Learn to Count the Biodiversity in your Garden

Be a part of the change that contributes to achieving net zero. Climate change is irrefutable. Tipping points are irreparable and costly, and experts are now evidencing that the more biodiversity in a system striving for a just transition to net zero, the less stress there is in the transition. Increasing biodiversity is part of the climate change solution.

Pollinators are vital for food production and biodiversity and there is evidence that they are in decline. I did a FIT (Flower Insect Timed) count in my garden on Bank Holiday Monday under the expert guidance of Conservation Biologist Louise Whale MSc,CIEEM and discovered I had 50% less activity on my 50cm square observation patch of 3 dandelion heads than the UK average. Whilst its not enough evidence on its own to draw conclusions, its enough to get me started on improving the biodiversity in my garden.

We cannot know if…