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Ten Hedgehog Hazards in Churchyards and Cemeteries

5th February 2024

A Call to Protect Our Prickly Friends Hedgehogs are facing a tough time and their numbers are declining. According to the latest State of Britain’s hedgehogs report, numbers of hedgehogs have fallen by […]

Autumn webinar series – Seeking Sanctuary – conserving amphibians and reptiles in burial grounds

31st October 2023

Amphibians and reptiles have a special place in many of our hearts – perhaps stemming from fond childhood memories of collecting tadpoles in jars, or the thrill of catching a […]

The Quiet Garden Movement

9th October 2023

We spoke with Sarah Jane Godson, Charity Co-ordinator of The Quiet Garden Movement to learn a little more about the charity. How many Quiet Gardens are there and where can […]

The Graveyard Shift

3rd July 2023

This month’s blog post is reproduced here by kind permission of the author, Non Morris, and http://www.theenglishgarden.co.uk/

W.I. AT WHITTON

13th June 2023

In the hamlet of Whitton, Shropshire lies the tiny Norman church of St Mary’s, it’s churchyard a swaying sea of ox-eye daisies. Peaceful and hidden from the road, this place […]

DOE Students helping on Taskforce Day in Cusop

13th May 2023

Hi Celia, please tell us a little about how your project began? Our beautiful churchyard and my love of nature inspired me to co-ordinate a God’s Acre Programme which has […]

Out & About with Opening the Ark

14th September 2022

It has been a busy 9 months for Opening the Ark, since starting the project in November 2021 we have already managed to engage with over 500 people and counting. […]

The Beautiful Burial Ground Project Wins Award

11th July 2022

We are absolutely thrilled that our Beautiful Burial Ground Project, funded by the National Lottery Heritage Fund has been awarded the Best Practice Award for Knowledge Sharing (2022) by the […]

Liam Taylor, Data Manager, receiving the award from CIEEM

Simple signage to reassure visitors when leaving grass to grow longer

17th May 2022

If you plan to have wild flower areas in your burial ground that are welcome by visitors, communication is key. Conservation in these unique places is all about active management […]

A joint project with the University of the Third Age (U3A)

12th July 2021

All Saints Church in Wokingham, Berkshire, has a major initiative underway to develop into an accessible and flexible community meeting space while retaining its role as a place of worship. A […]

Georgians in Stone

28th April 2021

In 2019 the P.C.C of St John the Baptist in Bishop’s Castle, Shropshire was awarded a grant from the National Lottery Heritage Fund to discover and share the secrets of […]

14th century lockdown – the life of an Anchoress

8th March 2021

The modern idea of anchorites in the medieval period is that they were recluses who were bricked up into a cell, never to see light of day or have any […]

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