Ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds in the sky, and they will tell you, or speak to the earth, and it will teach you, let the fish in the sea inform you. Which of all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? Job 12
Biodiversity supports everything in nature that we need to survive: food, clean water, medicine and shelter. Changing land use, over-exploitation of resources and climate change are all having a huge impact on biodiversity and currently 27% of all assessed species are listed as threatened with extinction.
- Put out some bird food
- Get out and enjoy the countryside – go for a walk and look around you
- Join the annual church litter pick or pick up some litter any time
- Buy an eco cleaning product
- Plant some bee-friendly flowers – see here for ideas
- Contribute to a Zooniverse project
- Set up a compost bin
- Introduce different habitats into your garden such as a patch of unmown grass, a pile of logs, a pond or a rock garden
- Put up a bird box or make a bug hotel
- Contribute to a wildlife survey such as the Great British Bird Watch, the Big Butterfly Count or Churches Count on Nature
- Join the RSPB’s Wild Challenge