Our visionA world of brave, empowered, creative, inspiring, life-regenerating global citizens who act for future generations, understanding the interconnectedness of life.
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2015 - an empty field with poor compacted soil
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2017 - the first season of planting (30cm whips)
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2022 - 5 years later, the trees are taller than us!
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Why we do it
Our globalised society is facing a meta-crisis: a convergence of breakdowns in our ecological, climatic and health systems. Our actions are rooted in life-sustaining values and a shift towards a truly sustainable culture.
In the UK we are already seeing the effects of climate breakdown with 'once-in-a-lifetime' floods, droughts and extreme temperatures happening regularly.
Here at Strode Waterfall Land & Story Project, we are working for a regenerative and socially just world, and inspiring others to do the same.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report said: "Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society". The UK needs to half our carbon emissions by 2030 and rapidly increase biodiversity whilst addressing social inequalities.
We gather people to share hope, inspiration, learning, unlearning, imagination, action and stories for how the world is and can be more. Join us to be ahead of the curve.
In the UK we are already seeing the effects of climate breakdown with 'once-in-a-lifetime' floods, droughts and extreme temperatures happening regularly.
Here at Strode Waterfall Land & Story Project, we are working for a regenerative and socially just world, and inspiring others to do the same.
The International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report said: "Limiting global warming to 1.5°C would require rapid, far-reaching and unprecedented changes in all aspects of society". The UK needs to half our carbon emissions by 2030 and rapidly increase biodiversity whilst addressing social inequalities.
We gather people to share hope, inspiration, learning, unlearning, imagination, action and stories for how the world is and can be more. Join us to be ahead of the curve.
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”― Arundhati Roy
What we do
We are a not-for-profit social enterprise nurturing and creating a beautiful and inspirational space, where visitors can connect with themselves, each other, and the wider-world - and consider their place in nature, community, and self in different ways.
Through transformative experiences we may remember our deeper nature, and through reciprocal relationship with the land and story telling, cultivate a love of place (oikophilia). Visitors leave here inspired, relaxed and rejuvenated.
We have an endless list of tasks to get involved in, delicious food to share, a magical waterfall to revere, other-than-humans to observe, a swing to play on, a sauna to get hot in, a space to be in awe and wonder of this incredible world we live on.
With seven generations ahead in mind, we have planted over 5000 trees and continue to plant more with food for the future in mind, soil regeneration, water capture, flood mitigation for nearby villages (primarily Chew Stoke), carbon drawdown, and mental & physical wellbeing for all who visit. We are committed to lowering our carbon footprint and continually assess how we can live lighter on the planet.
Our work has been recognised on Countryfile representing Chew Valley Plants Trees - a local volunteer-led campaign Ben co-founded to double the tree cover in the Chew Valley by 2030.
We've been quietly working away for years with organisations such as National Centre for Integrative Medicine, Bristol University, Black2Nature, Friends of the Earth, Shambala Festival, Somerset Scythe School, The Woodland Trust, young people from local schools, as well as hundreds of volunteers from the Chew Valley, Bristol, Bath and the surrounding areas.
Contact us to discuss your team wellbeing day, climate awareness training, green social prescribing programme, student field trip or anything else we could collaborate on. We design learning and development nature-connected experiences for all.
By choosing to visit us, you fund others the opportunity to visit, through the pay-it-forward model. This means we don't have to rely on external funding pots to function.
Red areas will be underwater - predictions for 2050
Regular floods in the UK
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The U.K. got a preview of what 2050 could feel like this week, 28 years early (July 20, 2022). The U.K.’s weather-tracking Met Office says the likelihood of temperatures reaching 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) is now 10 times higher than in the pre-industrial era. MARKETWATCH COMPOSITE/U.K. MET OFFICE
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Supported by The Bath and North East Somerset Social Entrepreneurs Programme, led by the School for Social Entrepreneurs (SSE) in partnership with 3SG. It is funded by the UK Government through the UK Community Renewal Fund, which is managed by the West of England Combined Authority within the Bath and North East Somerset region. The programme supports people in Bath and North East Somerset to start and develop businesses that put people and planet first.
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