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.
Sun 26th March
Build a Bird Hide
Wotton Wildlife Watch group are offering family friendly events allowing children to learn about nature in a fun, engaging environment alongside their adult. £4 per child in attendance to cover costs.
Date: 26th Mar 2023 (2pm - 4pm)
Place: 100 Acer Wood, Coombe
To secure places email wottonwatch@gmail.com
Sun 14th May 2023
Wotton's Oaks and Wildlife
Wotton Wildlife Watch group and Wotton Area CAN are collaborating on a family-friendly walk around Wotton-under-Edge to celebrate and learn more about oaks as part of the Wotton Walking Festival.
Date: 10.30am - midday, Sunday 14th May
Place: Meeting at The Royal Oak - please park in town's public car parks
To book email: wottonwatch@gmail.com
Join us!
We are always keen to hear from like-minded people! Join our core team of volunteers and help reduce Wotton and the surrounding area's impact on the environment and our planet.
To arrange an informal chat 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…
Missed our recent event about solar panels, or looking for more info?
Don't worry! We recorded it for you! With guest speakers from Big Solar CoOp, Dr. Richard Dean (explaining how ChalCAN have secured a group discount with First4Solar), Stroud District planning department and local installers helping to answer questions.