There is so much we need to do to combat climate change, and we appreciate that sometimes it can feel overwhelming. To get you started, here are our top 10 tips that are easy to do.

1. Grow some fruit and veg in your garden or allotment, or as part of a community scheme. Check out our Virtual Edible Gardens for inspiration and tips.

2. Keep an area of your garden wild, with a stack of logs, nettles, rocks, and maybe a small pond. Maybe keep a corner of the lawn for wildflowers.

3. When your light bulbs next need changing, switch to LEDs, which use much less energy.

4. Think about ways to not waste water: fix dripping taps and take shorter showers.

5. Make use of the cycle track from Nailsworth to Stroud with its great new surface.

6. Respect the speed limit when driving, which will help reduce pollution, and make it safer for other road users.

7. Shop local and support the community. We have great independent shops here in Nailsworth, many of which source their products locally.

8. When you next change your utility supplier, check out those offering green tarifs.

9. There are many places in Nailsworth to recycle different items:

   • Batteries: Brutons

     1. Blister packs from medicine tablets: Superdrug Stroud

     2. Brita water filters: Brutons

     3. Clothing and shoes (if usable): charity shops or look for one of the wonderful local clothes swaps

     4. Clothing and shoes (if not usable): clothing and shoe banks by Tesco Express

     5. Computers and printer cartridges: Nailsworth Computer Shop

     6. Eyeglasses: Finch Optical in Nailsworth

     7. Furniture: Stroud Furniture Bank

     8. Soft plastics (including crisp packets, pet food pouches): Morrisons Nailsworth, Co-op Nailsworth, Tesco Stroud, Sainsbury’s Stroud - here’s a helpful list of soft plastics that can be recycled

10. Before throwing things away, consider the Repair Cafe in town.