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Karen Bishop
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20222 min read
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, 20221 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 202113 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20212 min read
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, 20213 min read
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, 20215 min read
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, 20201 min read
“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, 20201 min read
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, 20201 min read
Green Cleaning: Washing Machine Cleanser
Get rid of that awful mouldy smell with cheap ingredients from your kitchen cupboard
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