Churches Count on Nature, to run between 5-13 June 2021, is a citizen-science event covering churchyards across the England and Wales.
The project will see communities and visitors making a note of the animals, birds, insects, or fungi in their local churchyard.
Their data will then be collated on the National Biodiversity Network.
One church getting involved is St Pol de Léon’s Church, Paul, in Cornwall.
As part of their nature count the church will be marking Environment Sunday and be holding their morning service outside in their “Celtic Quiet Garden.”
Hundreds of churches are starting a week-long ‘nature count’.
The Churches Count on Nature will encourage communities to visit churchyards and record what they see.
What have you seen in your local churchyard? 🐾#WorldEnvironmentDayhttps://t.co/v7TwdEMapf
— The Church of England (@churchofengland) June 5, 2021