In this edition, Mike Burks cheers us up with thoughts of planning our gardens and expounds on the intricacies of growing camellias • Neil Walker, instigator of Wild Sherborne, explains why he started this wildlife and environment initiative and gives a brief summary of who will be taking part in its first public meeting on February 12th • Giles Watts of Dorset Climate Action Network – shortened to DorsetCAN – talks about the organisation’s forthcoming Strategies and Priorities Day in Dorchester on 30th January • And we hear from two Oxford academics who gave a talk recently in Cerne Abbas about a little-known 10th century teacher and monk, Aelfric, who wrote his most important works at Cerne Abbey. Presented by Jenny Devitt.
