The year was not without its frustrations, to put it mildly, but we were able to end on a high note. December’s online talk by Brigit Strawbridge Howard, held in collaboration with Dean Forest Beekeepers, proved exceptionally popular with members, Read More
We finally held our annual general meeting online about six months after the original date chosen. Before any of us were aware of the words Coronavirus and Covid-19, we had planned to have it in the Mackenzie Hall on a Read More
It has been a very frustrating year so far for many of us, and at the Parish Grasslands Project that frustration is felt as keenly as elsewhere. No sooner had we launched our Climate Action initiative in February, and the Read More
This month we are able to report some good news – sadly a commodity in poor supply currently. A substantial article by George Peterken and Elsa Wood about the wild flora survey of our two parishes has just been published Read More
The launch of the Parish Grasslands Project’s climate change initiative was reported here last month, and now we have settled on a name for the new operation: Parish Grasslands Climate Action. It now has a presence on the PGP website, Read More
Sadly we have had a major setback in the community orchard project. Unfortunately, in the light of legal advice, Mary Harris has found it necessary to withdraw her offer of the field near the Wye as the site for the Read More
Pollinators in general and bees in particular have declined catastrophically, except in favoured districts that have escaped modern, intensive agriculture. However, in recent years much has been done to research and publicise this decline, with the result that even the Read More
I’ve just had a lively three days talking about the Parish Grasslands Project. On Tuesday evening I popped in to the St Briavels Get Together. This is an event at the Pavilion where representatives of local organisations are invited to Read More
The Parish Grasslands Project is attempting to set up a community orchard within our two parishes of St Briavels and Hewelsfield & Brockweir. The idea arose from our AGM in March 2017, when Chris Wedge, Natural England’s orchard specialist, gave Read More
Well the grass is well and truly growing now so we thought we should remind you of two options for grazing. The first is Barry Hutchinson’s Red Ruby Devon cattle. If you are a field owner seeking a flexible, sustainable Read More