Count On Nature

On Sunday 29th June, we enjoyed a gentle stroll around the churchyard, collecting plants and flowers on sticky paper, enjoying cool drinks made from elderflower, dandelion and burdock, sampling biscuits flavoured with rose or lavender and the children did some lovely crafts under the shade of the trees. 

Richard, our ecologist, gave a fascinating insight into some of the plants we had collected, with some quirky facts thrown in.  It was lovely to learn more about what makes up the vegetation in the churchyard and, also, knowing that the plants we found will be recorded as part of the national initiative known as  Churches Count on Nature – which celebrates the natural beauty of churchyards and invites communities to record the plants and wildlife they find.

We look forward to another event exploring the biodiversity of our churchyard and enjoying the peace to be found in this sacred green space.