Do you want to help nature and the environment by making some changes at home?

Residents across Dorset are inviting in visitors at the end of September to share ideas and examples for greener living. Carefully selected homes in and around Lyme and Charmouth will be on show across the weekend of September 20th and 21st.

You can learn what it’s like to run your heating from an air source heat pump, how to design a state of the art new build or carry out major improvements to a Grade 2 listed Dorset long house. You can also get top tips on how to cultivate native wildflowers in a small space. There’s something for everyone.

Property owners will be on hand to discuss the pros and cons of going all electric and what you can do to help nature in your own patch. Booking is essential for most of the properties plus a few are available at other times to visit by appointment. You will be really inspired – as one resident said: “We are delighted with the results despite the cost, disruption and hard work”.

Dorset Climate Action Network has been running the open homes programme across the county for the last four years.

You can view all the open homes here: https://www.dorsetcan.org/greener_homes/all

Vicki Elcoate of Dorset CAN and Turn Lyme Green, who’s the local organiser for the Lyme area, said: “we find that visitors often go on to make their own improvements – and then open their homes to visitors in following years. It’s so helpful to see how you can make your home cosier, cut your carbon footprint and save money at the same time. We can provide all the data you need to make those important decisions”.