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Hundreds of churches have signed up to a week-long ‘nature count’ beginning this weekend which will encourage people to visit churchyards and record what they see.
Figures from a recent nature survey show that bumblebees, ladybirds and aphids are in the top five invertebrates found in churchyards and burial grounds across England and Wales.
Volunteers at a Cornwall church have turned their neglected village churchyard into a thriving patch for crops, flowers and wildlife.
A Derbyshire parish turns its churchyard into a wildlife haven in a green drive impacting all parts of parish life.
Why do churchgoers carry palm crosses? Why will there be processions through towns and cities this Sunday? Why will donkeys be seen in churches and cathedrals this week?
A married couple, who are both priests, and who lost a child, have unveiled a "baby-loss memorial" in a parish churchyard.
What does Good Friday commemorate? What happens in churches and cathedrals on Good Friday? Where does the name originate?
Why is Holy Saturday significant? How does the Church commemorate it? What is the Saturday before Easter Day called?
What does it commemorate? What does Maundy mean? Why do Christians wash feet? What is Maundy Money?
Bath Abbey is using an ancient water way to heat the World Heritage site.