Mass movement on climate change: The churches doing their bit for biodiversity

Parishes around the country are giving over part of church grounds as 'a haven for pollinators and biodiversity' at the behest of Irish bishops

Councillor Colette Finn, far left, plants a crab apple tree in the new wildflower garden in the grounds of the Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Dennehy's Cross, Cork. Picture: Denis Minihane

Something good is finally happening in nature across the country.

In parishes and church grounds throughout Ireland, biodiversity is becoming an important aspect of faith and community — a return to nature.