Langdyke Countryside Trust is working with the Environment Agency to identify areas for shrub and tree planting to mitigate tree removal along the banks of the Maxey Cut. The agency plans to remove trees and bushes on both banks of the Cut to alleviate flooding risk in future years. According to the environment agency the … 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
Volunteers are needed for a series of working parties to support the John Clare Countryside vision. The project – which involves giving nature a helping hand – is being managed by Langdyke board member Mike Horne, who is now working full time as project coordinator with the Peterborough Environment City Trust. Work to improve habitats … Read more
You can help with our search to record veteran trees across John Clare Countryside. Langdyke board member and ecological consultant Sarah Lambert explains the role you could play in this important project John Clare lived in a landscape rich in old trees. In his writing he refers to ‘huge mossed oaks’ and recounts sheltering … Read more
A series of weekend work parties are being launched to give people who are not available on week-days the chance to take part in community nature projects. Most of Langdyke’s current work parties take place during the working week – Monday at Etton and Thursday at Swaddywell – meaning the majority of our volunteers can … Read more
Here’s a chance to join Langdyke in support of an event of global significance. You can join Langdyke chair Richard Astle, trustee David Alvey and events coordinator Claire Noble along with others from the Trust and be part of a mass movement of green steps across the country in the lead up to COP26. … 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
We now have a number of videos on the site as part of a series aimed at demonstrating the benefits to nature of making your garden a little more wildlife friendly. The videos are being compiled as part of the John Clare Countryside Vision project by the team that has taken on the task of … Read more
Plans to introduce a nature recovery plan across the area are moving forward. As we near the end of 2020 Langdyke chair Richard Astle reports on the progress so far and looks ahead to next year … There are plans to say a big Thank you to nature across John Clare Countryside in 2021. … Read more