People in a churchyard taking part in Love your Burial Ground Week with Churches Count on Nature citizen science initiative, recording wildlife in churchyards, chapel yards and cemeteries

Registrations for Love your Burial Ground Week with Churches Count on Nature are open

To register your event and find resources to help you plan, visit www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/about-love-your-burial-ground-week-with-churches-count-on-nature/

#cfga #churchescountonnature #citizenscience

Churches Count on Nature 2026 is now open for registration! 🌳 🌻 🐞
www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...

Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2026 bellach ar agor i gofrestru! 🌳 🌻 🐞
www.churchinwales.org.uk/cy/news-and-...

#ChurchesCountOnNature #ClimateChange #CCON2026 #ChurchInWales

Headstones in a flowery churchyard

Thank you everyone who took part in Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025!

Nature spotting records are coming in thick and fast from over 400 registered events across the country

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Picture of a thriving churchyard with a yellow sign that reads “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees.” In the top right is the white Church in Wales Celtic cross logo, and text underneath reads: “Churches Count on Nature: 7-15 June. Eglwysi yn Cyfrif ar Natur: 7-15 Mehefin”. Below are two logos - Churches Count on Nature, and Love Your Burial Ground Week.

Picture of a thriving churchyard. In the top right is a picture of Archbishop Andrew John, smiling. Below is the following statement in two blue boxes: ““The wildlife in our nation is one of the most remarkable treasures that we hold. [...] When I look out over the churches of Wales, I see buildings alive with nature. [...] We all have a shared responsibility to look after our world and the living creatures on it." “"Mae'r bywyd gwyllt yn ein cenedl yn un o'r trysorau mwyaf rhyfeddol sydd gennym ni. [...] Pan edrychaf allan dros eglwysi Cymru, rwy'n gweld adeiladau'n fyw gyda natur. [...] Mae gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb ar y cyd i ofalu am ein byd a'r creaduriaid byw arno."

Churches Count on Nature 2025 is here! Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2025 yma! www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/view/view-ev...

#ChurchInWales #EglwysYngNghymru #ChurchesCountOnNature #CCON #ClimateChange @churchofengland.org @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

Friday's Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature webinar is Open to All–challenges & opportunities for churchyard accessibility

Link will be sent, or requested at enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#cfga #loveyourburialgroundweek #churchescountonnature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Thursday's Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025 webinar is Here be dragons-amphibians & reptiles in burial grounds

Request link to listen to end of June at enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Picture of a thriving churchyard with a yellow sign that reads “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees.” In the top right is the white Church in Wales Celtic cross logo, and text underneath reads: “Churches Count on Nature: 7-15 June. Eglwysi yn Cyfrif ar Natur: 7-15 Mehefin”. Below are two logos - Churches Count on Nature, and Love Your Burial Ground Week.

Picture of a thriving churchyard. In the top right is a picture of Archbishop Andrew John, smiling. Below is the following statement in two blue boxes: ““The wildlife in our nation is one of the most remarkable treasures that we hold. [...] When I look out over the churches of Wales, I see buildings alive with nature. [...] We all have a shared responsibility to look after our world and the living creatures on it." “"Mae'r bywyd gwyllt yn ein cenedl yn un o'r trysorau mwyaf rhyfeddol sydd gennym ni. [...] Pan edrychaf allan dros eglwysi Cymru, rwy'n gweld adeiladau'n fyw gyda natur. [...] Mae gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb ar y cyd i ofalu am ein byd a'r creaduriaid byw arno."

Churches Count on Nature 2025 is here! Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2025 yma! www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/view/view-ev...

#ChurchInWales #EglwysYngNghymru #ChurchesCountOnNature #CCON #ClimateChange @churchofengland.org @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

Wednesday's Churches Count on Nature2025 webinar is On the ground – practical conservation management in 2 churchyards

A link will be sent if you registered, or request at enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Tuesday's ARochaUK's webinar Eco Churches count on nature! How Eco Churches are taking action for nature year-round

Link to listen until the end of June can be sent if requested enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#cfga #loveyourburialgroundweek #churchescountonnature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Please send us your Love your Burial Ground Week/ Churches Count on Nature 2025 photographs

Don't forget you need permission for photographs including people, and send them to enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Monday's webinar People and Nature – 5 Steps to Churchyard & other burial ground management

A link to listen until end June will be sent to everyone who registered or requested enquiries@cfga.org.uk

#cfga #loveyourburialgroundweek #churchescountonnature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Picture of a thriving churchyard with a yellow sign that reads “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees.” In the top right is the white Church in Wales Celtic cross logo, and text underneath reads: “Churches Count on Nature: 7-15 June. Eglwysi yn Cyfrif ar Natur: 7-15 Mehefin”. Below are two logos - Churches Count on Nature, and Love Your Burial Ground Week.

Picture of a thriving churchyard. In the top right is a picture of Archbishop Andrew John, smiling. Below is the following statement in two blue boxes: ““The wildlife in our nation is one of the most remarkable treasures that we hold. [...] When I look out over the churches of Wales, I see buildings alive with nature. [...] We all have a shared responsibility to look after our world and the living creatures on it." “"Mae'r bywyd gwyllt yn ein cenedl yn un o'r trysorau mwyaf rhyfeddol sydd gennym ni. [...] Pan edrychaf allan dros eglwysi Cymru, rwy'n gweld adeiladau'n fyw gyda natur. [...] Mae gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb ar y cyd i ofalu am ein byd a'r creaduriaid byw arno."

Churches Count on Nature 2025 is here! Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2025 yma! www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/view/view-ev...

#ChurchInWales #EglwysYngNghymru #ChurchesCountOnNature #CCON #ClimateChange @churchofengland.org @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social

Why not look at our map at bit.ly/cfga-events-2025 to see if there is a nature count event near you?

From Newcastle to Plymouth, East and West there are opportunities to join in wildlife recording.

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Churches Count on Nature 2025 - Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral opens up its grounds once more for 2025's Churches Count on Nature week Join us at Bradford Cathedral for our third event where we'll be running some great activities to get you con...

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Picture of a thriving churchyard with a yellow sign that reads “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees.” In the top right is the white Church in Wales Celtic cross logo, and text underneath reads: “Churches Count on Nature: 7-15 June. Eglwysi yn Cyfrif ar Natur: 7-15 Mehefin”. Below are two logos - Churches Count on Nature, and Love Your Burial Ground Week.

Picture of a thriving churchyard. In the top right is a picture of Archbishop Andrew John, smiling. Below is the following statement in two blue boxes: ““The wildlife in our nation is one of the most remarkable treasures that we hold. [...] When I look out over the churches of Wales, I see buildings alive with nature. [...] We all have a shared responsibility to look after our world and the living creatures on it." “"Mae'r bywyd gwyllt yn ein cenedl yn un o'r trysorau mwyaf rhyfeddol sydd gennym ni. [...] Pan edrychaf allan dros eglwysi Cymru, rwy'n gweld adeiladau'n fyw gyda natur. [...] Mae gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb ar y cyd i ofalu am ein byd a'r creaduriaid byw arno."

Churches Count on Nature 2025 is almost here! Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2025 bron yma! www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/view/view-ev...
#ChurchInWales #ChurchesCountOnNature @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social @churchofengland.org

Churches Count on Nature 2025 - Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral opens up its grounds once more for 2025's Churches Count on Nature week Join us at Bradford Cathedral for our third event where we'll be running some great activities to get you con...

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Don't forget to register for our Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025 webinars next week

www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-summer-2025/

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk #nature #environment

Churches Count on Nature 2025 - Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral opens up its grounds once more for 2025's Churches Count on Nature week Join us at Bradford Cathedral for our third event where we'll be running some great activities to get you con...

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Picture of a thriving churchyard with a yellow sign that reads “Pardon the weeds, we are feeding the bees.” In the top right is the white Church in Wales Celtic cross logo, and text underneath reads: “Churches Count on Nature: 7-15 June. Eglwysi yn Cyfrif ar Natur: 7-15 Mehefin”. Below are two logos - Churches Count on Nature, and Love Your Burial Ground Week.

Picture of a thriving churchyard. In the top right is a picture of Archbishop Andrew John, smiling. Below is the following statement in two blue boxes: ““The wildlife in our nation is one of the most remarkable treasures that we hold. [...] When I look out over the churches of Wales, I see buildings alive with nature. [...] We all have a shared responsibility to look after our world and the living creatures on it." “"Mae'r bywyd gwyllt yn ein cenedl yn un o'r trysorau mwyaf rhyfeddol sydd gennym ni. [...] Pan edrychaf allan dros eglwysi Cymru, rwy'n gweld adeiladau'n fyw gyda natur. [...] Mae gan bob un ohonom gyfrifoldeb ar y cyd i ofalu am ein byd a'r creaduriaid byw arno."

Churches Count on Nature 2025 is almost here! Mae Eglwysi’n Cyfrif ar Natur 2025 bron yma! www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/view/view-ev...
#ChurchInWales #ChurchesCountOnNature @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social @churchofengland.org

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Swifts are well named!
If you see swifts or hear their screaming call but can't photograph them, log them on the swift mapper app bit.ly/swift-mapper or record & upload to iNaturalist at ChurchesCountonNature2025
#CFGA #ChurchesCountOnNature #arochauk @churchofengland.org @churchinwales.bsky.social

Parent and child recording wildlife in a churchyard as part of Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025

Free webinars - Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025 9-13 June Wildlife in burial grounds, reptiles & amphibians, accessible churchyards
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/webinars-summer-2025
#LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Churches Count on Nature 2025 - Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral opens up its grounds once more for 2025's Churches Count on Nature week Join us at Bradford Cathedral for our third event where we'll be running some great activities to get you con...

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Churches Count on Nature 2025 - Bradford Cathedral Bradford Cathedral opens up its grounds once more for 2025's Churches Count on Nature week Join us at Bradford Cathedral for our third event where we'll be running some great activities to get you con...

Join us at Bradford Cathedral for #ChurchesCountOnNature where we’ll be running some great activities to get you connected with nature

Free event // Saturday 7th June // 11am - 12:30pm

bradfordcathedral.org.uk/event/church...

Starter Guide to burial ground wildlife and heritage

Register your Love your Burial Ground Week/Churches Count on Nature 2025 event by 23rd May to guarantee receipt of FREE printed resources!
www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/get-involved/event-register-25/
#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk

Slow worms found under a reptile mat in a churchyard

Slow-worms are harder to spot than other reptiles as they stay undercover
Visit www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/looking-for-slow.../ to find out more about reptile mats
#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #churchofengland #churchinwales #arochauk #nationalfederationofcemeteryfriends

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#LoveYourBurialGroundWeek run by @caringforgodsacre.bsky.social is taking place between 7th- 15th June – Celebrate the rich wildlife and heritage in these tranquil spaces. At the same time #ChurchesCountonNature, encourages you to spot & record wildlife

www.caringforgodsacre.org.uk/love-your-bu...

A poem about swifts by Pam Ayres is shown on a paper cut out with a garden background. The Swifts are back! They slice the air. They're back! They're back! From who knows where. Navigating mile on mile To the very roof, to the very tile

The swifts are back!

Thank you Pam Ayres for kind permission to share your poem.

You can record swifts in your local burial ground using iNaturalist, info on our website!

#CFGA #LoveYourBurialGroundWeek #ChurchesCountOnNature #arochauk #pamayres @churchofengland.org @churchinwales.bsky.social