Warwick District’s EcoFest Returns for 2024

Aug 13, 2024

Saturday 31 August 2024 marks the return of the popular EcoFest to Leamington’s Pump Room Gardens. Now in its fifth year, this popular event takes place from 10am to 5pm and celebrates everything eco with a range of have-a-go sessions and activities covering...

Local Councils Named as DEFRA’s National Bees Needs Champions

Aug 6, 2024

DEFRA’s Bees Needs awards recognise and celebrate examples of exceptional initiatives undertaken by local authorities, community groups, farmers and businesses to support pollinators, from creating a wildflower patch, educating the local community about...

Improving Residents Lives through Warwickshire’s Waterways

Jul 16, 2024

The Warwickshire Waterways Strategy was created in 2021, but implementation was delayed slightly due to Covid.  To date, the steering group, which has delivered the first action plan, has comprised of members of Canal and River Trust Warwickshire Wildlife Trust...

Consultation Response: Barriers To Community Energy

Jul 2, 2024

In response to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero consultation on barriers to community energy projects, NALC argued that many of the 10,000 local councils it represents have a huge role to play in delivering such projects to improve biodiversity and...

Warwickshire: Funding for Community Orchards

Jun 19, 2024

Warwickshire County Council has been awarded funding from Defra’s Coronation Heritage Living Fund (CLHF) for the creation of Community Orchards and Community Micro Woods across the county, to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III through community tree...