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Launch of Coton Network
Coronavirus has reminded us that we’ve been thinking for some time of setting up a village network to help each other out if we run out of essentials or if we’re ill. If your usual network of friends and relatives isn’t available, please ask the...
No Mow challenge
We would like to invite Coton village residents to the part in a No Mow challenge during the summer months. Here is article explaining why! No Mow Challenge Don’t Mow Let it Grow
Coton Primary School pollinator plan
Coton Primary School Pollinator plan by Amanda Fuller our resident garden designer School plan – Feb20
Churchyard plan
Here is our design for enhancing the churchyard for Pollinators created by Amanda Fuller, our resident garden designer! Let us know what you think and if you want to help us plant it up! Churchyard plan – Phase I planting plan Churchyard plan –...
Food we would lose if we had no pollinators
Have you ever thought about what foods we would lose if we had no pollinators? Have a look at this short video! What we would lose if pollinators were not around
Gardening for Pollinators
If you would like to plant for pollinators in your garden you might find the following websites useful. Butterfly Conservation Society Royal Horticultural Society RHS Gardening for Pollinators with children RSPB Gardening for Wildlife
Coton loves Pollinators. Some links to get you started
Some links to get you started https://dontmowletitgrow.com/ Twitter on pollinators Bumblee conservation trust A pollination toolkit A countryside classroom How to make a classroom pollinator friendly Bee and pollination science experiment https://www.churchofengland.org/more/church-resources/churchcare/advice-and-guidance-church-buildings/biodiversity
Thank you to the generosity of our sponsors
“Coton Orchard Garden Centre is pleased to support this important community project. Without pollinators and the free eco-system services they provide, we would not have many of the fruits and flowers we so enjoy. Pollinators need a range of pollen...
Coton loves Pollinators – in the beginning
Coton Loves Pollinators is a grassroots project which was set up by a group of Coton residents to enhance the village of Coton and the 300 acres of the Coton Countryside Reserve for pollinators. Coton Loves Pollinators is working with a range...