Once again we are leaving an area in the churchyard through the summer to see what grows naturally. Amazingly, in previous years we have counted over 90 different species of plants. We are asking visitors to the churchyard to help us by letting us know which insects and butterflies and other wildlife they see in this area.
This summer St Peter’s church took part in the National Bats in Churches Survey. The investigations included both sound analysis and DNA analysis. The survey found evidence of a long-eared bat species in the church; most likely a brown long-eared bat.This species is a medium sized bat with huge ears! It has a wingspan of 20 to 30cm and weighs 6 to 12 grams. All bats in UK are protected.
<div>An amazing 96 different varieties of wildflowers, plants and trees have been identified growing in the churchyard at St Peter's. This is a really encouraging result. </div><div>Next year we hope to run similar projects and improve habitats for wildlife as well.<br>Thanks to botanist Dave Green for his advice on setting up the project and counting and compiling the list of plants growing in the churchyard. <br>The inspiration for this project came from a similar exercise run in St Nicholas’s churchyard last summer. </div>
