We are excited to share the programme for this year's festival. Especially as we have Megan McCubbin from BBC Springwatch as our headline event on Sunday 15th October.
Follow this link to see the whole programme: 2023 Green Festival Programme
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Upcoming events
Here is a link to the 2023 Green Festival Programme.
Sat, Oct 14 - Sat, Oct 21 2023, All day
Planet Purbeck Festival - Our aim is to bring everyone together, to have fun, celebrate our local environment and engage with local green sustainability projects.
Various locations in Purbeck.
Fri, Sep 15 - Sun, Sep 24 2023, All day
Great British Beach Clean
The Great British Beach Clean is a week-long citizen science event, where hundreds of beach cleans take place up and down the UK. Litter data collected drives our conservation work and also feeds into the International Coastal Clean-up (ICC)
Fri, Sep 15 - Sun, Sep 24 2023, All day
International day for the Preservation of the Ozone layer – The ozone layer, a fragile shield of gas, protects the Earth from the harmful portion of the rays of the sun, thus helping preserve life on the planet.
Sat, Sep 16 2023, All day
Be part of the global movement of environmental heroes.
Sat, Sep 16 2023, All day
Other news
Dorset Greener Homes is fast approaching!
Fancy showcasing your homes greener attributes such as Renewable energy, retrofitting, air and ground heat source pumps etc?
Dorset CAN (Climate Action Network) particularly need homes in the following areas of Dorset:
Wimborne/Ferndown
Poole
Wareham
Sherborne
Lulworth
We also welcome homes from all areas of Dorset to participate.
Help inspire people who are thinking about how they can save energy, move away from fossil fuels and promote bio-diversity.
Interested? Get in touch at dorsetgreenerhomes@gmail.com
Chris Packham lends Dorset campaigners his support for local ‘COP’, urging Dorset attendees to ‘shout above the noise for the future of humanity’.
Three of Dorset’s leading climate action groups have come together to organise a pioneering event with the aim of spurring the local community into urgent action to combat the threats posed by climate change and ecological collapse. Zero Carbon Dorset, Dorset Climate Action Network (Dorset CAN) and Sustainable Dorset have joined forces to launch the first community-led Dorset COP in Dorchester Saturday 9th September at the historic Corn Exchange building.
Brownsea Island Nature Reserve - re-opened
Message from Dorset Wildlife Trust -