Community action/Devon
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| Location | Devon, South West England |
| Coordinates | 50° 16' 59.52" N, 3° 46' 42.75" W |
The aim of this page is to recognise, celebrate and encourage the self-empowerment of community agency networks (CANs) and community groups' activism for climate, environment and many other sustainability topics across Devon.
- Devon community resources is a separate article.
News
How community projects are building a brighter future for British farms, wickedleeks.riverford.co.uk (Nov 11, 2025) - As pine martens are reintroduced to south-west England, a new study shows why local people need to be involved, theconversation.com (Sep 09, 2025) — "...more collaborative relationships can be developed when people are involved in making plans for reintroduction."
- ‘They’re beautiful’: 13-year-olds lead audacious project to save harvest mice in Devon, theguardian.com (Aug 28, 2025)
- Sheep are destroying precious British habitats – and we taxpayers are footing the bill, Chris Packham, theguardian.com (Jul 15, 2025)
- Drone tree-seeding trial could ‘revolutionise’ the expansion of rainforests say exponents, positive.news (Mar 18, 2025)
- Citizens’ Assembly to invest £100,000 in West’s culture, westofengland-ca.gov.uk (Jan 16, 2026)
- ‘We found 23,000 worms!’ The soil project bringing life back to the land, positive.news (Oct 22, 2025)
- Mussel power: how an offshore shellfish farm is boosting marine life, theconversation.com (Jun 06, 2025)
- One in nine new homes in England built between 2022 and 2024 were constructed in areas that could now be at risk of flooding, according to new data., theguardian.com (Feb 18, 2026) — between 2013 and 2022, one in 13 new homes were in potential flooding zones.
- Hedgerows the 'unsung heroes of the countryside', BBC News (Feb 16, 2026) — A group of Kent volunteers is aiming to provide vital habitat for wildlife by planting about 3,800 yards (3,500m) of hedgerows in the countryside this year.
- 'Serious climate breakdown' warning over filthy rivers and flooding, BBC News (Feb 15, 2026)
- Geothermal could replace almost half of the EU’s fossil fuel power, grist.org (Feb 10, 2026)
- I developed an app that uses drone footage to track plastic litter on beaches, theconversation.com (Jan 21, 2026)
- Europeans overwhelmingly support the social economy, poll finds, thenews.coop (Dec 12, 2025) — 93% of Europeans think businesses should be guided by social economy values, such as focusing on social and environmental goals, redistributing profits, and operating with democratic governance structures
- Paris Court Holds Historic Climate Trial in Case Against TotalEnergies, insideclimatenews.org (Feb 19, 2026)
- Introducing Katcha: An African Democratic Innovation Network, demnext.substack.com (Feb 19, 2026)
- The planet’s other forest crisis, latimes.com (Feb 19, 2026)
Networks and sustainability initiatives
- Green Futures Newton Abbot, community-based initiative involving a network of local people making a wide range of contributions. added 16:12, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
- Torbay Together, helping you find and share activities in Torbay, added 13:49, 23 December 2021 (UTC)
- Torridge Common Ground, non-party-political platform that puts the shared values and practical vision of the community at the heart of local governance, empowering communities across Torridge to transform their local economies and wellbeing for the benefit of all
- Bideford Sustainability Group
- Buck the Trend
- Chagford Hub
- North Devon UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
- PL:21, Ivybridge
- Sustainable Crediton
- Sustainable South Brent
- Transition Tavistock
- Transition Exmouth
Organisations working with communities
- Community Action Groups (CAG) Devon, "support and empower community groups to act towards a more sustainable future." added 10:50, 20 November 2023 (UTC)
Each week 3 different short videos from across the UK or world.
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Events
Jun 07, 2025 (Sat) — "A Pesticide - Free Devon", Conference and Gathering, Newton Abbot, greenfutures-newtonabbot.co.uk
UK events
- Mar 13 - 29, 2026 (Fri - Sun) — Great British Spring Clean and Great Big School Clean, Keep Britain Tidy call to help improve local environments, keepbritaintidy.org
- Mar 16 - 27, 2026 (Mon - Fri) — Sustrans Big Walk and Wheel, cycling, walking and scooting challenge for schools from Sustrans, bigwalkandwheel.org.uk
Global or international events
- Feb 02, 2026 (Mon) — World Wetlands Day, Feb 2, annually, worldwetlandsday.org
- Feb 20, 2026 (Fri) — World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20 each year, un.org
- February 21 - March 1, 2026 (Sat - Sun) — Real Bread Week, annual, international celebration of additive-free bread and the people behind its rise, sustainweb.org
2021-2030, UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, International community action events
Devon video
Bioregioning
- Bioregional Learning Centre UK, Community Interest Company (CIC) founded in 2017 to serve the people and place of South Devon. Video: Bioregional TV on youtube.com. Blog: bioregion.org.uk, UK Bioregional Community of Practice, bioregion.org.uk
Climate action
- Devon Climate Emergency
- Citizens Assembly on devonclimateemergency.org.uk. Devon Climate Emergency Response Group is proceeding to organise an online Citizens' Assembly with 70 participants in summer 2021.
- Action on Climate in Teignbridge, added 14:14, 6 October 2020 (UTC)
- Dartmoor Circle
- Bovey Climate Action
Ethical consumerism
Plastic bag ban: In April 2007 local traders in Modbury, Devon declared that for environmental reasons, they would no longer give customers plastic bags. This initiative led to other communities across the UK pursuing similar enterprises....wikipedia:Modbury#Plastic bag ban.
Education for sustainability
Embercombe - Growing Devon Schools - Okehampton College, Energy Efficiency
Biodiversity
- Devon Wildlife Trust is aided by around 800 registered volunteers which help with running 12 local groups and habitat management work on the charity's nature reserves....wikipedia:Devon Wildlife Trust
- Wembury Marine Centre
Trees, woodland and forest
Broadhempston Community Woodland, located in Teignbridge, South Devon.
Community river action
- River Keepers, information from bioregion.org.uk (South Devon / Plymouth)
Rural sustainability
About Devon
Past events
- August 11 - 14, 2016, Off Grid Festival
- February 23 - April 3, 2016, Save Stewart Wood, Wray Valley
Devon ( DEV-ən; historically also known as Devonshire -sheer, -shər) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel to the north, Somerset and Dorset to the east, the English Channel to the south, and Cornwall to the west. The city of Plymouth is the largest settlement.
The county has an area of 2,590 mi2 (6,700 km2) and an estimated population of 1,254,506 in 2024. The south of the county is more densely populated than the north, with Plymouth located in the south-west and the city of Exeter in the south-east. The seaside resorts of Torquay and Paignton are adjacent to each other in the south. The largest town in the north is Barnstaple. For local government purposes, Devon comprises a non-metropolitan county, with eight districts, and the unitary authority areas of Plymouth and Torbay. Devon County Council and Torbay Council collaborate through a combined county authority.
Near you
| Authors | Phil Green |
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| License | CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
| Cite as | Phil Green (2014–2025). "Community action/Devon". Appropedia. Retrieved February 26, 2026. |