As you know, Marton lends itself as a place to enjoy nature and creation. This year 'Churches Count on Nature' runs between 2nd and 12th June. This is an opportunity to celebrate our beautiful churchyard in all its glory and try to identify some of the flowers, insects and birds! From Sunday 6th there will be some identification booklets in the porch (some from Sarah Sigsworth, some from Caring for God's Acre) along with some blank record sheets in case you would like to visit and see what you can observe? I am hoping to spend a bit of time there myself at 3pm on Saturday 12th (weather permitting!) if you'd like to join me? But you can go whenever you like. There are notes on the record sheets to explain how to send them in for compilation. If you follow the link below there are a whole series of free webinars on related topics! https://dioceseofyork.org.uk/news-events/news/churches-count-on-nature-5th13th-june-2021/?fbclid=IwAR1Qx1cg_Ts9sG3krVSbU6eSG_MQ2dc3jm8b9N94ze2EhbouYHmkmkfpZ4s