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Himalayan balsam control
Midsummers day and google photo memories reminded me that I was out Balsam bashing 3 years ago… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
River Holme Catchment – Making a Difference
Between 2017 and 2020, the charity River 2015, known publicly as River Holme Connections, received funding from Cobbett Environmental Ltd through the Landfill Communities Fund. Please click here to read the full report.
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
Take a walk with me…
During the Coronavirus pandemic Sue one of our longstanding volunteers filmed some of her allowed daily exercise walks. Sue has kindly shared this footage for everyone to enjoy particularly during these difficult times. From babbling… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
Garden Adventurers Lily and Harry
Garden Adventurers Lily and Harry’s step-by-step guide to sowing seeds .
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
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
What’s flying tonight?
There are over 2500 different moths in Britain, roughly 800 macro [larger] and the remainder micro [smaller]. Of these about 1950 species have been recorded in Yorkshire. People often ask the difference between a moth… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
Tributaries of the River Holme – Digley Brook (a blog by David Allsopp)
This February saw some of the heaviest rainfall on record nationally, and we’ve seen plenty of examples locally of how water finds its way down through the River Holme catchment in apparently new and previously… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
Coronavirus Emergency Fund for Kirklees (organisations only)
One Community Foundation would like to share the following message with all local organisations. One Community Foundation understands the impact that the Coronavirus will have upon communities; personally, financially and in their capacity to… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
It’s all in a name…
One of River Holme Connections major projects during last year was to improve the footpath at Bottoms Mill, Holmbridge; a much loved area for walkers and steeped in industrial history. But what’s in a name?…… continue reading
Author: Jane SkillingCategories: Uncategorised
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
