Author: Jeanette Dyson
5 Top tips – No. 1: Conserve Water
5 Top Tips for Holme Improvement No. 1 Conserve Water Healthy, well-cared for rivers provide food, shelter and a breeding ground for invertebrates, fish and mammals. In turn, they provide food for larger animals, which… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Projects
How to help our rivers… INNS out!
Healthy, well-cared for rivers provide food, shelter and a breeding ground for invertebrates, fish and mammals. In turn, they provide food for larger animals, which is all vital for a healthy, functioning ecosystem. In our… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Uncategorised
How to… keep our rivers litter-free
Healthy, well-cared for rivers provide food, shelter and a breeding ground for invertebrates, fish and mammals. In turn, they provide food for larger animals, which is all vital for a healthy, functioning ecosystem. In our… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Plastic pollution, Volunteers
How to… plant native trees and hedges
We need our rivers to be healthy. After all, healthy well-cared for rivers provide food, shelter and a breeding ground for invertebrates, fish and mammals. In turn, they provide food for larger animals, which is… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Tree planting
The Twelve (River) Days of Christmas
On the first day of Christmas, River Holme Connections found for me… … a wet wipe hanging on a tree FACT: Most so-called ‘flushable’ wetwipes contain plastic and take hundreds of years to break down…. continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Events, Special interest
A year in the life of the River Holme: December 2019
The final episode in our Year in the Life of the River Holme series is now available to view. Our grateful thanks goes to volunteer, Sue Harrison for taking the time to chronicle the yearly… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Nature, Special interest
2019 – a year to be proud of
As we look back on another year, it’s incredibly heart-warming to see how much we’ve achieved over the past 12 months. Here we take a month-by-month look at a selection of highlights from our 2019… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Events
Can you help us to plant more than 4,770 trees?
We’re planting more than 4,770 trees capturing tonnes of CO2 Thanks to funding from the Bright Green Community Trust and Holmfirth Transition Town (HoTT), during winter 2019 and spring 2020, we’re planting 2,100 native trees… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Nature, Projects, Uncategorised
Blockage Busters and Litter Heroes
Children send a clear message to adults We invited young people from across the catchment to take part in our design-a-poster competition. Supported by Yorkshire Water, the object of the competition was to design a… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Plastic pollution, Projects
A year in the life of the River Holme: November 2019
Our amazing amateur photographer, Sue, has been out and about documenting the River Holme in November. This month there’s some stunning autumnal coverage and, at last, Sue has captured – not one – but two… continue reading
Author: Jeanette DysonCategories: Nature
