RECTOR: Rev’d Nicola Grieves
This webinar will help your church get started on becoming a net zero carbon church. Find out: What net zero carbon means? What kind of practical change might it require? How do you know your start point? What resources are out there to help you? Plus inspiring...
House Sparrows are often the most commonly spotted garden birds in Big Garden Birdwatch, unfortunately their breeding numbers have drastically declined since records began over the last 50 years. In 2002, House Sparrows were added to the UK Red List of birds of high...
Big Garden Birdwatch was one of the first surveys to alert the RSPB to the decline in the number of Song Thrushes in gardens. Since 1979 Song Thrush sightings have dropped by more than 83%. First ranked at number 10, in 2025 they came in at number 22. The number of...
Plastic Free CrackersThis year, why not make your own? Or, if you don’t have time to craft, check out plastic-free crackers. DecorationsMaking paper chains (or stringing together popcorn and cranberries) in place of tinsel, painting pine cones for baubles or even...
1. Sustainable Stockings - forget the plastic-wrapped chocolate, plastic toys and plastic bottles of bubble bath. Instead, opt for homemade treats (wrapped in paper), wooden keepsakes or even vouchers that can be used later on in the year. E.g. shampoo bars and...
The Japanese were recycling paper in the 11th century. Medieval blacksmiths made armour from scrap metal. During the second world war, scrap metal was made into tanks and women’s nylons into parachutes. Recycling became a problem in the 1970’s when our homes became...
After more than three years in development, the Royal British Legion has produced a plastic-free poppy, made entirely from paper that is completely recyclable at home. With paper created from renewable fibres from renewable sources including offcuts from coffee cups,...
Part I The National Problem The Woodland Trust’s 2025 report reveals that our woodlands are in crisis. They have become simplified, uniform, and less full of life. Wildlife that inhabits our woodland are plummeting because of a direct result of the poor health of the...
We can help the planet and our health. Bisphenol A, also known as BPA, is used to make billions of plastic food containers, protective liners of food cans & toys. BPA is considered an endocrine disruptor and cause adverse effects in humans. It can be absorbed by...
Some positive news! Environment Secretary Steve Reed’s pledge is based on: A 50% reduction in spills from storm overflows - an outlet from the public sewer that spills both sewage and rainwater into the environment - by 2030. A 50% reduction in the amount of...
Some positive news! Environment Secretary Steve Reed is set to pledge a halving of sewage pollution from water companies by 2030, aiming for Britain's cleanest rivers on record. The plan includes a £104bn investment to rebuild crumbling sewage pipes, introduce...
Jackie has always been interested in nature and wildlife. In the past she has volunteered on school educational projects with Suffolk Wildlife Trust, Risby village tree planting, making beetle bumps, weeding paths to avoid pesticide spraying and litter picking, a...
Butterflies like warmth so choose sunny, sheltered spots when planting nectar plants. Choose different plants to attract a wider variety of species. Place the same types of plant together in blocks. Try to provide flowers right through the butterfly season. Spring...
18 July - 10 August 2025 Visithttps://bigbutterflycount.butterflyconservation.org/ or download the free Big Butterfly Count app. Step 1. Get readyDownload the butterfly ID chart or free app for iOS and Android to identify and record the butterflies you spot. Step 2....
18 July - 10 August 2025 Following the results of the Big Butterfly Count 2024, Butterfly Conservation have declared a butterfly emergency. Overall, participants spotted just seven butterflies on average per 15-minute Count in 2024, a reduction of almost 50% on 2023’s...
You can swiftly sign (and amend if you wish) an email to the PM at Zero Hour – Join the campaign for the Climate and Nature Bill. As the UK heads for what looks like another unusually hot and dry summer, now is the time to remind our government of the urgency of...
8 June, 3.30pm | St Edmundsbury Cathedral, Bury St Edmunds IP33 1LS This year the Climate Sunday service has a theme of 'Celebrating our Care for God’s Creation', and will give thanks for all that is happening to protect creation and promote climate justice. A warm...
Be a grower not a mower and help us combat the Butterfly Emergency The Butterfly Emergency hasn’t gone away, and we need urgent action now more than ever. This summer, we're asking people across the UK to make a promise to butterflies and moths. Will you put away the...
#NoMowMay is one of the easiest ways to help and connect with wildlife, and the perfect way to start supporting nature in your garden (in May and beyond!).” Join in by letting the wildflowers grow and be part of the No Mow Movement.To register go to...
Nature has woken in the northern hemisphere. Queen Bumblebees have been searching in our garden for several weeks for a suitable nesting site. Our resident Blackbirds have been busy foraging for nesting material. And some gregarious Starlings, a Red List species, have...