Parish Newsletters

The December Moth and the Winter Moth It seems a strange time of year to look for moths but there…

Overwintering reptiles and amphibians Churchyards, chapel yards and cemeteries are great places to find both amphibians and reptiles. These two…

Parish magazine article October 2025  Harvest - as I drove out of Hereford, I was struck by the hard work…

Putting your meadow to bed for the winter! It’s often thought that encouraging wildlife into churchyards or cemeteries is a…

Parish magazine article September 2025  Dear friends Despite the adverts in the shops suggesting that parents buy new school uniform…

Our two smallest birds By September many of our summer migrants have left the UK and we are starting to…

Flush not busted! It is too easy to have our perception of the Church of England prejudiced by media accounts…

Under Your Feet By August, areas of long, flowery grassland should have been cut (unless you have late flowering species…

Parish magazine article June 2025  Darkness and light are often a shorthand in our western popular culture for the forces…

Q: Where would you find a Hebrew Character, a Camomile Shark and a Striped Wainscote? A: In a churchyard! In…