by Rachel Westwood.
Eco Tip of the Week by Rachel Westwood
Make the most of small green spaces to help wildlife
We tend to think that we need a big garden or green space to be able to do something useful with it to help wildlife. But whether we have a sunny windowsill, a balcony, a tiny backyard or a postage stamp lawn, there are lots of ways to make the most of our space.
Coronation Gardens, a partnership between the Wildlife Trust, the WI, Incredible Edible ( https://www.incredibleedible.org.uk ) and Garden Organic ( https://www.gardenorganic.org.uk ) have produced a free guide to gardening in small spaces. https://mycoronationgarden.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/CCBY_CG_Small%20spaces_Eng.pdf
This sets out how to make the best use of windowsills, balconies and yards, developing a pond in a small space and highlighting the benefits of spending time in nature.
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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.