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Beaminster Area ECO Group
https://beaminstereco.wixsite.com/beaminstereco
We work to raise awareness of climate change, loss of wildlife and related issues in Beaminster and surrounding villages.
We promote action to strengthen the social, economic and environmental resilience of this area.
Chardstock Eco Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/chardstockecogroup
Chardstock Eco Group has a range of ongoing projects, including The Chardstock Womblers - litter pickers, a tree planting programme, ongoing monitoring of The River Kit and the Parish’s special & veteran trees, promoting the weeds and wildflowers of the parish, a new bat survey & developing a resilience & sustainability plan for the village following flash flooding. We’d love to hear from you if you live locally.
Cheselbourne Climate Action Group
Small village conservation group based near Dorchester
Church of England Swanage
https://www.churchofengland.org/
Church of England Environment Programme
We believe that responding to the climate crisis is an essential part of our responsibility to safeguard God’s creation and achieve a just world. Climate change hits hardest the poorest countries and poorest people of the world. Meantime, the widespread destruction of the natural world is a crisis for creation.
Our Environment Programme exists to enable the whole Church to address this — in faith, practice and mission. This includes tackling our own carbon emissions (aiming for Net Zero Carbon by 2030) and our wider work.
East Dorset Friends of the Earth
https://friendsoftheearth.uk/groups/east-dorset-friends-of-the-earth
East Dorset FoE is part of the national FoE Group and campaigns on local and global issues. We aim to challenge when necessary but work with organisations/Local Councils when possible. We cover the Bournemouth; Christchurch & Poole conurbation
Extinction Rebellion Dorchester Weymouth & Portland
https://www.facebook.com/xrdwp/?ref=page_internal
An independent local movement of individuals who support the wish to bring the climate and ecological crises to the attention of people in Dorchester, Weymouth and Portland.
Green Martinstown
https://www.greenmartinstown.org.uk/
We have over 40 members - residents of Martinstown. Working on a variety of projects to make the village more sustainable. Recyling depot outside the shop, tree planting, Green Living Project, Citizen Science of the stream, community composting - and more
Langton Planet Action
Langton Planet Action Supports the aims of Dorset CAN and has declared a Climate and Ecological emergency. LPA Members are actively involved with community groups including ‘The LM Allotments’, The Woodland Trail, The Community Orchard, St George’s Church, Langton Forest Schools and Langton Matravers Village Hall. LPA also actively networks with environmental groups throughout Purbeck. By working together, we will reduce our impact on the planet, we will live more in balance with nature and will achieve more genuinely sustainable and vibrant communities.
Leigh Climate Group
https://www.facebook.com/LeighClimateGroup
We began in 2020 to bring climate change and ecological concerns to the forefront of thinking within this small Dorset village. With the parish council we installed cycle racks at the village hall and ran a Plastic Free July campaign in 2021. During 2022/23 Leigh Talks covered topics from plastic pollution, transport, energy, farming, food waste, textile mending skills and gardening. We look at individual’s choice and change.
Little Green Change
https://littlegreenchange.com/
Little Green Change is a not-for-profit social enterprise, providing environmental education and opportunities for children in primary and secondary-aged schools, and in the community. Our aim is to inspire, educate and facilitate action, benefitting both the planet and people. We do this through our educational Schools’ Programme, environmental events, competitions, projects, our annual magazine, and initiatives.
Marnhull Green Teams
https://www.facebook.com/people/Marnhull-Green-TEAMS/100065008291686/
Marnhull Green TEAMS’ name was given to us by local schoolchildren. ‘TEAMS’ stands for ‘Taking the Environment Around Marnhull Seriously’. Ours is an umbrella organisation for a number of ongoing village projects: a community allotment and orchard, a recycling initiative, and supporting the Dorset Green Living Project.
Pathways
https://pathways4conservation.wordpress.com
Charity that has a holistic approach to conservation, with the aim of finding pathways between human and wildlife needs to provide abundance for all.
We believe in a world where people’s needs are met and wildlife has space to grow and thrive. Our mission is to invest in and promote holistic conservation that benefits both people and wildlife. We do that, by supporting and promoting projects that enable people and wildlife to thrive. We believe in smart fund allocation, and therefore we employ minimal staff.
Planet Earth Needs Our Help
https://planetearthneedsourhelp.com/
I am a local grandparent, author, artist, retired well-being practitioner and still learning to be a Climate Change advocate. I have written a children’s book on climate change (Planet Earth Needs Our Help) and creating online resources to accompany the story and help raise awareness of climate change issues, with helpful, creative actions we can take, inspired by the story and accompanying resources. To also encourage art and story telling and a love of books. Please see my website www.planetearthneedsourhelp.com for more information. I am currently working on creating further resources, powerpoint presentations and stories around eco-anxiety.
Planet Purbeck
https://planetpurbeck.org
A movement that gathers together individuals, groups and organisations who understand that climate change and biodiversity loss jeopardise everything we hold dear - and want to do something about it.
We recognize that our combined drive, passion, skills and experience can exert more influence than acting alone. We will campaign for causes that reflect our core values. We will fight to ensure progress in the climate emergency that faces us all. We’re working hard to build a network of people who can make all this happen.
Planet Shaftesbury
https://www.planetshaftesbury.org/
Network of Shaftesbury area individuals and groups who share concerns about climate, nature and pollution. We maintain a website, host monthly meetings, and are connected through a newsletter.
Sherborne Quakers
https://www.quaker.org.uk/meetings/sherborne-yeovil
We are a small meeting of Quakers who meet weekly in Sherborne. We hold events around our concern for the planet and the climate emergency such as vigils and hosted the Loving Earth exhibition of textile art last November.
Sustainable Bridport (formerly TTB)
https://www.sustainablebridport.org
Working to bring together the people of Bridport to plan a life beyond dependance on oil, to reduce the carbon footprint of the town and to make it resilient to change.
Turn Lyme Green
https://turnlymegreen.co.uk/
Promotes sustainable living in Lyme Regis. Set up in 2007, we engage the community in environmental issues. We meet regularly, plan campaigns and events, and have fun. Collaboration with other environmental groups in West Dorset and beyond is an important part of keeping everyone informed and up to date. TLG acts local, thinks global.
West Dorset Friends of the Earth
https://www.westdorsetfriendsoftheearth.org.uk
Friends of the Earth UK has a network of over 200 local groups around the country, all working to improve our environment. The West Dorset group has campaigned for renewable energy, planting more trees, reducing the amount of plastic we produce.
Zero Carbon Dorset
https://www.dorset2030.com/
Zero Carbon Dorset seeks to set out what we need to do in Dorset to address the climate emergency while ensuring the actions proposed do not further damage our sensitive ecology and are ideally regenerative.