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Lancashire Climate Action Network

Lancashire Climate Action Network logo, white text with a red rose in centre.

Archived Events

Tenderfoot Theatre OutHaus poster, hands holding onto the top of jeans adorned with marker pen

Tenderfoot Theatre presents ‘OutHaus’, Friday 7th February 2025

Sustainability diagram - Economic, environment and social image

The Green Minds at Work Series, Tuesday 4th February 2025

Photo by Chris Gallagher on Unsplash, river bursts its banks causing flooding in Bingley

WORKSHOP: Prospects – Climate Action & Me, Thursday 30th January

Photo by Tommy Krombacher on Unsplash, electric car plugin system

WEBINAR – Embarking on Transport Schemes, Tuesday 10th December

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, jigsaw pieces, some joined some loose

WEBINAR – Developing Business Models & Financing Community-led Projects, Tues 26th Nov

Students walking outside the HUB on a sunny day

Sustainability Fair, Monday 18th – Friday 22nd November

Photo by Oussema Jbeli on Unsplash, new shoots from a tree branch

Have a go at Coppicing, Tawd Valley, Sunday 17th November

Photo by Elle Leontiev on Unsplash, sunset over cattle hearders at the Allee des baobabs, Madagascar.

Talk by Money for Madagascar, Christ Church Lancaster, Tuesday 12th Nov

Photo by Lukasz Szmigiel on Unsplash, sun peeking through the trees of a forest

Festival Bowland: Mind, Body, Nature Connection Walk, Saturday 9th November

man fitting sun panels onto a roof

‘At Home with Energy’, Durham University, 7th Nov, Radisson Blu Hotel – FREE

Photo by Jessy Smith on Unsplash, house building project, scaffolding and window fitting

WEBINAR – The role of community energy, Wednesday 6th Nov

Photo by Neil Martin on Unsplash, Royal Albert Dock with the pilars light up

River of Light Festival Liverpool, Friday 25th Oct – Tuesday 5th Nov 2024

Photo by Ian Cumming on Unsplash, as dawn broke the wildlife comes to life & the geese took flight to head for the fields

Late Night Opening: Goose Spectacular, Martin Mere, Wed 2nd – Sat 26th Oct

Photo by Rafal Grzegorz on Unsplash, Swans in the morning in a reserve

Dawn Flights, Martin Mere, Sat 5th – Sat 26th October (Sat only)

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, dark skies at Ribblehead Station, Carnforth, UK

Festival Bowland: Bowland Dark Skies, Thursday 24th October

Net Zero Terrace Street in Rossendale photo 1, the street

WEBINAR – Net Zero Terrace Streets (NSTZ) project, Thursday 24th October

Photo by Marty Finney on Unsplash, sun setting agaisnt the backdrop of Gisburn Forrest in the Forrest of Bowland

All-Terrain Wheelchair Taster Day, Gisburn Forest, Friday 18th October

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash, children playing on tree swing in woods

Schools Outdoor Learning Conference, Wed 16th Oct University of Cumbria

Photo by Monika Sojčáková on Unsplash, green plants and trees in the woods

Burnley’s unveils its very first Climate Week, Monday 7th – Sunday 13th October

WEBINAR: Common Planning Considerations for Community Energy Projects, Tues 8th Oct

Photo by olimpia campean on Unsplash, cheese platter with chunks of bread on a wooden board

Celebrate with a week of Feast Bowland 2024, Saturday 21st – Friday 27th September

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, cormorants on rocks in Morecambe Bay

Chapel Island Event, talk: Wednesday 25th September, walk: Saturday 28th September

Photo by Barbara Chowaniec on Unsplash, Autumn breakfast jam pot with bread

Feast Bowland: Elderberry Jam Making, Wed 25th Sept, Jeffrey Hill, Nr Longridge

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash, overhead photo of people preparing holistic medicine/food

Feast Bowland: Herbal Medicine Walk, Tuesday 24th September Barrowford

Photo by Beth Jnr on Unsplash, washed up toxic litter on a beautiful beach.

Great British Beach Clean at Half Moon Bay, meet Half Moon Bay cafe car park, Sunday 22nd Sept

Photo by david Griffiths on Unsplash, person walking along a footpath

Walk to Conger Rock from Battery car park Morecambe, Friday 20th September

Photo by Lucie Hošová on Unsplash, flying multicoloured kite

St. Anne’s International Kite Festival, Friday 13th – Sunday 15th September

Photo by John Cameron on Unsplash. Community is Strength poster, large red and white public billboard saying 'community is strength'

WEBINAR – Communicating and Engaging with your Communities, 10th September

Photo by Nils Bouillard on Unsplash, Plecotus auritus - Brown long-eared bat, a common bat species throughout Europe

Calder Vale Bat Walk, Thursday 5th September

Photo by Andrew Hall on Unsplash, reed beds at Martin Mere UK

See GIANT LEGO® Brick Animals at WWT Martin Mere Sun 1st Sept!

Photo by Manuel Bartsch on Unsplash, moth feeding on a flower

Moth Trapping, now till Saturday 31st August, Martin Mere Wildlife Centre

Photo by Chris Porter on Unsplash, Royal Liver Building seen in the distance from the Albert Dock and waterfront, Liverpool.

Last Day of Summer: A Waterfront Family Festival, Saturday 31st August

Photo by Victoria Strukovskaya on Unsplash, hand with a wreath of wild flowers on the background of a wheat field.

Sabden’s Summer Folklore Festival, Friday 30th Aug-Sunday 1st Sept

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, Morecambe beach at sunset

Roa Island Walk, Thursday 22nd August, meeting at the Lifeboat station entrance

Photo by Amit Jagnade on Unsplash, walkers in the coutryside of the Forest of Bowland, Clitheroe

A Walk Through Time, Wednesday 21st August, Trough of Bowland

Photo by The Matter of Food on Unsplash, red pickled cabbage in clamp lid jars

Skill-Share Workshop 8: Preserving foods (fermenting and bottling) Sun 18th August

Photo by kazuend on Unsplash, rushing stream over rocks surrounded by trees

Wyre Rivers Trust Amble, Wednesday 14th August, Caterall

Photo by Tengyart on Unsplash, the Milky Way Galaxy and the Perseide meteor shower. A rich night background with a beautiful starry sky.

Perseid Meteor Shower, Monday 12th August, Dunsop Bridge

Photo by Shamith TP on Unsplash, Tomatos hanging on their plant stems

WORKSHOP: Growing in your Greenhouse or Polytunnel, Lets Grow Preston, Sat 10th Aug

Curlew in flight, photo taken by Alan Owens

Call of the Curlew: Singing and Songwriting workshops, August 3rd, 4th and 11th at various venues

Accessible Nature Trail, Claver Hill Community Project Open Day taken from above

Accessible Nature Trail Open Day, Saturday 27th July, Claver Hill

Photo by laura adai on Unsplash, Water Lilies in a pond

Quiet Pond Dipping Sessions, now till Sunday 21st July, Martin Mere

Photo by Diana Parkhouse on Unsplash, 7 spotted ladybird on a yellow canola flower in Spring

WORKSHOP: Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden, Let’s Grow Preston, Sat 20th July

Photo taken by Community Rail Lancashire, walkers in front of Ribblehead Viaduct

Community Rail Lancashire Guided Walks, Wednesday 3rd – Saturday 20th July

Photo by Ksenia Makagonova on Unsplash, meditation; increase focus, knowledge, and memory

The Bay Health Festivals, Saturday 13th – Sunday 14th July in Lancaster, Barrow & Kendal

Photo by Bob Brewer on Unsplash, Barn Owl hunting for prey

Bat and Barn Owl Nights – Martin Mere, 14th June – 13th July

Photo by Ante Hamersmit on Unsplash, honey bees on honeycomb, buzzing around their hive

WORKSHOP: Lune Valley Beekeepers Open Day, Saturday 13th July

Photo by Hyttalo Souza on Unsplash, injection being administered

Supporting Primary Care to Reach Net Zero – County Hall Preston, Friday 12th July

Photo by Caroline Attwood on Unsplash, cutting onions on a wooden chopping board

Food Safety Level 2 Award 1-Day Training, Wednesday 10th July

Photo by Regina Mansor on Unsplash, Peacock butterfly on purple Buddleja

Sign Up For 30 Days Wild, Lancashire Wildlife Trust, throughout June

Photo by Erda Estremera on Unsplash, large Alliums in the foreground of a beautiful garden border.

National Garden Scheme Open Day, Gorse Hill/ NGS Garden Handbook, Sunday 30th June

LANDS Talks – Lancashire Arts Network for Developing Sustainability, Friday 28th June

Sustainability STEM Challenge, 27th June 2024, Blackburn Rovers FC Trust, 9am-2.30pm, Ewood Park

Sustainability Learning Conference NW, 27th June, Blackburn Rovers FC Trust, Ewood Park

Climate Change 4 (protest) - pic by Li-An-Lim on Unsplash

Pledge to March, Saturday 22nd June Park Lane, London, W1K

Photo by Element5 Digital on Unsplash, silhouette of an arm posting into a ballot box

Preston General Election 2024 Hustings to be held Monday 17th June

Green hills, hedges and trees in the countryside of Lancashire

Milnthorpe to Fairy Steps, Walking Group St Thomas Church, 15th June

Let's Grow Preston, gardeener carrying wheelbarrow full of soil walking through a garden - pic by LGP

WORKSHOP: Caring For Your Soil, Let’s Grow Preston, Sat 15th June

Photo by Elizaveta Dushechkina on Unsplash, girl looking through a spy glass

Wyre Estuary BioBlitz, Friday 14th & Saturday 15th June, Wyre Estuary Country Park & Riverside Room

Photo by Juan José Valencia Antía on Unsplash, almonds in a bowl on a wooden surface

Food Allergen Awareness 1-Day Training, Wednesday 12th June

WEBINAR – Community Energy in the North, Tuesday 11th June

Photo by Jennifer Latuperisa-Andresen on Unsplash, walkers on a country path in the sunshine

Various Short Walks, Sun 2nd June – Sat 8th June at multiple locations

People milling around a stall at Accrington EcoFest for Prospects

Accrington EcoFest 2024, Broadway Accrington, Saturday 8th June 2024

Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum 2024 banner, graphic earth with lancashire red rose in the foreground and text above.

Second Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum, Thurday 6th June 2024

Photo by Proinsias Mac an Bheatha on Unsplash, Bumble Bee on a white flower

Bumble Bee ID & BeeWalk Workshop, Friday, 31st May, Gisburn Forest

Photo by Egor Vikhrev on Unsplash, eye on the field made up of trees, plants and flowers

Sustainability Social, Friday, 31st May, Lancaster Sustainability Hub

Photo by Ray Hennessy on Unsplash, tiny and beautiful Gray Hairstreak flitting around a field and landing on grasses.

Gorse Hill Nature Reserve, Moth and Newt Night, Saturday 1st June

Photo by Andrew Hall on Unsplash, Brockholes Nature Reserve buildings on a spring day

Thinking With Nature – Brockholes Nature Reserve, Monday 20th May

Edge Hill University front of main building, gardens and students

SustainNET Day, Business School, EHU, Thursday 16th May

Photo by Ali Yılmaz on Unsplash, ears of wheat in a field

WEBINAR – Grants & funding opps for farmers, Wed 8th May

Photo by S. Tsuchiya on Unsplash, yellow rubber duck

Annual Duck Race, Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. Fun & prizes!

Photo by Jelleke Vanooteghem on Unsplash, yarn being dyed in a metal tub

Sow, Eat, Wear, Share, Dye, Rot, Renew Workshops, Thursday 2nd May

Photo by Nick de Partee on Unsplash, clothes on a rail

Fashion Revolution Week: Interwoven, Thursday 2nd May – 4th May, all day free event

Photo by Javier Allegue Barros on Unsplash, signpost silhouette against a pink sky

WEBINAR – Signposting Communities to Decarbonisation, Wednesday 1st May

Photo by Tom Bradley on Unsplash, Robin in the spring singing at dawn

Dawn Chorus Walk, Friends of Tawd Valley, Saturday 27th April

Volunteer Session – Great British Spring Clean, Friends of Tawd Valley, March & April

Photo by Catalin Paterau on Unsplash, Wheelbarrow full of flowers near Agapia Monastery in Romania

Let’s Grow Preston and the Spring Fair, check out our FREE events in April

LDCVS Logo, info graphic with gold. black and grey lettering

The Swop Shop Skill Share, Friday 19th April at Lancaster & Morecambe College

North West Net Zero Hib - logo, with blue background to match the event

FREE WEBINAR – LEVI Fund Masterclass, Wednesday 17th April

North West Net Zero Hib - logo

WEBINAR – Governance of Community Energy Groups, Tue 16th April 

Photo by Nils Bouillard on Unsplash, Plecotus auritus - Brown long-eared bat, a common bat species throughout Europe

Educational Bat Walk, Friends of Tawd Valley, Saturday 13th April

Photo by Jonathan Farber on Unsplash, full Honeycomb placed on a wooden bench

Spring Convention Trade Show, Friday 12th to Sunday 14th April

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash, Happy Easter wooden blocks surrounded by easter eggs

Martin Mere: Easter Giant Duck Hunt & Duck Race, on till Sunday 14th April

Various kids at the Action for Conservation summer camps in multiple locations

Action for Conservation, FREE: Summer Nature Camps, deadline Sunday 7th April

Supporting Hyndburn Businesses to Reach Net Zero, Thursday 4th April

Photo by Edi Libedinsky on Unsplash, girl on adults shoulders making glasses sign with hands

East – Lancs Mapping Nature & Comms Roadshow, Wednesday 27th March

Photo by Ben Wicks on Unsplash, four sets of kids legs all wearing muddy wellies

North – Lancashire Mapping Nature & Communities Roadshow, Monday 25th March

Photo by Amber Weir on Unsplash, a boy smiling holding up a tree sapling before planting

Join Trees for Burnley and help plant 7,500 trees across 15 sites, now till March 2024

Photo by Joshua Hoehne on Unsplash, fallen apples and other materials in a composting area

Compost Workshop: Ways to make & use your own compost, Saturday 23rd March

Disco-bedience image graphic, black text on a blue background.

Disco-Bedience, a night of baselines & beats care of Extinction Rebellion climate action, Sat 23rd March

Photo by Gabby Orcutt on Unsplash, blond girl holding a red leaf infront of her face

Wyre, Fylde, Blackpool – Lancashire Mapping Nature & Communities Roadshow, Mon 18th Mar, 9:45-12:30

Lancashire Badger Group logo, badgers head above the logo text

Lancashire Badger Group AGM, Saturday 16th March 2024

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, cormorants on rocks in Morecambe Bay

TALK – Morecambe Bay – 350 million years ago, Wed 13th March

Photo by Elizaveta Dushechkina on Unsplash, girl looking through a spy glass

FREE – Outdoor Learning Network Meeting, Tues 12th March

Net Zero image, moss on a branch and white icons surrounding, photo from Chamber Low Carbon

Towards a Sustainable Lancashire, Monday 11th March

Photo by Redd F on Unsplash, seven people gathering in a informal environment for a meeting

WORKSHOP: Is starting a co‑op right for you? Sat 9th March

Photo by Annie Spratt on Unsplash, man walking through bracken

Lancashire Rail Rambler Guided Walks, Saturday 2nd March

Photo by Damien TUPINIER on Unsplash, worker bees flying in and out of their hive

British Beekeepers Association Spring Convention, Sat 2nd Mar

Photo by Sigmund on Unsplash, home wooden garden growing vegetables

Offshoots Community Garden, Burnley, adult volunteer sessions; February

Photo by Andrew Hall on Unsplash, reed beds at Martin Mere UK

Drawn to Water, Quentin Blake Exhibition, on till Sat 24th February

Photo by Richard Bell on Unsplash, tractor ploughing a field

NFU24 Conference, Tues 20th – Wed 21st February-ICC Birmingham

Cli-Mates Project 2018, students standing on a boardwalk waving

WEBINAR – Communicating Climate Change, Wednesday 21st Feb

Prospects logo with litter pickers in the background

February Half-Term with the Prospects Foundation – Plan your day wth us!

Greenpeace project climate vote, white text on a rainbow background

Greenpeace Preston – Project Climate Vote, Sunday 18th February

Photo by Heather Wilde on Unsplash, salt marshes of The Wirral Way, Parkgate, Neston, UK

TALK – How are salt marshes helping to protect the North West coast, Wed 14th Feb

Photo by Jonny Gios on Unsplash, dark skies at Ribblehead Station, Carnforth, UK

Bowland Dark Skies Festival 2024, Saturday 10th to Saturday 17th February

TALK – Kai Heron: How to Flourish Without Economic Growth, Saturday 10th February

Photo by Amit Jagnade on Unsplash, people waking along a path in the Forest of Bowland National Park Clitheroe

Outstanding Entries for Bowland’s Annual Photo Competition Exhibition, Friday 9th February

Photo by Heather Wilde on Unsplash, Peacock butterfly in a field of purple clover

TALK – Rare Butterflies of Morecambe Bay, Friday 9th February 2024

Photo by Alexander Sinn on Unsplash, red heart created from '01's on a computer screen of white '01's

TALK – AI for Beginners! Bailiff Bar, Wigan: Thursday 8th February 2024

Community Rail Lancashire - homepage map image - portrait

On Track Exhibition Extended To January 2024, Community Rail Lancashire

Lancashire Mapping Nature & Communities Roadshow, Monday 29th Jan 2024

Potato Day & Seed Swap, Saturday 27th January

SESSION1: Lunch & Learn – Groundwork in Lancashire

Lancaster Sustainability Hub Team standing infront of the office window.

WEBINAR: Introducing the Lancaster Sustainability Hub

Photo by Ian Ward on Unsplash, a boat coming into the bay on the Isle Of Muck UK

TALK – Beyond the Tearoom, the Wildlife of the Small Isles

WEBINAR: The Interface of Environment and Human Wellbeing

Learn-to-garden-for-people-planet-and-wildlife, pic by Food Futures

Learn to Garden for People, Planet and Wildlife (12)

Lancaster Co-housing site at Halton, solar panels constrruction.

Webinar: Community Owned Renewable Energy Project

clouded coast with sand dunes in the foreground

Fylde Sand Dunes Guided Walk, Lancashire Wildlife Trust

Burnley Nature Festival, Burnley Leisure & Culture, Towneley Hall

A crow of people at a gig with their hands in the air watching a band, light up with a backdrop of red light

Webinar: Mobilising Communities on Climate Action

CAP-CEP Webinar, Co-op Solutions to the Climate Emergency (3 Oct 2023) - photo 1, roof top solar

Webinar – Co-op Solutions to the Climate Emergency

Fashion show. Cartoon couturiers. Stylists and designers. Trendy clothing industry. Models and photographer. Fashionable clothes design. Dress construction or tailoring. Long runway. Garish vector set

Preston Sustainable Fashion Show

Poster for St Annes-on-Sea Railway Station cycle event, image of a lifeboat with blue, orange and black text on a grey background.

St Annes-on-Sea Railway Station Cycle Shelter Celebration

Eco-Fest 2023, performers dressed as christmas trees walking the streets, PROSPECTS Foundation - pic by PF

EcoFest Hyndburn (PROSPECTS Foundation)

Prof Christopher Dent at the first Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum held on 17 May

Lancashire Community Climate Action Forum

March 20, 2024

Lancashire Climate Action Network logo, white text with a red rose in centre.

Edge Hill University