Churches Count on Nature
All Saints, St Michael’s and East Chiltington churches
Churches Count on Nature is a new initiative promoted by Caring for God’s Acre, A Rocha UK, the Church of England and the Church in Wales. People are encouraged to discover the wildlife in their local church yard and record the species they find.
We invited people to drop in to our three local church yards during the Count on Nature recording period (5-13th June 2021) and record what they saw. Recording forms were provided and we collated and submitted the results to the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), a nationwide database of wildlife in the UK.
Posters on display showed plants commonly found in the churchyard in early summer and reference books were provided to help with identification.
Members of the Wildlife Group were on hand at specified times over the weekends of 5/6th and 12/13th June to help with identification and explain how the churchyards are managed to benefit wildlife and visitors.
We invited people to drop in to our three local church yards during the Count on Nature recording period (5-13th June 2021) and record what they saw. Recording forms were provided and we collated and submitted the results to the National Biodiversity Network (NBN), a nationwide database of wildlife in the UK.
Posters on display showed plants commonly found in the churchyard in early summer and reference books were provided to help with identification.
Members of the Wildlife Group were on hand at specified times over the weekends of 5/6th and 12/13th June to help with identification and explain how the churchyards are managed to benefit wildlife and visitors.