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Andover Youth Shoots

Andover Youth Shoots

Habitat improvements in Harmony Woods

  In January and February 2024 the Andover Youth Shoots have been focusing on their habitat creation projects within their community woodland called Harmony Woods. There are 2 key areas of Harmony Woods that the youth team have identified as areas for improvement. The ‘pinch point’ area – this is a wide grassy ride in […]

How the Roots & Shoots Disney grant made a difference in 2021 and 2022

 Project: Gombe 60 – In Touch with Nature  *Participating Roots & Shoots schools & groups:  ‘Andover Youth Shoots’ (now called ‘Nature in Harmony Exchange Project’) – Andover CofE Primary School – Harrow Way Community School – Portway Junior School – Vernham Dean Gillums Primary School – Appleshaw St Peters Primary School  Project Aims:  This project […]

Peace Day Procession in Harmony Woods

Andover Trees United held another Peace Day procession in our community planted woodland, Harmony Woods. Since 2018 we have celebrated this day alongside Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots and 100s of other individuals and organisations around the world.  Dr Jane Goodall is a UN ambassador for peace and world-leading primatologist who founded the global youth […]

Nature in Harmony Exchange Project

Our Nature in Harmony Exchange Project youth team had their August session on Saturday 12th. Here is Kitty’s write-up of it: “Today at the woods we planned our AGM walk for when we do a guided walk to the public. After doing that we practiced identifying trees, and then we talked about our mini projects […]

Andover Youth Shoots – ‘In Touch with Nature’ project update

The Andover Youth Shoots are a group of 13-17-year-olds who regularly volunteer at a local environmental charity called Andover Trees United (ATU). Since 2020 the Andover Youth Shoots have been taking part in an exchange project run by ATU, alongside young people of similar age in Costa Rica from a partner charity called the Corcovado […]

Peace Day – Andover Trees United

On Wednesday 21st September, Andover Trees United held another Peace Day procession in our community planted woodland, Harmony Woods. Since 2018 we have celebrated this day alongside Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots and 100s of other individuals and organisations around the world. Dr Jane Goodall is a UN ambassador for Peace and the founder of […]