Carbon Project Events
New Forest Carbon Footprint Project Events
October 2007-March 2008
October 2007
Eco systems of the New Forest
Saturday 6th October
Climate change and the eco systems of the
A guided walk led by Simon Weymouth, ecologist for the Forestry Commission
Painting the Village Green
Sunday 7th October
Artists will be setting up their easels in and around Brockenhurst to record on canvass aspects of the forest and forest life that could be affected by climate change.
An Inconvenient truth
Saturday 20th October
Showing of the Al Gore film ‘An Inconvenient Truth’
November 2007
The predicted impact of climate change on bats
Saturday 7th November
Talk by the Hampshire Bat Conservation Group
How is climate change likely to affect the
Wednesday November 14th
Talk by Steve Trotter, Director of conservation, recreation and sustainable development for the New Forest National Park Authority
December 2007
Sunday December 2nd
A Greener Christmas Trade Fair
January 2008
The potential effects of climate change on our local birds
Friday January 4th
An illustrated talk by the RSPB
Developments in eco housing
Friday January 18th
Talk by Lymington Architects, Graham and Wendy Perring
Climate Change Brains Trust
Saturday January 26th; Brockenhurst village hall Exhibition Room
A panel discussion with environmental scientists.
February 2008
The
Wednesday February 6th
A talk by Paul Fulford Tourism Officer for New Forest District Council and Claire Gingell, Sustainable Development Fund Officer, New Forest national Park authority.
Home energy surveys, household CO2 and micro generation
Saturday February 16th (Time to be arranged); Methodist Hall, Avenue Road, Brockenhurst
Presentation by Lewis Sheppard, Southern Energy Surveys, and John Mortby fro Powertec.
March 2008
Gardens as havens for butterflies
Thursday March 6th
An illustrated talk by the Hampshire Butterfly Conservation Group
