let'S GO GREEN
GARDENING FOR WILDLIFE
The Great Big Green Week (organised by The Climate Coalition) is the UKs biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and to protect nature. WIs throughout the UK are organising various activities to contribute to GBGW. The committee thought that Fulshaw members might like to go into their gardens and plan some nature friendly actions to help biodiversity. We all do some things on the list below, but we can always do more. Why not make a pledge to do something new that you have not done before in your garden and nature will respond: - Make a pledge for your garden wildlife and these are some of the things you can do: -
1. Plant seasonal plants for pollinators to flower all year round
2. Have a wildflower patch & let the grass grow long
3. Make a pile of logs for insects and frogs to hide in
4. Make a tiny pond in any suitable container.
5. Put out smaller bowls of water for birds, insects and mammals to drink
6. Have plenty of bird feeders – do try sub flower hearts
7. Make hedgehog corridors to link gardens
8. Put up bird nesting boxes (e.g., sparrows, swifts) and maybe even a bat box
9. Have plenty of bushes, trees & shrubs for the birds to nest in and hide in
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ARE YOU A GREEN TRAVELLER?
PLASTIC RECYCLING AT SAINSBURY'S
The Great Big Green Week (organised by The Climate Coalition) is the UKs biggest ever celebration of community action to tackle climate change and to protect nature. WIs throughout the UK are organising various activities to contribute to GBGW. The committee thought that Fulshaw members might like to go into their gardens and plan some nature friendly actions to help biodiversity. We all do some things on the list below, but we can always do more. Why not make a pledge to do something new that you have not done before in your garden and nature will respond: - Make a pledge for your garden wildlife and these are some of the things you can do: -
1. Plant seasonal plants for pollinators to flower all year round
2. Have a wildflower patch & let the grass grow long
3. Make a pile of logs for insects and frogs to hide in
4. Make a tiny pond in any suitable container.
5. Put out smaller bowls of water for birds, insects and mammals to drink
6. Have plenty of bird feeders – do try sub flower hearts
7. Make hedgehog corridors to link gardens
8. Put up bird nesting boxes (e.g., sparrows, swifts) and maybe even a bat box
9. Have plenty of bushes, trees & shrubs for the birds to nest in and hide in
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ARE YOU A GREEN TRAVELLER?
- Are you a green traveller? 50% of journeys are less than 2 miles! Can you walk, cycle or use public transport for those short trips - helping to keep you fitter and healthier? In the UK 55% of transport emissions come from passenger cars. Cars release a huge amount of carbon dioxide and particulates into the atmosphere, the exhaust fumes dramatically decrease the quality of the air we breathe Even in the suburbs pollution is surprisingly high. Just put in your postcode to www.addresspollution.org and you will find the values of air pollutants for your own house and neighbourhood. Be prepared for a surprise!
PLASTIC RECYCLING AT SAINSBURY'S
Plastic Recycling at Sainsbury's