Parishes and Communities across England can now register for a week-long event in June to celebrate wildlife in churchyards and cemeteries.
From wildflowers to insects, birds and mammals, all creatures great and small have found a haven in the UK’s burial grounds for centuries as the land has been largely undisturbed.
During Love Your Burial Ground Week and Churches Count on Nature (June 8-16) everyone is invited to explore these special places and help survey what they find.
Organised by Caring for God’s Acre and supported by the Church of England, the Church of Wales and A Rocha UK, the week-long initiative comes on the back of the Church of England’s commitment made at the General Synod in February to promote and record the biodiversity in its churchyards.
Parishes and communities across England and Wales can now register for a week-long event in June to celebrate wildlife in churchyards and cemeteries. We're working with @godsacre and @ChurchinWales to promote #ChurchesCountonNatureWeek: https://t.co/o0j5yqsmGR 📷Adrian Powter pic.twitter.com/tR0mG3jVzt
— Church of England Environment Programme (@CofEEnvironment) May 13, 2024