Friday 22 August 2025
From Sustainable Warminster:
Please see below the Dates for your Diary for September and October 2025, and other news you may find of interest:
Friday, 5 September, 7:30pm, Green Drinks at The Wellbeing Hub, 36 High Street, Warminster, BA12 0AF
An informal gathering. All are welcome to come along and chat about what we do or just catch up with others. New faces are always welcome! Wednesday, 10 September, Annual General Meeting, 7:00-9:00pm, at Warminster Civic Centre, Sambourne Road, Warminster, BA12 8LB
Please join us in celebrating a busy year for Sustainable Warminster as well as discussing other topics.
Monday, 6 October, 7:30pm, Green Drinks at The Fox & Hounds, 6 Deverill Road, Warminster BA12 9QP
An informal gathering. All are welcome to come along and chat about what we do or just catch up with others. New faces are always welcome!
The Smallbrook Nature Reserve mural is now completed
With thanks to everyone who donated to the Smallbrook Nature Reserve mural campaign, it is now completed. Find out more here:
Residents delight as Smallbrook mural completed – Warminster Journal
Donate your unwanted tech
Unwanted technology, such as old desktops, laptops, and tablets, can now be donated at a new drop-off point in Warminster Civic Centre to be repurposed. Find out more about this scheme here:
Donate unwanted old phones and laptops in Warminster – Warminster Journal, or for more information, contact info@wiltshiredigitaldrive.org or visit www.wiltshiredigitaldrive.org/
Love Your Local Nature Reserve
The Wiltshire Wildlife Trust has launched a fundraising campaign to protect and improve the Smallbrook Meadow Nature Reserve, Warminster.
The campaign highlights the critical role that local nature reserves have in protecting wildlife and helping communities connect with nature. Find out more about this campaign and how to donate here: Warminster urged to support Smallbrook Meadows – Warminster Journal
Have your say on Wiltshire Council’s vision for the county
Wiltshire people are being asked to help shape Wiltshire Council’s community-centred draft plan by having their say on the vision for the county over the next decade. Whether you’re a resident, business representative, community group or anyone with an interest in the future of the county and Wiltshire Council services, you can complete a survey and provide your views on the draft Council Plan 2025-35. The survey can be completed here(opens new window). Hard copies are also available at Wiltshire Council’s main offices in Chippenham, Trowbridge and Salisbury, as well as at its libraries. People have until 2 September to complete the survey.
Find out more here: Have your say on Wiltshire Council’s vision for the county – Wiltshire Council
Top tips for supporting your local hedgehogs
Hedgehog populations in Britain have plummeted from 36.5 million in the 1950s to under a million today. This drastic decline is due to habitat loss, pesticide and weed killer poisoning, injuries from garden machinery and road traffic, and overly tidy gardens that lack shelter and food sources. Hedgehogs are vital to the ecosystem, as they eat pests such as slugs, snails, and beetle larvae, and serve as prey for larger animals.
Sustainable Warminster is working to make gardens more hedgehog-friendly.
You can help by cutting a 13cm square hole in your fence to allow hedgehog access (check in with your neighbours first).
- Avoid using slug pellets and pesticides, which harm hedgehogs directly or through contaminated prey.
- Provide a safe, quiet space to nest, such as a log pile or hedgehog house and fresh water in a shallow dish.
- Rewild a corner of your garden by letting grass grow and leaving leaf litter to attract insects.
- If you spot a hedgehog in daylight and it doesn’t run away from you, it may be unwell – contain it gently and contact a local wildlife rescue organisation.
- Feeding hedgehogs is fine with appropriate food like hedgehog biscuits or meaty cat food, but never give them bread or milk.
With small changes, your garden can become a safe haven for these essential creatures.
Are you passionate about our town’s rivers and local wildlife? Sustainable Warminster is forming a new committee dedicated to protecting our local waterways.
We’ll be focusing on:
- Raising awareness of challenges affecting our rivers/waterways
- Organising hands-on activities such as water testing and collaborating with other working groups
- Exploring sustainable solutions to help our habitats
If you’re passionate about environmental stewardship, enjoy community collaboration, or simply want to learn more about our rivers, we’d love to have you involved. This is a chance to turn concern into action and help safeguard these precious resources for future generations.
Please contact Amy at press@sustainablewarminster.co.uk if you’d like to join this new working group.
Best wishes,
Rebecca and Amy
Co-Chairs, Sustainable Warminster
