PeCAN's central mission is to help Petersfield and surrounding villages reduce their carbon emissions and protect nature, which we do by leading and supporting decarbonisation and nature projects in the community. Our community-led initiatives work to mitigate climate change and minimise biodiversity loss in a variety of ways, from supporting local wildlife and habitats, to schools outreach and awareness-raising events.
Click on the links below to find out more.
If you have an idea you'd like to turn into a project, please get in touch - we'd love to hear from you.
PeCAN's Projects
A Fruit Tree In Every Garden
In the winter of 2020, you helped us to plant fruit 80 trees in gardens around Petersfield. This increased to more than 300 in 2021, and this year the fruit tree project is back due to popular demand.
Petersfield Area SuperHomes
As a homeowner you can benefit from an independent, impartial assessment of your home, called a ‘Whole House Retrofit Plan’, which will guide you through a series of retrofit measures.
Petersfield Eco Cafe
Join us every Tuesday from 10am-midday in the Courtyard Room at Winton House on the High Street for a chance to meet and talk to others about the climate and nature and everything in between.
Petersfield Eco Fair
This summer, in collaboration with Petersfield Town Council, we held the first of our biennial Eco Fairs! It was a celebration of earth-friendly living with around 1000 attendees.
Recycling Directory
In celebration of Recycle Week in October, we launched our new Petersfield Recycling Directory! Petersfield based recycling schemes that allow us to recycle items the council will not accept.
Schools & Young People
Empowering young people to make planet-friendly choices & giving them the skills to amplify their voices in explaining those choices to those around them.
Swift Streets
With small neighbourhood groups taking action we hope to help Petersfield cultivate a bigger scream of swifts (the collective term), and become a model within the National Park, for creating Swift Streets.
Wildflower Verges Campaign
Working with East Hampshire District Council, The Petersfield Society and Alton Climate Action Network, we are looking at ways to help the council manage Petersfield's verges better for nature.