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The UK hedgehog population has suffered a dramatic decline over the last 10 years. Critical to hedgehog conservation in urban environments is their ability to move through a wider landscape.  Wildlife expert, Stephen Powles, will describe how you can make your...

Are you, or someone you know, worried about rapidly rising energy bills? Would you like to reduce heat loss from your home? Do you care about the impact of the continued use of fossil fuels on the environment? Come and learn more at The Holly Tree, Deddington on...

Check the food products in your fridge and cupboards and more than likely you’ll find that many of them contain palm oil. It’s in over 50% of the packaged food that we buy in Britain. It’s an incredibly versatile oil that makes it useful in lots of different products....

Over dinner, think about the fact that we have pollinators to thank for every third mouthful of food we eat, and that (according to WWF), pollinators are worth a staggering £690mil/year to the UK economy. Pardon the pun, but in the past we've...

While arguably staying at home and going on local day trips on bike, on foot or public transport is going to be the greenest holiday option, some of us have a hankering for getting further away, perhaps even leaving the country, and would like to know how to make our...

Here in the UK we are the fourth biggest consumers of chocolate in the world but experts estimate that chocolate ranks just below red meat in terms of eco-unfriendly foods. With Easter coming up, we thought we’d look at how we can all help to make chocolate a more...

Great news! Grant funding has been successfully secured to create a Heritage Community Orchard at The Welford’s Piece, Tithe Lane, Clifton. A big thank you to the Trust for Oxfordshire’s Environment (TOE) whose funding will cover the cost of the trees, bulbs, signage...

Every Flower Counts during No Mow May

Enjoy an hour with nature and enjoy the wildlife on your doorstep next weekend by taking part in the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch. All you need to do is to set aside one hour between the 29th and 31st January. Absolutely no skills or experience necessary, just sit back...

We would like to establish a community orchard within the parish of Deddington.   A Community Orchard could become a valued addition to village life, improve our natural environment and provide something positive post...

Nothing But Footprints, our local zero waste shop is now offering a click and collect service from the Deddington Farmers Market