Lytham St Annes Eco Group
About Us
We are a group of Fylde residents who share a vision that Lytham St Annes and the whole Fylde Borough can be a cleaner, greener place for people to live, work and visit.
Our aim is for Lytham St Annes to become a beacon of sustainable living, enhancing nature and lightening our footprint on the Earth.
The transition to low-carbon living is well underway as people recognise the urgency of climate breakdown. We can help to accelerate this movement by working with local people, businesses, schools, community and faith groups and Fylde Council to raise awareness and promote positive actions.
Eco Group Aims
• Benefit nature through activities focused on protecting and enhancing habitats for wildlife.
• Benefit people through activities focused on improving communal spaces, community connection, public health and quality of life.
• Benefit future generations through activities focused on greenhouse gas emissions reduction.
We welcome all local residents to join the Eco Group and you can follow us on Facebook for updates, events information and eco inspiration ‘Lytham St Annes Eco Group’.
We also have an inspiring Instagram account –Visit our ‘Lytham St Annes Eco Group’ Instagram page.
Take Action
Everyone can play their part to make changes both big and small that the drive towards ‘net zero carbon’ requires. Here are some ideas and inspiration:
- Meat-free Mondays: If you don’t already have a vegetarian or vegan diet then could you go meat-free on Mondays? You could even suggest your workplace, school or college follows this international campaign: meatfreemondays.com
- Compost waste fruit and vegetables and peelings at home. Make sure you only add raw fruit, veg and plant material to your compost heap, along with brown materials like woody prunings and cardboard: www.rhs.org.uk/soil-composts-mulches/composting
- You can calculate your personal carbon footprint using the World Wildlife Fund’s free online calculator: footprint.wwf.org.uk
- Once you have an idea of your carbon footprint you can find plenty of inspiration about actions you can take to reduce it and aim for ‘one-planet living’, such as this guide to being a conscious consumer from Friends of the Earth.
- Switch your energy provider to a renewable tariff, this website could help: bigcleanswitch.org
- Look up options to generate renewable energy at your home: energysavingtrust.org.uk/energy-at-home/generating-renewable-electricity
- In 2009 British filmmaker Franny Armstrong made a feature film called The Age of Stupid, featuring Pete Postlethwaite as the last man on Earth in 2055. You can watch the film for free on YouTube.
2025 Calendar Of Events
On the first Saturday of each month the Eco Group and Civic Society run a volunteer session in Witch Wood from 10 am – 12 pm.
All are welcome to join in some practical conservation activities in the woods. Some tools are provided but we ask that volunteers bring their own work/gardening gloves and that children under 16 are supervised by a responsible adult.
Dates are detailed below. Meet by the sheds at the Skew Bridge end of the Woods.
| MONTH | THEME | EVENT | NATIONAL AWARENSS DAYS |
|---|---|---|---|
| April | Planning |
Witch Wood Volunteering 5th April, 10 am–12 pm Awareness raising & event promotion Committee meeting, date TBC Dawn chorus bird walk in Witch Wood on Saturday 26th April, meeting at 5am outside The Station pub, Lytham |
3rd April National Walking Day 22nd April Earth Day |
| May | Biodiversity |
Witch Wood Volunteering 3rd May, 10 am–12 pm Evening bird walk in Witch Wood on Wednesday 28th May, meet at 7.30pm outside The Station pub, Lytham. Promote walk & the Merlin bird call ID app. |
22nd May International Day of Biological Diversity No Mow May |
| June |
Planning Waste & reuse |
Witch Wood Volunteering 7th June, 10 am–12 pm Committee meeting, date TBC |
5th June World Environment Day 7th June Great Big Green Week 20th June National Clean Air Day |
| July | Biodiversity |
Witch Wood Volunteering 5th July, 10 am–12 pm Summer tree walk in Witch Wood, date TBC |
18th July – 10th August The Big Butterfly Count |
| August |
Sustainability awareness raising Planning |
Witch Wood Volunteering 2nd Aug, 10 am–12 pm Committee meeting Eco film screening, details TBC |
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| September | Sustainability, awareness raising |
Witch Wood Volunteering 6th Sept, 10 am–12 pm Community event, details TBC |
1–6th September Zero Waste Week 28th September World Rivers Day |
| October |
Sustainability /climate change awareness raising Planning |
Witch Wood Volunteering 4th Oct, 10 am – 12 pm Committee meeting Eco film screening, TBC |
16th October World Food Day |
| November | Witch Wood Volunteering 1st Nov, 10 am–12 pm | ||
| December | Witch Wood Volunteering 6th Dec, 10 am–12 pm | 5th December International Volunteer Day |
Fylde Borough
The total estimated carbon footprint for Fylde Borough in 2018 was approximately 387 tonnes CO2. Census data from 2018 suggests 79,800 people live in the area, so spread across all residents, the carbon footprint equates to 4.9 tonnes CO2 per person, per year.
The average global carbon footprint per year needs to drop to under 2 tonnes by 2050 to keep climate change within manageable limits. To contribute to this global goal Fylde residents need to more than halve the CO2 they emit in daily life.
- Find out more about Fylde’s carbon footprint and actions to monitor and reduce environmental pollution: new.fylde.gov.uk/business/environmental-protection/carbon-reduction
- Carbon reduction advice for businesses: new.fylde.gov.uk/business/environmental-protection/carbon-reduction
- Air quality information: new.fylde.gov.uk/business/environmental-protection/air-quality
- Follow the Fylde Ranger Service to find out what environmental engagement activities are happening in the district: www.facebook.com/FyldeRangerService
What's On?
Discover coffee mornings, meetings & events
Protect & Conserve
Conserving our best buildings & townscapes
Heritage & Architecture
From past times to present day
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