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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...

Karen Bishop
Jul 17, 20234 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Jun 6, 20234 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Nov 9, 20221 min read
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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,...

Karen Bishop
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Oct 17, 20222 min read
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What are seed balls? And how do you use them?
Seed balls (aka seed/bee bombs) are brilliant. I've used seed balls many times now, and can honestly say they're a great way to grow...

Karen Bishop
Oct 11, 20222 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
May 10, 20221 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Mar 10, 20222 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Nov 24, 20213 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Oct 18, 20211 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Oct 13, 20212 min read
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Why do I keep finding bees on the floor?
See nine ways to help bees right away.

Karen Bishop
Jul 18, 20212 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Jun 28, 20211 min read
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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...

Karen Bishop
Jan 14, 20215 min read
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