{"id":11789,"date":"2025-03-24T11:53:06","date_gmt":"2025-03-24T11:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/?p=11789"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:53:06","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T11:53:06","slug":"three-ways-to-do-something-great-for-your-local-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.craneandco.co.uk\/pages\/three-ways-to-do-something-great-for-your-local-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Ways to Do Something Great for Your Local Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spring is a great time to get outdoors and help your local environment. Here are three ways you could join in.<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Join (or start) a clean-up group<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>The idea of local clean-up groups is to help the environment by doing all those small jobs that local councils often don\u2019t manage to do.<\/p>\n

Clean-up groups typically meet once a month. You can give as much or as little time as you like.<\/p>\n

Jobs done by these groups include litter picking, weeding, clearing public footpaths, trimming overhanging bushes, leaf sweeping, sowing wildflowers and planting floral baskets.<\/p>\n

Track down a local group by asking on social media or at your local library. If you can\u2019t find a group, then think about starting one.<\/p>\n

You could also join the Great British Spring Clean 2025<\/a>, which runs until 6 April.<\/p>\n

Plant a tree or two<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Trees help capture greenhouse gases, attract wildlife, provide shade and shelter and look good too.<\/p>\n

If you have a garden, think about planting a tree or two.<\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t have a garden or if you\u2019re renting, you could offer a tree to a local school or church. Alternatively, you could donate to a tree-planting scheme. They\u2019ll plant a tree on your behalf.<\/p>\n

The National Trust<\/a> and National Trust for Scotland<\/a> run tree-planting schemes.<\/p>\n

Create more wildlife habitats<\/span>
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It\u2019s not just people who need homes; our wildlife does too.<\/p>\n

Here are some simple ways to create much-needed wildlife habitats.<\/p>\n

They will help turn your garden into an eco-friendly haven.<\/p>\n

Many of them can be set up in local public green spaces, too (although you may need permission from the council first).<\/p>\n

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  • Put up a bird box.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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    • Make a bug hotel using offcuts, old bricks and brushwood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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      • Create a garden pond or fill a planter with water and some aquatic plants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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        • Build a compost heap and turn garden or kitchen waste into a home for worms, snails, beetles and other insects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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          • Create a simple hedgehog habitat using fallen branches and brushwood.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            We hope you\u2019ve found this post interesting and that it will encourage you to do your bit for your local environment.<\/span> <\/strong><\/h3>\n

            Please feel free to share it with your friends too.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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