Church of England – environment and climate change guidance
The national Church of England webpage has a wealth of resources to support your parish, including accessing ‘net zero’ webinars, signing up to the environment newsletter, how to access the Energy Footprint tool and other practical and liturgical resources.
Churchyard transformation: webinar recording and Q&A sheet
Watch a Diocese of Chester recording of a 2021 webinar exploring the transformation of a neglected churchyard space into a green space garden at St Mary’s, Partington. Hear about the missional opportunities this created in both the making of the garden and its use and management.
Record
Record is a Biological Records Centre serving Cheshire, Halton, Warrington and Wirral - 'The Cheshire Region'. The centre provides a local facility for the storage, validation and usage of Cheshire based biological data under the National Biodiversity Network (NBN) project.
RECORD brings biological recording, the needs of the community, and a range of organisations together as a 'one-stop' information resource for organisations and individuals alike. www.record-lrc.co.uk
Caring for God’s Acre
Caring for God’s Acre work nationally to support groups and individuals to investigate, care for, and enjoy burial grounds.
Their vision is to keep burial grounds beautiful, accessible and connected to communities. www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk
Quiet Garden
Have you created a spiritual garden or outside space specifically for prayer or reflection in your church grounds? Register your spiritual garden on this Christian charity website and access their resources. quietgarden.org
Wildlife champions
Wildlife Connections is a project led by Chester Zoo to create safe spaces for our most precious local wildlife.
By creating connections from one wildlife-friendly space to the next we can create wildlife highways through our neighbourhoods and protect the precious wildlife that we love.
There are plenty of ways you can get involved too – from making small changes to your garden or local green space, recording the wildlife you see, to becoming a Wildlife Champion! www.chesterzoo.org/what-you-can-do/campaigns/fundraising/wildlife-connections/
Green Christian - Resources from Green Christian includes prayers for each month.
greenchristian.org.uk/resources/prayer-guide
Earth Hour
Christian Aid Week – Climate Campaign
www.christianaid.org.uk/get-involved/campaigns/campaign-climate-justice
Community Garden Week
nationaltoday.com/community-garden-week
IPCC Food and Climate Change
climatescience2030.com/food-and-climate-change