Welcome to our new Environment and Sustainability page. There’s not a lot on it yet but we have included a number of links to local and national organisations involved with environment and sustainability issues.
Carbon Footprint Calculators
Recycling
Wiltshire Council Rubbish and Recycling
Reducing Food waste
Organisations promoting wildlife-friendly habitats
Meadows and Verges
Plantlife – guides, webinars and information on a huge range of subjects including enhancing verges, the no-mow may campaign and suggestions for back-garden wildflower planting
Hedges
Countryside hedgerows: protection and management
Ponds
Freshwater Habitats Trust – Pond Advice
Trees
Dry stone walls
Dry Stone Walls are a great feature of the landscape and of historic and wildlife importance.
Farm Wildlife – Dry Stone Walls
Species-specific advice
Toads & Frogs | Froglife |
Birds | The RSPB Wildlife Charity |
Hedgehogs | The British Hedgehog Preservation Society |
Barn Owls | The Barn Owl Trust |
Bats | The Bat Conservation Trust |