We Can All Make A Difference

How about we all just have a go and change one thing in our lives that will be potentially beneficial to the environment.Why not make a start by changing those light bilbs for low energy ones? It can be as simple as that. Or switch off the tv at the plug when you're not using it. There are so many ways we can chang our lives to help our world without really thinking about it.If we implement these changes and teach them to our children from the start, they will become second nature-get them while they're young! Children love animals, so how about encouraging wildlife into our gardens. We can do that in so many ways. Instead of neat,tidy and sterile gardens,how about keeping an area of garden that is wild- insects love this, and where there are insects you may start to find this encourages larger animals, such as birds and hedgehogs etc.You could install a hedgehog box-and watch them eradicate your slugs and snails!!Put up bird feeders in the garden and nest boxes. How much better does a garden look when it is alive with vibrant flowers and a myriad of wildlife?Don't forget the humble bumble bee-their numbers are in decline and we need to give them a helping hand to get their numbers up again.Some people are afraid of them,but really they pose no real threat unless they feel threatened, and it is this ignorance that some people would find themselves reaching for a newspaper to swat them if they come anywhere near them. Personally, I love bumble bees and believe we need to act now to protect them. We can do this as mentioned above, by laeving some of our garden wild(and definitely not using pesticides)and by installing a bumble bee box- not sure where to buy one? Look in your local garden centre, or on the internet.Be sure to put it in a south facing position but out of direct sunlight,and in an area where there are plenty of flowers.It should be placed low down on the ground, preferably with some foliage covering it.Fingers crossed you will have some very happy bees pollenating your and your neighbours flowers!.Please have a go at doing something to help the world around us- it can be so rewarding