Outdoor Activities
Guided Walks in February
Cotswold Voluntary Wardens – Avon Valley District GUIDED WALKS – IN THE SOUTHERN COTSWOLDS
Walking
Guided Walks in January
Cotswold Voluntary Wardens – Avon Valley District GUIDED WALKS – IN THE SOUTHERN COTSWOLDS JANUARY 2025
Natural Science
Home Woods Nettleton Protected Verge
Article by Julia Howey Since 2021, a team of Parish volunteers has been managing four verges as part of a Wiltshire Council Highways initiative to showcase and promote wildflower friendly management cutting schemes for roadside areas. Verges are home to almost half of our native flora so they really need Read more…
Sky Watch
Hunter’s Moon, lunar eclipse & ultra-bright Jupiter Tonight – Sat 28 Oct 2023
Hunter’s Moon The Hunter’s Moon is so called because historically it coincided with the time hunters headed out in preparation for the winter ahead, using the light of the moon to spot game. As the Hunter’s Moon rises it often displays a deep orange hue. This coloration results from the moon’s Read more…
Village News
Cotswold Warden Walks & Bathscape Walking Festival – September 2023
Bathscape Festival 2023 Bathscape Walking Festival running from 9th to 24th September see https://www.bathscape.co.uk/walking-festival/
Events
Charity Plant Sale
All proceeds to medical aid for Syria, Turkey & Ukraine Plants donated by West Kington Nurseries Now on at The Streams, West Kington Grid Reference: ST 80908 78703 Post Code: SN14 7JE Restock your garden and support Syria, Turkey and Ukraine. The sale is running throughout Summer with new stock arriving Read more…
Natural Science
Walk: Two Mills and a Longbarrow
Fosse Way – Gatcombe Mill – Fosse Way – Lugbury Longbarrow – Goulter’s Mill – Fosse Way Distance: 2.36 km Duration: 40-50 mins at average walking pace Elevation: ↑123m max.; ↓90m min. This walk can be split in half at the Fosse Way, with each walk taking around 25 minutes. Start at Read more…
Natural Science
Nature Walk
West Kington Church – Wood Lane – Blacksmith’s Forge – Broadmead Brook – Nettleton Shrub Distance: 1.6 km approx. Duration: 35-40 mins at average walking pace Elevation: ↑135m max.; ↓101m min. In mid-May, ecologist Ann Skinner led some two dozen local nature-lovers on an expedition to discover a rich diversity of Read more…