VALE churches and residents are being urged to take part in a new scheme to create little oases for wildlife.
Worcestershire's Living Churchyards is the brainchild of the county council's Countryside Service and the Diocese of Worcester and receives its official launch on Tuesday (May 22).
Its aim is to promote the management of churchyards for the benefit of wildlife and has the backing of Worcestershire Wildlife Trust and the Council for the Protection of Rural England.
Countryside projects officer Adrian Roper said: "Wildflower-rich grasslands have disappeared dramatically in the British countryside over the last 50 years.
"Our churchyards act as remnants of such valuable grassland. Having never been enriched by fertilisers, they are an important sanctuary for a lot of plants and animals rarely seen today."
Anyone interested in taking part in the scheme can contact Mr Roper on 01562 710025.
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