Grange Project | CIC 🌍

Last weekend we had the pleasure of meeting some very inspiring people, in an equally inspiring setting. Chloe Constable and Tom Constable are tackling climate change in the most literal and direct way: 🪵 Implementing #rewilding techniques across their 80 acre farm 🐖 Exploring potential regenerative farming methods 🎧 Raising awareness through their brilliant podcast: https://lnkd.in/eyX-WZcC 🌳 Educating local school children about #tinyforests 🧘🏽♀️ Promoting health and wellbeing via corporate away days ♻️ Engaging with their local #community on volunteering days It was fantastic to walk around the farm, hearing Chloe speak so passionately about what they are hoping to achieve there. As landscape architects, we have the opportunity to shape places (sometimes at a catchment scale) to increase biodiversity, improve water management, protect flora and fauna and enhance people’s experience of nature. We are lucky to have skills that allow us to see beyond the “red line” boundary of a site, which empower us to consider landscape in all dimensions (including time) and at all scales. A big thanks to the Constable family for hosting us, and for the delicious lunch afterwards 🍰 Landscape Institute Wales Landscape Institute Simon Richards Steve Mann Mike Haire Kay Haire Richard Staden #chooselandscape #wales

"We need to see nature in recovery if we're going to survive... We won't do that unless we can do it over a far greater scale than we currently are." A snippet of last week's episode where Tom and Chloe interview the inspiring matt walpole of Cornwall Wildlife Trust who shares his thoughts on how we truly can affect landscape scale change. Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/e9wwSwGh Spotify: https://lnkd.in/e2QcGCvj

🎙️New #WilderPodcast Episode: Tor to Shore - Landscape Scale Recovery 🎧 There is a vision in #Cornwall, one of large scale nature recovery from land to sea. In this episode we hear the story and the vision of ‘Tor to Shore’, eloquently described by matt walpole, CEO of Cornwall Wildlife Trust. We discuss unexpected challenges (looking at you beavers), the importance of joined up landscapes and the power of community engagement. Listen here: https://lnkd.in/e9wwSwGh

"If we can't look after nature, and we can't look after our home, our planet, then how do we look after each other, ourselves and our community?" A snippet of last week's episode where Tom and Chloe discuss key developments, rewilding efforts, financial strategies, and their vision for nature education after a year on the Grange Project! Full episode: https://lnkd.in/e5bERq-u Spotify: https://lnkd.in/erhMWbFe

Free on 19th of October? It's that time again. Community day #3 is upon us. Come and join us, absolutely no experience required, a warm and welcoming rewilding community awaits! 🤗. Main focus: Complete planting of the Tiny Forest using the Miyawaki method to create a densely planted, biodiverse forest with native species. (Project supported by a Welsh Government grant, serving as an outdoor classroom for education activities). Over 400 trees to plant within an area the size of a tennis court, fostering a strong community atmosphere. Alternative activities include: - Winter Shelter Construction: Build shelters for insects, reptiles, and rodents using clay land drains. - Tree Maintenance: Check trees planted in March, remove weeds and grasses, and add mulch if needed. - Fence Removal: A more physical task, important for enhancing the sense of ‘wildness’ on site. Sign up here: https://lnkd.in/eN9HCTiM

🎙️New #WilderPodcast Episode: Ep. 029: Failure and Success: 12 Months of Rewilding at the Grange Project 🎧 In this episode, we (Tom and Chloe) provide an update on the Grange Project after its first year. We discuss key developments, including rewilding efforts, financial strategies, and our ever evolving vision for nature education. Highlights include the role of our awesome volunteers, our successful Tiny Forest grant, and exciting plans for the Wilder Lodge, corporate partnerships, a micro-distillery, and Tiny Homes. The episode concludes with a focus on our thoughts on the need to promote nature literacy and connectivity. Ep: https://lnkd.in/e5bERq-u

We're growing our own (tiny) Forest! 😎: We’re delighted to say that we’ve been awarded a #grant from the Llywodraeth (Welsh Government) and The National Lottery Heritage Fund for a Tiny Forest/Coetiroedd Bach 🌳. "...yeah but, what is a Tiny Forest"?! we hear you ask? 🤔 It’s a small area of native forest planted using a Japanese planting method called Miyawaki, which will form an outdoor classroom for guests visiting the project 🏫 and a fantastic biodiversity refuge in the centre of our school’s field 🐝🦋. What’s unique about the Miyawaki method is: 🌱 Soil preparation to give the trees the best chance of surviving 🌳 Diversity of species planting at all layers, including shrub, under-story, sub-canopy, and canopy 🌲 Dense planting to encourage quick growth There is also a strong focus on community engagement and citizen science and, with the support of the Earthwatch Institute, we’ll be measuring: 📏 Carbon capture and tree growth 🦉 Impacts on biodiversity 💬 Social benefits So how can you get involved? Look out for details of our planting day next month, where we’ll be working with local school children to help the Grange Project become part of the National Forest for Wales! #NatureNetworks / #RhwydweithiauNatur #NationalForestWales / #CoedwigGenedlaetholCymru #NationalForestWales / #CoedwigGenedlaethol #LocalPlacesForNature / #LleoeddLleolArGyferNatur #TinyForests / #CoetiroeddBach [TO CLARIFY] - "Tiny Forest" image has been AI generated in order to paint a picture! 🤓.

Using drones to tell stories is a key tool for engagement and outreach within rewilding. A snippet from last week's episode, speaking to Simon Roper from Ambios Ltd where we explore the complex relationship between technology, people and rewilding. Full episode: https://lnkd.in/eAwqKYQK Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eJwvac4R

🎙️New Wilder Podcast Episode (28): Ep. 028: People and Technology in Rewilding: https://lnkd.in/eAwqKYQK In this interview with Simon Roper from Ambios Ltd, we debate the problems and possibilities of technology in #rewilding, covering everything from the latest innovations to whether technology ever could, or should, replace boots in the ground. Whether you’re a self described technology geek or living a low tech lifestyle, the debates in this episode offer something for everyone.

How do we stop the impact of our carbon generated food production? Duncan Fisher of Our Food 1200 / Ein Bwyd 1200 Community may have the answer. Full Episode: https://lnkd.in/e-38hKh4 Spotify: https://lnkd.in/eXnrnyVp