How can you start recording wildlife in your churchyard, what do you need, where do you send your records, and why is it important? In this session we will look at why this is an expression of our faith in action, how to get started with wildlife recording, why recording wildlife is so important for […]
How can you manage your churchyard best for its wildflowers and also for the local community? Why is cutting and raking so important? This guided tour focuses on how to manage 'God's Acre' for both people and wildlife. Booking essential via this Eventbrite link One of the four FREE Norfolk Wildlife Trust's Churchyard Conservation Scheme […]
Would summer be the same without swift 'screaming parties' as they fly overhead? Join Caroline Spinks from Norwich Swift Network for an outdoor walk and talk, discussing the key role Norfolk churches can take in helping this red-data listed bird, and the practicalities involved in setting up a church swift project. Learn through the experiences […]
Do you care for a churchyard and want to manage part of it with wildlife in mind? In this session we'll help you discover what is special about your churchyard, how to manage it well for people and wildlife, and how to create your own simple management plan. In 2024 General Synod passed a motion […]
Norfolk is renowned for its stunning churches, and almost all 650 of them feature a churchyard—often the last remaining undisturbed grassland in the parish, making these spaces vital havens for wildlife. Norfolk Wildlife Trust and the Diocese of Norwich have partnered for over 40 years to run the Churchyard Conservation scheme, providing expert advice to […]
