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ACTION TO HELP THE STOUR VALLEY
COUNTRYSIDE
Action to help reduce pollution
 | Buy local produce |
| Use material from more sustainable
systems e.g. reduce use of plastics and use hardwoods, glass, cotton,
wool |
| Buy environmentally friendly products |
| Save energy and water |
| Only use your car when you have to |
| Re-use and recycle material and
compost organic matter |
| Buy less packaged material |
| Dispose of waste appropriately |
Action to help woodlands
| Buy Kent produced charcoal |
| Buy home grown timber |
| Buy Sweet Chestnut, Oak and Hazel
hurdles for fencing |
| Use locally cut pea and bean sticks
for gardens and allotments. |
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Get
involved
Take action...
Action to help the countryside of the Stour Valley
Countryside Products
Guide
Farmers' Markets
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Action to help wildlife on farms
| Buy organic and environmentally
friendly food. |
| Encourage all landowners to farm with
environmentally friendly systems. |
Action to help wildlife close to home
| Take part in the community purchase,
lease and management of green spaces e.g. community woods, orchards,
meadows |
| Encourage other conservation projects
such as planting, pond creation etc |
Support environmental organisations
| Volunteer for, become a member of, or
support environmental/countryside organisations |
Volunteer with the KSCP
Join the Kent Wildlife Trust |
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