Greener Pocklington is a local community group, formed to help combat the climate crisis and habitat loss through active projects in and around Pocklington. These are a taster of some of our local projects and partners.
You can also follow and get involved with our work on our Facebook page.
Efforts to enhance biodiversity at the Madhyamaka Kadampa Meditation Centre continue to impress. Extensive tree planting will form part of the growing Humber Forest and is coupled with site management that improves habitat quality for the local wildlife.
This local farm has made a number of environmentally friendly changes to encourage pollinators, nesting birds and small mammals. The farm is also owns an area of wetland adjacent to Pocklington Canal where numerous ducks and wading birds can be spotted.
Our local golf course has begun planting a range of native tree species while keeping older specimens standing in the grounds. This combination of young and old trees provides ideal habitat for birds.
The artificial ponds are also used by spawning frogs and toads during the spring.
Less frequent mowing around the edges of the courses and footpaths have created natural borders directing footfall and bursting with birdsong and pollinating insects.