my Favourite green space is... 

Millennium Woods

I got involved with GPG because...

I wanted to help like minded people educate others and create environmentally rich spaces around the village.

Talk to me about...

Village verges: kasgillie@me.com

my Favourite green space is... 

Millennium Woods

I got involved with GPG because...

I have had a lifelong interest in wildlife and would like to see the preservation of green spaces in the village.

Talk to me about...

the woods or any ideas you have for preservation of nature around the village.

my Favourite green space is... 

walking along Padbury Brook and watching all the changes in Millennium Woods. It is so exciting to see how both wildlife and flowers are emerging in what was once quite a devoid space

I got involved with GPG because...

lockdown taught us all how much we need to connect to nature. Suddenly people were talking about hearing birdsong, growing their own food, planting wildflowers. There was an energy, excitement and enthusiasm to 'find nature on our doorstep' once again.

Talk to me about...

the woods, linking up, new ideas.

my Favourite green space is... 

the wildflower meadow area at the back of the woods. I always feel very peaceful there and it's fantastic to see the results of our biodiversity efforts starting to come through.

I got involved with GPG because...

I feel passionately that there are small things that each and every one of us can do to help our planet for future generations, and I want to role model that for my sons.

Talk to me about...

Muddy Toddlers or how you can get involved with Greener Padbury.

my Favourite green space is... 

the perimeter of the woods. These contain precious memories of daily walks with my daughters during lockdown when our eyes were opened to the rhythm, individuality and diversity of butterflies.

I got involved with GPG because...

I love wild, natural spaces - they should be cherished. That so many species are dying out because of human activity saddens me greatly. I want to play any part I can, however small, in reversing that.

Talk to me about...

Go Wild in the Woods, getting involved, and, as Chair, anything to do with governance.

my Favourite green space is... 

Whether it's the cosy corner of my own garden or up at the allotments, there's nothing quite like being surrounded by nature. It's where the mind finds some quiet.

I got involved with GPG because...

I first got involved as a volunteer, helping plant at the Millennium Woods. Once I shared my idea of starting a community allotment, it wasn't long before I was invited to join as a trustee and together we have brought that idea to life.

Talk to me about...

our community allotment.

my Favourite green space is... 

under the sky when the sky-larks are singing over the nascent wild-flower meadow at the south end of the woods.

I got involved with GPG...

to help do what we can to support wildlife in the face of its current severe decline.

Talk to me about...

woods, meadow, wild flowering plants, moths, birds and bats and any other wildlife in the village.

my Favourite green space is... 

the footpath behind the houses to the north of the village with its extensive views over ridge and furrow fields, the brook and the old railway line.  I also love it when the fields have flooded in the winter months – a tranquil stretch of water making a wide river.

I got involved with GPG...

Living in a way that has as light a footprint as possible is important to me, both in the protection the environment and the impact our purchases have on others, especially those living in developing countries.  Where we live is important too – our actions determine our environment.

Talk to me about...

volunteering for litter picking and eco tips.