A group of local people who love & look after a beautiful green space Ladybarn Park in Manchester by volunteering, park has won RHS Awards in NW & nationally
Manchester UK
Joined May 2015
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Salford and Manchester are working together to create an interconnected network of green and blue spaces—linking parks, urban waterways, and industrial heritage sites into vibrant corridors aboutmanchester.co.uk/a-gree…
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Happy #VolunteersWeek! 💚 Here's Margaret, chair of Friends of Ladybarn Park, enjoying the new storytelling corner.
Volunteering in parks is a great way to get outdoors, grow your skills, and meet new people.
Find your new passion at #MCRVIP: tinyurl.com/spfvy72d
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Looking for something to do with the kids over the festive holidays? Why not follow our Elf Trail on 24 December at 11am until 1pm see the poster below. @MCRparks_ @WithingtonWalls @MCCWithington @MCCBurnage @WithingtonCLP @WithingtonLDs @ky1iew
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Support #WhiteRibbonDay2024 to end male violence against women. Join Heaton Park’s consultation on 26th Nov, 11 AM-2 PM, to share ideas on making parks safer, empowering, and supportive for women. #itstartswithmen
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Just some of the things that need doing to... Clean Up Britain, permanently.
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April welcomes the return of the Big Eight 🎱🐝 #BumblebeesAreBack
This month, some queens will emerge from hibernation. Already active queens will produce their first daughters – the workers 💼
Have you spotted any bumblebees over the Easter weekend?
ALT UK bumblebees to see in April. Eight graphics showing the ID for queen bumblebees.
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Today and every day, let's recognize the essential contributions of bees and other pollinators, including:
🍎 Increasing #biodiversity
🌱 Maintaining ecosystems
🐝 And more!
Via @fao
#SavetheBees
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Fruit trees benefit all sorts of wildlife, including bees, bats and birds. But around two thirds of UK orchards have been lost since 1960. Planting an apple tree in your garden or community can really help to boost biodiversity.
Tips: bit.ly/45AFzhZ
#nature #pollinators
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Our existence depends on wildlife & biodiversity resources meeting our needs -- from food to fuel, from medicines to housing.
Ecosystems must thrive, and plant & animal species must exist for future generations.
Sunday is #WorldWildlifeDay. wildlifeday.org/en/about
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Want your council to do more to restore nature – to benefit people, wildlife and planet? This inspiring story shows how a small community group did just that, with ten tips to help others:
bit.ly/4bZkulz
#biodiversity #ClimateAction
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🐝🦇🦋 @ipbes explains what animal pollination is and why it's so important #ForNature and people.
Learn more in the #PollinationAssessment: ipbes.net/assessment-reports…
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#DYK that wildlife gardening can help to boost #biodiversity? 🧐 💭
Here are a few actions that you can take in your own backyard:
🌳 Plant native trees & plants
🚫 Avoid weedkillers and pesticides
🌱 Practice eco-friendly gardening
via @NWF
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"Wetlands are biodiverse ecosystems that support an incredible amount of marine and freshwater life and provide multiple benefits to society and our environment." 🐢 🐠 🪸
Learn more about the value of coastal wetlands 👇
via @AustMarConsSoc
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Forests, guarantor for
-clean, oxygen-rich air
-CO2 storage
-biological diversity
-water purification and regulation
-lowering of temperatures
-windbreakers
-enrichment of healthy soil
-Medicine for our body and mind💚🌱☘️🌿🌳🌲🍀💚
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Pollinator populations are declining at an alarming rate! 🐝
This poses a serious risk to global food security as we depend on pollinators for many of our foods. 🍓
Learn how improved land management can help slow or halt pollinators' decline. 👇
via @ElevateSci
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Measures that benefit #biodiversity have the potential to support #ClimateAction and some aspects of climate action can support biodiversity
How to support ClimateAction and biodiversity 👇🏽
interacademies.org/publicati…
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Let's celebrate the incredible diversity of bees! 🐝
From carpenter bees to cuckoo bees, there are many more species than the well-known honey bee. 🍯
Explore some of the #bees of North America with @nwf.
➡️ bit.ly/3yuGXUb
