ECO ERIC TIPS FOR AUGUST
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Looking for something to keep the kids or grandkids entertained now we’re into school holidays? Why not visit the Severn Valley Country Park? They have a variety of fun nature based events planned, ranging from pond dipping and rock & fossil hunting to dinosaur themed crafts and an introduction to orienteering. For more details see: www.shropshiresgreatoutdoors.co.uk/severn-valley/whats-on/ Permanent features at the park include an adventure play area and a family play trail, with play equipment and wooden sculptures to explore, all inspired by the wildlife and heritage of the River Severn. |
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Whilst heatwaves are coming and going across the UK this year, the reality is that we will have many more extreme-weather periods in the years ahead due to climate change. Water stress is one of the biggest killers of wildlife. Help garden birds by maintaining a filled bird bath and supplying supplementary food such as a good seed mix, soaked raisins or mealworms. If you are lucky enough to have hedgehogs in the garden, provide them with good proprietary hedgehog food as their prey of slugs, snails and worms diminishes. If you have apple trees, leave some of the fallen fruit for blackbirds to enjoy.
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Looking for something to read over the summer? Church of England environment officers from around the country have recommended books about the environment and climate change to inspire and encourage. Their list includes a mix of fiction and non-fiction, and ranges from the Booker Prize winning novel ‘Orbital’ by Samantha Harvey to ‘Hope in Hell’ looking at the science & politics of Climate change by Johathan Porrit. Katharine Hayhoe, a Christian climate scientist, in her book ‘Saving Us’, presents the case for hope and healing in a divided world. For the full list of the recommended books, see: www.churchofengland.org/about/environment-and-climate-change/top-eco-reads-inspire-you-summer
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Would you like a day out enjoying good food? The “Shropshire Good Food Trail” highlights Shropshire’s smaller-scale, more regenerative farmers and artisan producers and the shops, cafes, pubs and restaurants that support them. Download a map with details of venues in market towns & villages across the county at: www.shropshiregoodfoodtrail.org This also gets you discounts and offers at some of the venues. The official trail continues until the end of this month, but most of the businesses are open throughout the year.
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| 1st September – 4th October is marked by Christians as the “Season of Creation”; a time for our churches to focus on God as Creator and Sustainer of all life. The theme this year is “Peace with Creation”, based on Isaiah 32:14-18. The prophet Isaiah pictured the desolated Creation without peace, because of the lack of justice and the broken relationship between people and God. Let us join other Christians at this time in praying for climate & ecological justice and speaking out for the communities affected by climate injustice. For more information, see https://seasonofcreation.org | |
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