Lots happened this month!

Pledge for Nature joined other members of the Biosphere team to present to North Devon and Torridge Councillors at an event hosted by Energy 361. Councillors were informed about the project, how many people it's engaged so far and the main ways they can help promote nature recovery in their local town/parish.

We also spoke to some of the Aspire to Sustainability students at Petroc College about the Nature Recovery Plan and how climate change is impacting the local area.

We also visited North Devon District Hospital NHS Trust to have a look around their green space and see what could be done to improve the space for nature. We gave them some yellow rattle seeds and they sowed them a weekend later! Congratulations to them, as they've now become a Biosphere Business Partner!

This month we also held training sessions for two groups of Biosphere residents with the Westcountry Rivers Trust Citizen Scientist Investigations. Huge thanks to Lydia for running the sessions and helping us develop our network of citizen scientists!

Alongside all this, we received some wonderful pledges this month!

• Deborah is helping to record wildlife sightings
• Middle Campscott Farm are creating an orchard of mainly traditional Devon or West Country types of tree on approx 0.5 ha of land
• Archie in Bishops Tawton is creating a bug hotel in their back garden
• Ryan in Goodleigh is busy putting up bird boxes and creating a bug hotel
• Olivia is creating a beautiful wildflower meadow
• Nancy in Bishops Tawton is creating a wildlife pond!
• Greta is busy planting a native tree and creating a wildflower meadow to attract lots of pollinators
• Elsie is creating a bug haven
• Isaac is putting up a bat box!
• West Buckland School are creating a wildflower meadow and planting more trees!
• Kay is making a nature plan for her beautiful garden
• Jenny in Huntshaw is planting 30 nut trees
• Sunny in Croyde volunteered at a local beach clean
• Amelia in Bishops Tawton is creating a wildflower patch
• Molly Lane has put up a bird box!
• Grace is creating a wildflower patch
• Thea is creating a wildflower patch too! 
• Alastair is creating a wonderful orchard in Lynton
• Harper is creating a wildflower patch
• Steve in Barnstaple is installing a bird box and giving a home to hedgehogs!
• Sam in Northam has created a wildflower patch

Our Nature Recovery Declaration received another 26 signatures! This included a number of businesses, including Turnstyle Designs, Atlas Packaging, the Earth Repair Shop, the Braunton Countryside Centre, and Forward Sustainability! Thanks all for your support on this.

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