Groundwork Yorkshire
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At Groundwork Yorkshire we are passionate about creating a future where every neighbourhood is vibrant and green and able to shape its own destiny, where every community is strong and no-one is held back by their background or circumstances.
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Our open access study on human-nature connectedness is in the latest issue of Perspectives in Ecology & Conservation
Outdoor activities increase human-nature connectedness, with mindfulness and encounters with wildlife giving the largest increases in connectedness
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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Outdoor activities increase human-nature connectedness, with mindfulness and encounters with wildlife giving the largest increases in connectedness
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
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December 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Our open access study on human-nature connectedness is in the latest issue of Perspectives in Ecology & Conservation
Outdoor activities increase human-nature connectedness, with mindfulness and encounters with wildlife giving the largest increases in connectedness
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
🌍 🧪 🦤
Outdoor activities increase human-nature connectedness, with mindfulness and encounters with wildlife giving the largest increases in connectedness
doi.org/10.1016/j.pe...
🌍 🧪 🦤
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Book now for Healthy Holidays Leeds this Christmas! 🎄
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Book now for Healthy Holidays Leeds this Christmas! 🎄
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
School-aged children and young people eligible for income-related free school meals can take part in amazing, free activities with a healthy meal from 22 December to 2 January.
Sign up now 👉 bit.ly/44ik1YK
Green Skills and Gardening Course, opportunities for January.
December 4, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Green Skills and Gardening Course, opportunities for January.
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We are looking for girls aged 12-18 who want to have their voices heard regarding parks. We are creating a video and would love them to be part of it. Find out more:
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/be-part...
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/be-part...
December 2, 2025 at 3:57 PM
We are looking for girls aged 12-18 who want to have their voices heard regarding parks. We are creating a video and would love them to be part of it. Find out more:
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/be-part...
www.makespaceforgirls.co.uk/blog/be-part...
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There are more public EV chargers in Westminster than in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle combined. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522620...
'Postcode lottery': Study reveals true scale of EV charging network's north-south divide
Analysis reveals Westminster has more public chargers than Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle combined
www.businessgreen.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
There are more public EV chargers in Westminster than in Manchester, Liverpool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle combined. www.businessgreen.com/news/4522620...
If you are in a position to help, you can support the Green Doctor's work and fund a visit for a family in need by supporting our appeal here: www.groundwork.org.uk/greendoctor/...
Donate to Green Doctor - Groundwork
Your donation helps us create a greener and fairer future. Every penny given to our Green Doctor service goes to fighting fuel poverty – keeping those
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December 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
If you are in a position to help, you can support the Green Doctor's work and fund a visit for a family in need by supporting our appeal here: www.groundwork.org.uk/greendoctor/...
Green Skills & Gardening and Volunteering Courses
Starting Mon 10:00-12:00 12th Jan in Morley. Places still available.
Starting Mon 10:00-12:00 12th Jan in Morley. Places still available.
December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Green Skills & Gardening and Volunteering Courses
Starting Mon 10:00-12:00 12th Jan in Morley. Places still available.
Starting Mon 10:00-12:00 12th Jan in Morley. Places still available.
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IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, and then make it much worse with bad design.
NASA map shows temperatures up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets, sidewalks
Data from June 19, when the daily high was 106 degrees, shows asphalt across the city that day was between 120 and 160 degrees.
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November 26, 2025 at 6:17 AM
IMPORTANT: NASA map shows temperatures of up to 160 degrees on Phoenix streets & sidewalks. All that unrelenting concrete and asphalt for cars. Not nearly enough trees. They start with ridiculous heat that’s only getting worse with the #ClimateCrisis, and then make it much worse with bad design.
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💥 There's less than a week to go until we launch our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report!
Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4
Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4
November 27, 2025 at 10:27 AM
💥 There's less than a week to go until we launch our 2025 State of the Nation's Food Industry report!
Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4
Be one of the first to hear the key findings by signing up to our webinar featuring a panel of leading food businesses and investors.
🔗 tinyurl.com/ms3jj6m4
Our views on why, despite the welcome news of cuts to fuel bills announced by the Chancellor yesterday, there is still an urgent need to ensure those who live in the coldest, dampest homes get the targeted help and support they so desperately need.
www.groundwork.org.uk/blog-groundw...
www.groundwork.org.uk/blog-groundw...
BLOG: Groundwork’s Cure for Cold Appeal - Groundwork
By Graham Duxbury, Groundwork's UK Chief Executive The fact that, in a wealthy country, so many people are struggling to afford a basic level of warmth
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November 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Our views on why, despite the welcome news of cuts to fuel bills announced by the Chancellor yesterday, there is still an urgent need to ensure those who live in the coldest, dampest homes get the targeted help and support they so desperately need.
www.groundwork.org.uk/blog-groundw...
www.groundwork.org.uk/blog-groundw...
#UKSPF course at Kirkgate, WF, where we talked about fruit tree pruning, tree ID, soil types like loam, sand, and clay followed by horticulture qualification and then art session in the afternoon.
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
#UKSPF course at Kirkgate, WF, where we talked about fruit tree pruning, tree ID, soil types like loam, sand, and clay followed by horticulture qualification and then art session in the afternoon.
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In recent years I’ve seen a lot of misinformation around heat pumps.
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
The Heat Pumps Fact-Check
Many preconceptions about heat pumps are based on outdated information, misunderstandings, or deliberate misinformation.
heatpumpswatch.org
November 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM
In recent years I’ve seen a lot of misinformation around heat pumps.
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
Marek Miara at Heat Pumps Watch tackles misinformation in his recent article and delivers a strong reminder: many of the common objections simply don’t hold up.
heatpumpswatch.org/the-heat-pum...
We are now offering FREE cervical screening training to ALL organisations in the Wakefield district.
We can deliver online or in person and you will receive an attendance certificate.
If you would like to book please email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
We can deliver online or in person and you will receive an attendance certificate.
If you would like to book please email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
November 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
We are now offering FREE cervical screening training to ALL organisations in the Wakefield district.
We can deliver online or in person and you will receive an attendance certificate.
If you would like to book please email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
We can deliver online or in person and you will receive an attendance certificate.
If you would like to book please email:
[email protected]
[email protected]
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"ETH researchers estimate the cost of removing 1 tonne of CO2 from the air in the year 2050 to be between 230 and 540 US dollars. This is twice as high as previous estimates"
"The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped.
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
This is the conclusion reached by @ethz.ch researchers on the basis of new calculations. Efforts to reduce carbon emissions should therefore continue at pace"
Cost of direct air carbon capture to remain higher than hoped
The cost of removing large quantities of CO2 from the air will fall in the medium term, but not as much as previously hoped. This is the conclusion reached by ETH researchers on the basis of new calcu...
ethz.ch
November 25, 2025 at 9:58 AM
"ETH researchers estimate the cost of removing 1 tonne of CO2 from the air in the year 2050 to be between 230 and 540 US dollars. This is twice as high as previous estimates"
It is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day tomorrow, see our Green Dr Impact Report to see the differences we have helped make including:
£4.2m in financial savings generated for vulnerable households last year.
www.groundwork.org.uk/yorkshire/ge...
£4.2m in financial savings generated for vulnerable households last year.
www.groundwork.org.uk/yorkshire/ge...
My Energy And Heating - Groundwork
Take Control of Your Energy Bills Green Doctor Yorkshire offer free, impartial energy advice to help you save energy in your home, reduce your bills, and We offer a free, impartial consultancy to help...
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November 25, 2025 at 10:58 AM
It is Fuel Poverty Awareness Day tomorrow, see our Green Dr Impact Report to see the differences we have helped make including:
£4.2m in financial savings generated for vulnerable households last year.
www.groundwork.org.uk/yorkshire/ge...
£4.2m in financial savings generated for vulnerable households last year.
www.groundwork.org.uk/yorkshire/ge...
Cultivate and cook at Cottingley Community Centre with first aid training re bleeding, CPR, recovery position, strokes, fainting, and talked about examples from our lives. we also added compost to the garden and planted garlic in pots and planted daffodil bulbs #ukspf
November 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Cultivate and cook at Cottingley Community Centre with first aid training re bleeding, CPR, recovery position, strokes, fainting, and talked about examples from our lives. we also added compost to the garden and planted garlic in pots and planted daffodil bulbs #ukspf
The New Year will see a small rise of 0.2% to the energy price cap. This will see the average household bill rise from £1755 to £1758.
Good news on the surface, looking at a longer period though the winter of 2021/22, that's a jump of 44.5%.
Good news on the surface, looking at a longer period though the winter of 2021/22, that's a jump of 44.5%.
November 21, 2025 at 9:20 AM
The New Year will see a small rise of 0.2% to the energy price cap. This will see the average household bill rise from £1755 to £1758.
Good news on the surface, looking at a longer period though the winter of 2021/22, that's a jump of 44.5%.
Good news on the surface, looking at a longer period though the winter of 2021/22, that's a jump of 44.5%.
Help cure cold for millions this year
November 20, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Help cure cold for millions this year
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Some 6.5 million people in 2024 visited the park for a short or long walk.
Walking through the North York Moors National Park – a place of adventure, conservation and healing
Some 6.5 million people in 2024 visited the park for a short or long walk.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Some 6.5 million people in 2024 visited the park for a short or long walk.
Wakefield Kirkgate Tuesday #UKSPF session where we propagated blackcurrant bushes, cactus through air propagation and garlic through aquaponics as well as making plant labels from milk bottles and straightened the artwork and in the afternoon we started the NOCN level 1 qualification #greenskills
November 18, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Wakefield Kirkgate Tuesday #UKSPF session where we propagated blackcurrant bushes, cactus through air propagation and garlic through aquaponics as well as making plant labels from milk bottles and straightened the artwork and in the afternoon we started the NOCN level 1 qualification #greenskills
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On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
November 18, 2025 at 3:47 PM
On our new website, check out all the fabulous photos of plants & people!
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
In the header is a pic of @danryannature.bsky.social & daughter Ada on a #NewYearPlantHunt last year.
We also used images (like this stunning Grass-of-Parnassus) entered into our Photo Competition: bsbi.org/take-part/ac...
Scarth Gardens in Morley:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Morley's Scarth Gardens set for £145k revamp
Scarth Gardens is set to get new pavements, more plants and a sculpture trail, says the council.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Scarth Gardens in Morley:
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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🚨Only 1 day left to submit your abstract for The Resilient Landscapes and Seas (RLAS) Symposium 2026!
www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-fo...
To tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis we need collaboration at scale.
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www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-fo...
To tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis we need collaboration at scale.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:56 PM
🚨Only 1 day left to submit your abstract for The Resilient Landscapes and Seas (RLAS) Symposium 2026!
www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-fo...
To tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis we need collaboration at scale.
🤝🌍
www.ecologicalcontinuitytrust.org/rlas-call-fo...
To tackle the biodiversity and climate crisis we need collaboration at scale.
🤝🌍
Our initial podcast is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... on indoor air quality.
Ground Up: Indoor Air Quality - YouTube
Discussion on the barely known issues that affect the indoor air quality of homes.
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Our initial podcast is now available on YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis... on indoor air quality.