It was so sad to have to remove our Visitors Book from church as part of making the building covid-secure for personal prayer times.We LOVE our Visitors Books as people write such wonderful things in there.Every year or so we make a compilation to share, as it's such an encouragement to know that people feel drawn to Marton Church and find such peace here. If you have any comments please let me know and we'll add them to the Visitors Book which is now back in church again, complete with hand sanitiser!
Our vision for Marton Churchyard is to promote wildflower meadow restoration and pollinator conservation.Scything is carried out from late July onwards to help protect wildlife such as insects, birds, small mammals and other inhabitants. This main annual scythe also helps locally sourced seeds and plug plants to become established, so the diversity of native wildflowers is increasing. The main paths are mowed regularly to enable visitors to access the seating areas, pond, bird feeders and wonderful views. We are grateful to all those involved in tending and maintaining our churchyard. We hope you enjoy your visit to this beautiful and peaceful place.
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
