Biodiversity loss means more climate chaos. What can we do?
A few weeks ago, I gave a talk on biodiversity at the Farnham Sustainability Festival, and wanted to share the key points from my...
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Karen Bishop
- Jun 6
- 4 min
End of Year two, and thousands more trees planted
We've had a busy few months since Christmas planting trees in Headley Down Nature Reserve (HNDR), Farnham and Wales (twice), plus holding...
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Karen Bishop
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Farnham now has a seed bank!
On November 1st we launched a seed bank at the Maltings Arts and Cultural Centre in Farnham, to help increase biodiversity in gardens. It...
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Karen Bishop
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Ensuring Green Up Britain is a sustainable business
A couple of weeks ago I (Kaz) was lucky enough to complete the BEC (Birmingham Enterprise Community) Sustainability and Circular Economy...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
How to collect and store seeds
I've never collected seeds before, and since we're installing a seed bank in Farnham soon, I thought I'd write a post to help anyone who,...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 17, 2022
- 2 min
We're buying a Seed Bank to Green Up Farnham...
...and increase biodiversity in our town. On November 1st we'll be placing a lockable seed bank at Farnham Maltings, for people to swap...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
What is biodiversity and why is it important?
Biodiversity or 'biological diversity' encompasses all living organisms (animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms plus the diversity...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 11, 2022
- 2 min
Seed balls are brilliant*
*And we're not being paid to say that. I've used seed balls (aka seed/bee bombs) many times now, and can honestly say they're a great way...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 25, 2022
- 1 min
Another exciting collaboration with award-winning eco company - Green Laurels
We're really excited to be teaming up with greenlaurels.co.uk to plant more trees in the U.K. this autumn. Green Laurels is a rapidly...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 24, 2022
- 1 min
If you live in Farnham, please complete this survey...
...because we need your help to reduce town-centre pollution. Over the past few years many residents have asked for our town centre to be...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 14, 2022
- 3 min
What the heck is greenwashing? (and how do we stop it?)
Greenwashing is a term bandied around a lot these days. It refers to situations where companies convey a false impression, or provide...
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Karen Bishop
- Jun 20, 2022
- 1 min
We've teamed up with Healing Frequencies to plant 100s of trees this autumn
Have you ever tried sound bathing? I have and it's a great way to unwind. Tess, Founder of Healing Frequencies in Farnham, uses Tibetan...
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Karen Bishop
- May 27, 2022
- 1 min
We sold 21 silver birch trees at Farnham Sustainability Festival
What a great day! The weather was amazing and the atmosphere was too. There were some fantastic stalls - the Farnham Community Farm (who...
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Karen Bishop
- May 12, 2022
- 1 min
We Planted Fruit Trees with Top Chef Gaz Oakley
A couple of weeks ago we had the pleasure of meeting plant-based chef, Gaz Oakley, when we planted a mixture of fruit trees in his garden...
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Karen Bishop
- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
There’s a 48% chance the world will warm >1.5C within 5 years
Today’s update from the UK Met Office says the chances of temporarily going above 1.5 degrees Centigrade (C) in one of the next five...
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Karen Bishop
- Apr 7, 2022
- 2 min
Can we plant our way out of the Climate Crisis?
On land, plants (particularly trees) are our most precious carbon sink, actively taking CO2 out of the air and producing O2. They offer...
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Karen Bishop
- Mar 15, 2022
- 1 min
300 trees planted in Cardiff
With the help of Coed Caerdydd, and Cardiff Council, we have been able to Green Up Plymouth Great Wood and Trelai Park in Ely, Cardiff,...
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Karen Bishop
- Mar 10, 2022
- 2 min
Our biggest tree plant yet - 2,300 for Volvo!
We had the best time in Dinas Mawddwy, north Wales last weekend, where we planted over 300 metres of species-rich hedgerow along a patch...
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Karen Bishop
- Jan 8, 2022
- 2 min
22 reasons to be (a bit) climate-positive in 2022
A brief summary of some reasons to be optimistic as we enter a new year in the climate crisis.
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Karen Bishop
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
200 trees at Carron Pond with Volvo
We had a great day planting Alder with Volvo in December. The cold weather didn't deter this lovely bunch from working hard to create an...
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