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The most energised housekeeping we’ve ever heard set the tone for the day. Rory from the Nature Towns and Cities team jumped to the mic and turned what’s usually a sleepy administrative moment into a rallying cry for collective purpose. It was a great opener for a conference that reminded us that when you bring […]

As a proud member of DTA Wales, the Common team recently participated in their engaging Autumn Conference, held at the beautifully refurbished Plaza Theatre, home to YMCA Port Talbot. DTA Wales CEO, Adam Kennersley, kicked off the day before we dived into the first session:   Workshop 1: Working in Consortia: An Electric Car Club

In September, Woodoaks Farm in Hertfordshire hosted The Agroforestry Show: part festival, part field day, part buffet. We went along with our heads, hearts and appetites open. Here’s what we digested, and how it connects to the work we do at Common.      HEAD: SENSE-MAKING The Agroforestry is more than just aligning food production

Last night in Pontypridd, representatives from across the Valleys gathered for the launch of Cymunedoli Cymoedd: A Valleys Story. This isn’t just another report; it’s the culmination of three community assemblies held in South Wales, inspired by the principles of Cymunedoli first developed in Blaenau Ffestiniog.   The discussion was filled with hope, but it

🌳 Groundswell Agriculture 2025 is a wrap, and the Common team were blown away by the experience. Despite almost no sleep across two nights of camping ⛺ we felt topped up by what is truly a festival of collegiate spirit on farming 👨‍🌾 food 🌽 land ⛰️ nature 🦉and community 👯   Our panel –

Common can announce that we’ll be hosting a session at the 2025 Groundswell festival, the UK’s pre-eminent food, framing and nature hoe-down: How to Build a Movement of Community Nature Recovery   The event will take place at 4.00pm on Wednesday 2 July, and will be a chance to hear from some of the brightest

The Observer ran a two-page feature on the UK rewilding scene in April 2025. Despite the somewhat clickbait title, the article is a hopeful survey of ground-up initiatives to acquire and manage land for nature recovery. We were honoured to be consulted in the research for the article, and quoted extensively.   Abandoned lynx, roaming

The Common team alongside the Lindors Wood Steering Group held a meeting at the St Briavels Assembly Room on Thursday 10 April. On a balmy spring evening, the bar was open and so were the doors to the venue overlooking the beautiful Wye Valley. It was a good job there was a patio space as

What’s in a name change? In 2015, most people probably paid no attention when the tech company Google changed its name to Alphabet. Nor indeed did many in 1997 when Google changed its name from (cough) BackRub. Several entire countries have changed their names over the past century, including Sri Lanka (‘holy isle’) from Ceylon,

4 December 2024: the Woodland Savers team along with colleagues from Lawyers for Nature, Woodknowledge Wales and Pryor & Rickett Silviculture made the trip to Alice Holt Lodge in Surrey for a day of discussions focused on Forest Research’s programmes, and alignments with the work of Woodland Savers and our partner organisations also gathered.