Weekly Eco-Tips and news from Rachel Westwood.
No Mow May
No Mow May is one of the easiest ways to help and connect with wildlife. Plantlife's No Mow May Movement
No Mow May is Plantlife’s annual campaign encouraging people to put away their lawnmowers, let wildflowers grow freely and help nature. Even a small lawn or part of a lawn can make a real difference - the smallest wild patch can provide vital food needed by bees and butterflies.
If you leave a patch of long grass and wildflowers in your garden you can look out for wildlife enjoying the space https://www.plantlife.org.uk/wildlife-to-spot-in-your-no-mow-may-lawn/ and see different wild flowers.
Even if you don’t have a garden or aren’t able to leave areas to grow wild you can still support No Mow May by spreading the word https://www.plantlife.org.uk/no-lawn-no-problem-5-ways-to-join-in-with-no-mow-may/
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We are proud to say that we have achieved the ‘Silver’ award level of the A’Rocha scheme. We intend to build on this and achieve Gold by recycling more, encouraging our church members and other churches to follow environmentally sensitive policies, and looking after our site (the churchyard) to promote ecological diversity and the wellbeing of the natural world. As part of this, we are thrilled to say that we were able to host the YCCN pilgrimage to the Glasgow Climate
Here’s our newly planted native (organic!) Yew hedge and our bee-friendly wildflower area which is showing good results!Summit!
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We have “recycling” boxes in the entrance to the Church and Hall where you can leave old mobile phones, stamps, spectacles and printer cartridges! These can often be sold to raise funds for the needy or passed to charities who can use them. We also can help with the recycling of many other things - contact us if you would like to help our Recycling efforts as we do need a new Coordinator!
We also try to feed the birds, encourage native wildflowers to grow in our grounds, and welcome people to use our space to relax - but please do so responsibly and do not leave litter! That’s what the bins and recycling boxes are for.