Since we started, we’ve mapped churchyard habitats, installed nest boxes (including a successful tawny owl box), built new flower beds and a memorial rose garden, and completed a gravestone recording project in the new churchyard.
Work is carried out by a fantastic team of volunteers, gathered from church members, local residents, and students. Their work has been supported by grants from the Parish Council. In 2026, we’ll be working with the Allotments Association on public wildlife events and striving to increase species diversity by sewing more wildflowers and building ‘bug hotels’. Longer term, we’re hoping to compile data on the churchyard’s war graves, work with the charity ‘Redhills Durham’ to conserve miners’ leaders’ memorials, and to improve public access. Please do contact us to get involved and join in our projects or join our facebook group.