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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Karen Bishop
- Nov 24, 2021
- 3 min
What happens at a 1.5, 2 and 3ºC increase in temperature?
We're already at a 1.2C (degrees Celsius) increase in average global temperature, verses pre-industrial levels, and are witnessing the...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
Corporate planting has begun!
We had a really lovely weekend planting trees with with the wonderful team (Jo Ballard, Danni Cross, Dan Davies and son Ethan) from...
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Karen Bishop
- Oct 13, 2021
- 2 min
85 trees planted in Farnham
What a weekend we had at the end of September (25th & 26th) in Farnham Park. We were so lucky with the weather, and had lots of fun...
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Karen Bishop
- Sep 6, 2021
- 1 min
Another six trees in the ground - thanks to donations
A while ago I wrote a post asking people to 'help me help us' by gifting money to buy native trees for planting. In this post I pledged...
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Karen Bishop
- Aug 4, 2021
- 13 min
What's the UK doing to fight climate change?
We all know that climate change is caused by greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) from human activities, and unless we act now we face...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 18, 2021
- 2 min
Why do I keep finding bees on the floor?
See nine ways to help bees right away.
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Karen Bishop
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Green Up Farnham
What a great day yesterday, tipping with rain yet it didn't deter people's spirits. Thank you to all who came to see us at Picnic in the...
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Karen Bishop
- May 19, 2021
- 1 min
We have a huge plastic problem
This video highlights it brilliantly. Please reduce and reuse as much as possible. And please share this video.
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Karen Bishop
- Apr 22, 2021
- 1 min
Help me help us
If I make £100 in donations to plant trees in the UK I'll match it with my own money, because ensuring a future for our kids is what I...
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Karen Bishop
- Feb 17, 2021
- 2 min
Kids’ green, boredom-busting fun
What a half term it is this year with it being a lockdown, rainy and cold. But never fear as we've been busy exploring the best natural...
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Karen Bishop
- Feb 4, 2021
- 3 min
The Big FARNHAM Fightback
During autumn 2021, families will come together to help fight climate change in monumental tree-planting events that will help re-wild...
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Karen Bishop
- Jan 14, 2021
- 5 min
21 things to do right now to help combat climate change
As more and more apocalyptic scenes were witnessed last year - think wildfires, locust plagues, flooding, ice melting, coral bleaching...
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Karen Bishop
- Dec 18, 2020
- 1 min
“If we have not taken dramatic action within the next decade...”
“...we could face irreversible damage to the natural world, and the collapse of our societies. We are running out of time...” If you...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 16, 2020
- 1 min
Green cleaning: Clearing flies from indoor plants
Ick I really, really hate these flies. They were all over our house since I re-potted our houseplants with soil from a bag that'd been...
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Karen Bishop
- Jul 12, 2020
- 1 min
Green Cleaning: Washing Machine Cleanser
Get rid of that awful mouldy smell with cheap ingredients from your kitchen cupboard
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