For a greener healthier Petersfield
Petersfield Climate Action Network is an environmental charity aiming to help local communities reduce their carbon emissions and protect nature
Join us to celebrate swifts!
We are pleased to say that our Swift Awareness Week events on Saturday and Monday were a success! Thank you to everyone who came along to find out more about these wonderful birds, and to those who signed up to request a swift box for their home.
Particularly given the heat, some of you might like to continue to celebrate swifts throughout this week, with a pint of Swift One (and a donation to Hampshire Swifts) at participating local pubs and bars: The Townhouse and Annie Jones in Petersfield, The Cricketers and The Harrow at Steep, and The Queen's Head in Sheet 
Find out more about Swift Awareness Week and what we have been doing in this Shine Radio interview, make a donation to Hampshire Swifts, and find out more about Swift Streets for Petersfield.
Plastic Free July
Plastic Free July is a global movement that helps millions of people become part of the solution to plastic pollution. Will you take part by pledging to refuse single-use plastics? Plasticfreejuly.org has plenty of free resources and ideas to inspire you to make small changes with big impacts. Take the challenge, make your pledge, and encourage others to do the same.
You can find out more about all the Rs - refuse, reduce, reuse, recycle - plus rethink, repair, rewild, rewear...at the monthly CARRR Boot Sale hosted by Petersfield Town Council at the Avenue Pavilion. Make the most of FREE free cycle pitches as a starting point, and come along to have a chat with PeCAN representative.
The next car boot will be on Sunday 27th July 8am-midday, and the LAST one of the year on 24th August.
Find out what you can recycle and where locally, in our Petersfield Recycling Directory.
PeCAN News
The Award for Green Business of the Year is back again
Nominate your choice for Green Business of the Year NOW!
Being alert to energy scams
Unfortunately energy scams are a feature of modern life. Find out how to spot them, and why you can trust My Home Made Better!
The Townhouse & Annie Jones help to plant trees globally
We spoke to the owner of the popular local eateries The Townhouse and Annie Jones, to find out what these businesses are doing to reduce their environmental impact
Our visit to local nature reserve Coulters Dean
PeCAN trustee Liz Bisset describes a recent guided visit to our smallest, and most local, nature reserve
A Swift Migration - a talk from Hampshire Swifts
Thirty five interested residents from Petersfield and surrounding villages came to hear Catharine Gale, a trustee with Hampshire Swifts, talk about these remarkable birds
Goodyer Meadows Nature Walk
On Sunday 15 June, also Father's Day, 11 of us set out to walk around Goodyer Meadows and take stock of its history, ecology and current state
Could YOU help us deliver for schools?
We are looking for a volunteer trustee to support and drive forward our education outreach work with children in local schools.
Our aim is to provide students of all ages with knowledge, understanding, and skills to help them navigate the future with resilience, confidence and wisdom. We want to empower them to make planet-friendly choices themselves, and enable them to amplify their voices in explaining those choices to others. Over the past two years we have delivered more than 100 transformative (and free) assemblies and workshops, reaching over 5,000 children, but with your help we could do much more.
Find out more about what's involved here.
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My home made better
Our new home energy advice service is now up and running!
PeCAN is working alongside experienced energy advisers at the Environment Centre (tEC) to deliver the new 'My home made better' service, which spans Hampshire, Southampton and Portsmouth, and offers homeowners tailored, free, and impartial advice to help them make more informed decisions about home energy upgrades.
If you’d like to start exploring options for your home, simply call the free phone line 0800 804 8601 or email [email protected].
For more information, inspiration, case studies, and videos from around the region, head to the brand new website: www.myhomemadebetter.org
Petersfield Eco Café
Join us every Tuesday from 10am - midday in the Courtyard Room behind Winton House on the High Street for a chance to meet and talk to others about the climate and nature and everything in between.
Access is either through the main cafe or via the side gate - please bring your keep cup or mug and buy a drink and snack from the cafe, or use our supplies for a small donation to PeCAN.
Find out moreUpcoming Events
Big Butterfly Count at Merritts Meadow
UPDATE - CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER Join Alf Smallbone, Petersfield's Butterfly Recorder, at Merritts Meadow Nature Reserve in Petersfield to identify and count butterflies
Petersfield Eco Cafe
Join us every Tuesday from 10 -12 at Winton House on the High Street for a chance to meet and talk to others about the climate, nature and everything in between.
Volunteer with PeCAN - from ideas to action
Join us at the Folly Upstairs to find out how you could help support climate action in Petersfield