Everyone was welcome to our monthly whole group meeting in the relaxed surroundings of the Globe Library, Stokesley, 7:30pm. The garden / allotment produce sharing table at the library was available again so we encourage people with a glut of veg or fruit to share, to bring these along or to help yourself to the fresh, localContinue reading “CASaV monthly meeting – 19th August 2025”
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Big Butterfly Count in Great Ayton’s Floodplain Meadow
On Wednesday 30th July, come and help members of Climate Action Stokesley and Villages count butterflies, with the support of Martin Partridge Chair of Yorkshire Branch Butterfly Conservation, as part of the Big Butterfly Count. Recently Martin surveyed the meadow and identified two butterflies that had not been recorded in this area before. Meet atContinue reading “Big Butterfly Count in Great Ayton’s Floodplain Meadow”
CASaV AGM 15th July 2025
Our AGM was held at Yatton House, Guisborough Rd, Great Ayton on Tuesday 15th July, starting at 7pm. Everyone was welcome to come along whether you are a formal member, a supporter or just interested to hear more about our work. The evening started with the formal AGM over a pooled supper. This was followedContinue reading “CASaV AGM 15th July 2025”
New planters for pollinators
The new planters on the platform at Great Ayton Station, installed by Friends of Great Ayton Station, were designed and constructed by Thompsons Timberworks with funding and support from Northern and Climate Action Stokesley and Villages. Great Ayton Station is designated as a Butterfly Conservation Trust ‘Wild Space‘ so plants were chosen to attract pollinators.
Nature Journaling
Do you want to find a way to record your thoughts and observations on nature or have you been inspired by Great Ayton’s Bug Trail to explore the role of pollinators? Then this introductory session to nature journaling, with the theme of pollinators, might be for you. During the session Suzi Smith will introduce youContinue reading “Nature Journaling”
Revitalising our Estuaries: Tales from the River Tees and CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 15th April 2025
On Tuesday 15th April the second of CASaV’s bi-monthly talks on “Revitalising our Estuaries: Tales from the River Tees” was be given by Henry Short and Judy Power from the Tees Rivers Trust. Many of the UK’s estuaries have experienced high levels of pollution and habitat loss over the last 100 years leading to localised extinctions of many species. TheContinue reading “Revitalising our Estuaries: Tales from the River Tees and CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 15th April 2025”
CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 18th March 2025
Our next whole group meeting will be on Tuesday 18th March, starting at 19:30 in The Globe Community Library, North Road, Stokesley. During the meeting, as well as updates from our subgroups, we will consider the findings of the evaluation of our activities since we started in 2019 and discuss the recommendations to inform our future activities asContinue reading “CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 18th March 2025”
CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 21st January 2025
We start 2025 with planning for another year of our whole group’s activities and actions at our whole group meeting on Tuesday 21st January at the Globe Community Library, Stokesley from 19.30 until 21.00. All welcome to come together to share thoughts on all things climate change and biodiversity loss, updates from the sub groups. We’re a friendly bunch and we welcomeContinue reading “CASaV monthly meeting – Tuesday 21st January 2025”
Tree planting day
The Loftus family would like some help, on Sunday 12th January, to plant 200 native trees round some new ponds in Faceby to help improve the biodiversity of the area.Tree planting will be taking place in the morning from 10am – 12 noon and in the afternoon from 1pm – 3pm, weather permitting.To keep everyoneContinue reading “Tree planting day”
Help measure the impact of our group
As a year of numerous events, activities and actions by CASaV comes to a close, it is a useful time to assess if we are meeting our goals of making a tangible impact. Having been in existence for just over five years we have commissioned an assessment of our impact in the local community soContinue reading “Help measure the impact of our group”
Climate Action Stokesley and Villages 