Necton Area Trust

The 9th January was a lovey sunny morning in Necton and ideal for our ivy removal activities. A row of popular trees has marked the...

During Autumn 2021, our Trustees have been working almost every Saturday, contributing a total of 139 volunteer hours, clearing brash...

One of the delights of walking around the village, and driving around the area, is to see the glorious colours of autumn leaves. Driving...

If you have been out and about around sunrise you will have seen the stunning sunrises we’ve had over the last few days. The colours do...

In terribly, terribly British fashion, the weather over the last two months has been somewhat predictably unpredictable. According to a...

Over the years since gravel extraction work stopped in the Marl Pit, nature has being busy reclaiming the land. Unfortunately, it also...

A key milestone on the Kett's Hill Woodland project is the mapping of existing key features and topography contours onto paper. We are...

There can be many interesting things to see around a local area if only we take the time to look around. That includes looking up, as...

While walking round the field alongside Chapel Road a couple of weeks ago we were startled when there was a sudden burst of activity...

Within Necton there are many anonymous litter-pickers helping to keep our paths, roads and fields clean for us to enjoy and keep our...

You can now recycle soft plastics like crisp packets and bread bags at Necton Co-op. It doesn’t matter where you bought them. Just pop...

The Open Forum for the Neighbourhood Plan for Necton took place at the Community Centre on the 9 and 10 July. Turnout was low, with just...

Seahorse Class (year 3) from Necton Primary School came on their first visit to the Marl-pit Woodland on Friday, 2 July 2021. The class...

The weather over the past month has been interesting. According to the Met Office, this May was the fourth wettest May since records...

Overview Over the past few months, we have made significant inroads to the site along a main route that will form the primary access...

Apparently, this April saw the lowest average minimum temperatures in the UK recorded for an April since 1922. Certainly in Necton we had...

You will remember that local resident and keen bird-watcher undertook the first ever RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch at the Necton Marl Pit...

Welcome to this first ‘Through The Window’. I’ll be taking a look at what is taking place looking through the window into my garden, as...

The great annual event for those keen on birds is the RSPB Birders Big Garden Birdwatch. Tony Smedley who lives in Necton, very kindly...

Our small team of Trustees had a productive morning at the old gravel pit today, 15 August 2020. Our aim was to make a start on creating...