What biodiversity & wildlife is in your churchyard?

Judith Allinson writes:

Churches Count on Nature 8-16 June

Could you encourage people at your church to take part in “Churches count on nature” week this year?

See: Love your Burial Ground Week & Churches Count on Nature – FAQs

Whilst it seems this is organised specially for those people with graveyards and burial grounds, we can all take in interest in our church-land. The more we find out about nature, and how things work, the more we discover that there is lots more to find out about.

• Buy a hand lens – (Or learn to use your smartphone to magnify things) –
• Invite a local naturalist to show certain features. – This is a way of engaging with the local community.
• Send your recordings in – a) it helps with national surveys; b) you will get a sense of satisfaction from doing this.
• Make a display to put up in your church to show people what interesting things there are.
• Consider is there variety in your churchyard?
• Activity 1: Set up a 2 by 2 m square (with garden canes) and record all the plants and insects in it.
• Activity 2: at this spot sit and listen for a designated time: (e.g. 5 minutes:) Write down (or at least remember) all the different things you can hear. (This also makes a good form of meditation)

Here are links to past “Count on Nature” projects I have been involved in

5 June 2021 – Sharow Churchyard (near Ripon) – Churches Count on Nature – Open Day

9 June 2021 – Churches Count on Nature Survey Day at Sharow Church (near Ripon)

6 June 2023 – Embsay near Skipton – open day for adults and school visit

June 2022 Embsay near Skipton – Wildlife Survey and open day

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Author: Editor 1 | Date: 29 May, 2024 | Category: Biodiversity | Comments: 0

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