Wotton Area Climate Action Network
We are a community-led Climate Action Group serving Wotton-under-Edge and the surrounding areas. We aim to help residents and businesses to reduce their carbon emissions with a goal of helping our area become carbon neutral by 2030.
20th August 2022 - Family friendly learning in nature
Wotton Family Wildlife Group (of which we are part) is offering a family learning event at 100 Acer Wood, Tyley Bottom, Wotton-under-Edge. Spend some time in nature and explore spinning, dyeing and fireside foraged food. Donation: £4 per child.
Date: 10.30am - 1pm, Sat 20th August 2022
Book places by emailing wottonwatch@gmail.com
10th Sept 2022 - Family friendly seed gathering walk
Wotton Family Wildlife Group (of which we are a part) is offering a family friendly seed gathering walk. Join us at the nature reserve on Old London Road, W-u-E for a quick game in nature before we set off on foot to gather tree seeds. Free.
Date: 10th September 2022 (2pm - 4pm)
Place: Old London Road nature reserve, Wotton-under-Edge
Book places by emailing wottonwatch@gmail.com
Tree and hedge planting
Autumn brings tree and hedge planting season, and we have plenty of projects planned. To get involved in planting and caring for saplings and hedge plants, drop us a quick email.
Dates: Autumn 2022
Place: various sites in and nearby Wotton-under-Edge
Join our list of tree planting volunteers! Email wottonareacan@gmail.com
Get a warmer, more energy efficient home
Retrofit is all about improving the energy performance, comfort and value of existing buildings through old and new technologies while reducing the carbon impact of heating them.
Retrofitting your home is one way to respond positively to climate change, helping reduce your home's carbon footprint, increasing your comfort, and saving on fuel bills.
Our 3 downloads can help inspire or offer practical tips. For more information, get in touch.
Home Energy Directory - a guide to organisations who can help.
Retrofit case studies - 4 local homes and one business who have used rettrofit measures to reduce fuel bills and become more energy efficient.
A Bristolian's guide to Solid Wall Insulation - a practical guide for those in homes without cavity walls
Join the steering team and help our community reduce carbon emissions
Would you like to make a difference to carbon emissions in our local area? We rely on volunteers to help run our events, plan what's next and publicise our work. We'd love to welcome you if you could spare any time, even if it's just a couple of hours a month. We do not discriminate against anyone for any reason and welcome involvement from all. We pledge to support people living with disability to take part in any of our events or activities.
Sign up to our newsletter
Each month we publish a newsletter giving details of upcoming events, public meetings and useful tips to help you reduce your impact on the environment. We won't share your details with anyone else and you can unsubcribe at any time.
Find us on Stroud District Lucky Severn Community Lottery
Like to play Lucky Severn Community Lottery? Buy your tickets from our page and 50% of the lottery ticket price comes to us, plus 10% goes to other local good causes. If you enter before 26th June '21 you could also win 12 monthly fruit and veg boxes delivered to your door from Boxxfresh.
https://www.luckysevernlottery.co.uk/support/wotton-area-climate-action-network
Small changes make a difference
We identified 6 key areas where we can all reduce carbon emissions. Find out how you can reduce your impact on the environment by making small changes…
How do you make a community carbon neutral?
Watch this inspiring talk by Gary Charnock, who 15 years ago launched Ashton Hayes' ambition to become England's first Carbon Neutral Community.
Gary spoke at the Rural Net Zero conference, chaired by Wotton Area CAN group member, Dominic Driver.
http://www.goingcarbonneutral.co.uk/