nearby on the River Avon to create woodland, wetlands, and grasslands for climate and nature. Many of you may have walked through the disused land directly on the River Avon, opposite Claverton and next to Warleigh Wood. An opportunity has arisen to purchase this land and preserve/enhance it for nature. Not only will this allow the ancient woodland to expand across more of its old range, this is a brilliant chance to create and restore a variety of rare and unique wildlife habitats within our local area. Please help if you can!
The charity aiming to achieve this, Protect Earth, is crowdfunding now to raise the funds. Please see the link here for more details of their plans and how to contribute.
The Secret Life of Soil
The ‘Secret Life of Soil’ talk by Eddie Bailey at Limpley Stoke Village Hall on Wednesday 25th September was a huge success. Many thanks to Bath Stone Company for their very generous sponsorship.
The Secret Life of Soil with Eddie Bailey - Weds 25th September 2024
Open Gardens 2024 was a great success!
The open gardens event on 1 June was very popular, with nearly 230 visitors to our local gardens.
We would like to thank all the gardeners who very generously opened their gardens to make it such successful and enjoyable event.
£1,105 was raised in ticket sales, after some small expenses, which has been split between Nature Chain, who will use the money for nature-based talks and projects, and Freshford and District Horticultural Society, who will give all their share to Freshford Village Hall to go towards the New Chair Fund.
In addition, £230 was raised for Save the Children (Gaza Appeal) from the sale of tea and cakes in Limpley Stoke in the afternoon and the Galleries Café had their most successful Saturday morning ever, taking over £500 in three and a half hours' trading.
