About the event

Join the Wilder Churches team from Somerset Wildlife Trust and the Diocese of Bath and Wells to find out more about increasing the value of your churchyard or burial ground for nature. Wilder Churches is a joint initiative that has been supporting communities to make space for nature in their local churchyard, other church land or burial ground since March 2021.

With a recent call from Bishop Michael for churches across the county to get involved, we are running a refresh of our previous training sessions. Anyone and everyone is welcome, whether this is the first time you’ve heard about Wilder Churches or time has flown by and you would appreciate a refresh, we’d love to have you!

This session will focus of varies actions you can take and take into consideration the fact that churchyards are often the oldest enclosed piece of land in a parish, often offering a haven for wildlife even when the wider landscape has been subject to a huge shift in land management practices. We will also share a few examples of what some communities have already achieved in their local churchyard and what they have learnt along the way!

The last part of the session will include a Q&A with the team, where you can ask a question, seek advice or share your own experience.