March 2024 update By Richard Astle Work across the John Clare Countryside to address the climate and biodiversity crisis continues to accelerate, with active projects in all parishes and with more landowners and farmers involved than ever before. Key highlights include: A busy planting season, with hedges, trees, bulbs and wildflowers planted. New nature reserves … Read more
Give us a wave! These volunteers have been planting a mini forest at Deeping Gate as part of Langdyke’s involvement with the John Clare Countryside vision. Members of the Wave Utilities senior management team gave up some time to plant 280 trees as part of a mini forest. And they completed the work in just … Read more
A group of workers from Caterpillar in Peterborough have been busy helping Langdyke with a hedge laying project on a site at Sutton. The event was organised and run by Langdyke board member Mike Horne with assistance from PECT. It was part of the Trust’s involvement with the John Clare Countryside Vision project. Langdyke is … Read more
All set for the task ahead … these Etton volunteers were among a number in villages across Langdyke country who will have a colourful spring thanks to a major wildlife project. Langdyke Countryside Trust has bought and donated thousands of spring flower bulbs to a number of local villages as part of its contribution to … Read more
A campaign is underway to move the old Sutton railway station to a new site. The plan is to try to keep the heritage station in the parish and to become part of a walking, cycling and horse riding route with the building being used for community use – linking with the John Clare countryside … Read more
Plans are progressing well to restore nature across John Clare country to how it would have been when the poet was alive. The John Clare Countryside vision – led by Langdyke – involves parishes between Peterborough and Stamford involved in different restoration schemes. And a full time team has been installed – led by a … Read more
The three winners of the John Clare Countryside photography competition have been announced. The three categories were heritage, nature and community and the winning photos will take pride of place on the soon to be launched John Clare Countryside website. The tractor shot was taken by Jackie Robinson – winning the community section. The … Read more
The exciting John Clare Countryside project continues to move forward with action to improve nature in most of our villages. You can learn more about the vision here Our main picture illustrates villagers at Maxey using their feet to plant wildflower seeds. Here are the latest details of the parish nature recovery plans. Ailsworth We have … Read more
Help us to help nature by spending a few minutes filling in this simple garden wildlife questionnaire. As part of the John Clare Countryside Project, local Parish Councils are developing Parish Nature Recovery Plans to provide a medium-term plan for creating more nature-rich habitat in the villages and surrounding countryside. One of the … Read more
Thank you nature grants of more than £25,000 have been awarded to parishes to start work on John Clare Countryside nature recovery plans Parish councils in the John Clare Countryside have been awarded the cash to take forward 40 projects designed to help nature recover. The projects are part of ambitious plans to create a … Read more