2022


12th December 2022

Come and plant trees in Crediton: all welcome

Come and plant trees with us- trees for joy, trees for the climate! Sunday 11th December 2022 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday 12th December 1:00 - 3:00pm Meet outside front gates of Queen Elizabeth Lower School, Barnfield EX17 3HX Sustainable Crediton is working with a local landowner to plant a stan ...


11th December 2022

Come and plant trees in Crediton: all welcome

Come and plant trees with us- trees for joy, trees for the climate! Sunday 11th December 2022 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday 12th December 1:00 - 3:00pm Meet outside front gates of Queen Elizabeth Lower School, Barnfield EX17 3HX Sustainable Crediton is working with a local landowner to plant a stan ...


5th December 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with our long term coppicing project at beautiful Moor Farm. Those new to the group who would like more information, please email John Craythorne via the link on this page ...


30th November 2022

Come and plant trees with us: 11th and / or 12th December

Come and plant trees with us- trees for joy, trees for the climate! Sunday 11th December 2022 11:00am to 1:00pm Monday 12th December 1:00 - 3:00pm Meet outside front gates of Queen Elizabeth Lower School, Barnfield EX17 3HX Sustainable Crediton is working with a local landowner to plant a stan ...


21st November 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with our long term coppicing project at beautiful Moor Farm. Those new to the group who would like more information, please email John Craythorne via the link on this page ...


7th November 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with our long term coppicing project at beautiful Moor Farm. Those new to the group who would like more information, please email John Craythorne via the link on this page ...


24th October 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with our long term coppicing project at beautiful Moor Farm. Those new to the group who would like more information, please email John Craythorne via the link on this page ...


10th October 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with our long term coppicing project at beautiful Moor Farm. Those new to the group who would like more information, please email John Craythorne via the link on this page ...


7th October 2022

Woodland Management Group swings into action

Our Woodland Management Group met for the the first time for the new season on 26th of September. We have resumed our long term coppicing project at Moor Farm, near Morchard Bishop, where our hosts are Wendy and Robert Vere. It was lovely to welcome to the group new members Ian, John and Susan. Th ...


21st September 2022

Woodland Management Group: New season starting, come and join us!

There will be lots of information and chat about the Woodland Management Group, at the Green Fair this coming Saturday: do come along and find out. In the meantime, read on here to get an idea of what we do. If you fancy giving it a go, do get in touch. ___________________________________________ ...


9th July 2022

Learn to scythe

Want to look after your land without the noise and pollution from petrol powered machinery or have your battery run out mid mow? Learn how to scythe and mow the natural way. Helps safeguard wildlife and promotes green values. A one-day course - see here for full details. The course fee is £20, spo ...


12th May 2022

Tree nursery for Sustainable Crediton

Thanks to farmer Andy Gray at Elston near Copplestone, who has very generously given us the use of plot of land to use as a tree nursery. This means we now have somewhere to grow on seedlings for a year or two until we can find them a permanent home. The best time to move seedlings into the nurse ...


24th March 2022

The Secret World of the Undergrowth

A presentation and film show by John Walters, artist, film maker, ecologist John Walters is a lifelong naturalist who explores the natural world through field sketching, photography and video. He grew up on Hayling Island in Hampshire and has lived on Dartmoor since 1990. He works as an ecolog ...


21st March 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


21st March 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


23rd February 2022

Planting trees around Crediton

Three successful, enjoyable tree- planting events were held in February - and the great delight was that a lot of young people were involved. The first two events were devoted to planting a long line of beech saplings on a new protective bank around the quarry at Andy Gray's Elston Farm, working ...


21st February 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


17th February 2022

Tree Planting at Elston Farm, near Copplestone (second date)

A further chance to plant trees and contribute to a silvo-pasture project showing the way to more sustainable, regenerative farming. Bring a spade, hammer and protective gloves if possible. See further details under News Highlights. ...


14th February 2022

Tree Planting at Elston Farm, near Copplestone

A chance to plant trees and contribute to a silvo-pasture project showing the way to more sustainable, regenerative farming. Bring a spade, hammer and protective gloves if possible. See further details under News Highlights. ...


12th February 2022

TreeFest 2022 is happening!

A day of tree planting, land based skills and an evening celebration. Further details and tickets here. Looks like a really good day (and evening) out! ...


7th February 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


6th February 2022

Wannabe tree planters – can you join us next week or in half term?

We've got two great projects coming up. 1. Planting at Elston Farm, Copplestone Andy Gray of Elston Farm (who some of you heard speaking at our Post-Covid re-launch in October) is a regenerative farmer, hugely enthusiastic about trees. In 2021 he worked with volunteers to plant 6,000 trees on hi ...


24th January 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...


10th January 2022

Woodland Management Group working party

We will continue with coppicing and general woodland maintenance. Coffee and lunch breaks are always taken! Bring own refreshments. If you are planning to come and are new to the group, please contact John Craythorne for further details. ...