St Luke’s Church Great Crosby
Grounds Project

“to create a place of beauty and a haven for people and wildlife”

8 Do one thing for nature!

2009 has been a good year for nature in the grounds of St Luke’s church!

January: our ‘groundforce’ team put up around 25 bird and bat boxes around the grounds, including an owl ‘chimney’ box and a kestrel box.

bird and bat boxes    bird and bat boxes

February: we constructed a ‘wildlife tower’ with pieces of old paving flags. Bamboo canes were inserted in gaps between the flags to provide nests for bees; an upturned bin-lid on the top makes a good bird bath! A bird feeding station was erected nearby.

wildlife tower    wildlife tower

March: our wildlife activity morning was attended by over 60 adults and 100 children. It was a fun time constructing log piles, planting a perennial wildflower meadow and making bird feeders.

wildlife activity morning    wildlife activity morning

wildlife activity morning

June: a bog garden was planted during our Springwatch ‘Dirty Afternoon’, Sefton Council rangers helped children plant a rockery.

bog garden    bog garden

bog garden

August: a Garden for Reflection was created, including plants which attract bees and butterflies.

Garden for Reflection

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