Do you need to replace a fence? Did some panels come down in the recent storms? Consider replacing them with shrubs/ trees such as hawthorn, dogwood, forsythia, rowan or buddleia which will provide food and shelter for birds and insects and not blow down in future. Or you can take out a few slats in […]
Category: Ecotips
It’s time to join the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch
“sparrow” by Hitched Hiker is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Big Garden Birdwatch is the world’s largest garden wildlife survey. Every year, hundreds of thousands of nature lovers like you take part, helping to build a picture of how garden birds are faring. Across the UK, over half a million people took part in Big […]
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Make productive use of your unwanted seasonal gifts
Do take any unwanted gifts to charity shops! That will help with the much needed circular economy and it will help everyone trying to follow “buy nothing new” for January (and longer….). Buy Nothing New Month is all about moving beyond simply recycling, to reducing the amount of new stuff that we buy, and by […]
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Save work and wildlife at the same time!
Help our eco systems and wildlife thrive over winter by leaving at least part of your garden “untidy”- with some long grass, piles of leaves for hibernating hedgehogs and hollow stems for overwintering insects, and encourage your council to do the same! Thank you to Katrina Nice for most of our ecotips! […]
Be a green tooth brusher!
Try using a bamboo toothbrush instead of one made of plastic. You can go even further by getting your toothpaste in a jar instead of a plastic tube! And if you do get your toothpaste in a plastic tube, try recycling it at the Terracycle facility outside Our Lady Church on Nightingale Road in Hitchin. Terracycle […]
Why not have your say on eco change?
Why not have your say to get eco change? 38 Degrees have lots of environmental petitions at https://home.38degrees.org.uk/campaigns/ For example, you could demand that the water companies foot the bill for fixing the sewage problems they have created, instead of customers: https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/water-bill-hike-sewage-may-2023 Or support campaigns for social justice, like the petition opposing privatization of the […]
Don’t let water go to waste!
Especially in summer, try not to let water go to waste. Why not use your washing up water, including the water you run before hot water comes out of the tap, to water your garden plants? You can also save time and energy by putting a lid on the pan when boiling or steaming your […]
Learn about the global effects of the climate crisis
Why not listen to BBC World Service’s new 20 minute series “The Climate Question” on Sundays at 10pm to learn more about the global effects on people caused by the climate crisis? This is the link to the first programme (16 July 2023) about El Nino : https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct5bk7 […]
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Help our pollinators!
Our food supplies depend on pollinating insects – we need to protect them! Why not take part in Butterfly Conservation’s project (14 July-6 Aug) to map/count butterflies in the UK and raise awareness of our great need to help pollinators by planting moth and butterfly friendly plants? https://bigbutterflycount.butterfly-conservation.org/ […]
Peat free compost slows down climate change
Lots of compost on sale is now peat free – hurray! Please choose this – you are playing your part in preserving peatlands which are very valuable carbon sinks and which help biodiversity and help combat global warming by locking in CO2, which our planet desperately needs to do! Thanks to Katrina Nice for this […]