TREE PROTECTION PROPOSALS TAKE ROOT IN NEW COMMUNITY-BASED STRATEGY
A new strategy outlining how Jersey will protect, manage and restore its trees was launched earlier this month with the aim of safeguarding the Island’s trees and woodlands for future generations. In a foreword to the new Jersey Tree Strategy, the Environment Minister, Deputy John Young, highlighted the many benefits that trees can provide, from […]
ARCHAEOLOGISTS EXPLORE HIDDEN ICE AGE LANDSCAPE
A team of archaeologists are in Jersey this week to begin an ambitious survey on foot of a former Ice Age landscape off the southeast coast of the Island. The archaeologists, who are from UCL’s Institute of Archaeology and Archaeology South East, are working on a section of the intertidal […]
JERSEY NATIONAL PARK FORMS A NEW BOARD
The Jersey National Park has appointed new a board of directors and members, developing links with a range of stakeholders and the charity. The appointed members will help deliver on the the two key purposes of the Jersey National Park: The conservation and enhancement of the natural beauty, wildlife and cultural heritage of the Park; […]
JERSEY DAIRY FARMS ‘MOOOVE’ FORWARD – TO BECOME EVEN MORE SUSTAINABLE.
Jersey Dairy has announced a new partnership with Trinity AgTech, to provide a credible and bespoke carbon emission and biodiversity evaluation programme for Jersey dairy farms. The company was launched to help farms measure and leverage carbon and natural capital so as to create more resilient, sustainable businesses. In doing so, local farms can help […]
LEAF AND FARMING
On Thursday 12 May, the Jersey Royal Company’s Peacock Farm in Trinity was launched as a ‘LEAF demonstration farm’. LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) ‘works to inspire and enable sustainable farming that is prosperous, enriches the environment and engages local communities.’ LEAF is working very closely with Jersey’s agricultural sector. Their website, https://leaf.eco contains more […]
The JSO IS BACK!
The Jersey Symphony Orchestra is back after a two-year break caused by the pandemic. A number of concerts were planned, but each one had to be cancelled because of the persistent situation caused by Covid. The JSO will hold its summer concert in Le Quennevais School Hall on Saturday 6 August, starting at 7.30pm. There […]
INVASIVE SPECIES WEEK: RAISING AWARENESS OF THREATS TO BIODIVERSITY
A number of free events have been arranged for this year’s Invasive Species Week (16-22 May), to raise awareness of invasive non-native species. Invasive Species Week is an initiative of the Non-Native Species Secretariat (NNSS) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). It is an annual national campaign to raise awareness of […]
FIVE WAYS TO CONNECT WITH NATURE AND BOOST YOUR MENTAL HEALTH
From visiting local parks to growing plants indoors, spending time with nature can have a positive impact on our mental wellbeing. When used as part of a toolkit of coping strategies, connecting with the outdoors can have various benefits, as mental health charity Mind Jersey explains: ‘Spending time in green space or bringing nature into your everyday […]
SPRING FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LA HOUGUE BIE
Jersey Heritage’s springtime festival La Fête du R’nouvé returns to La Hougue Bie this weekend for the first time in three years. Celebrating the ‘season of renewal’, the festival invites Islanders to get ‘inspired by the surrounding nature’ with its programme of acoustic music, storytelling and crafts. ‘Bring a picnic rug, meet friends and hang out […]
NEW SERIES OF ‘GEOWALKS’ LAUNCHED
A new series of guided walks exploring the Island’s geological, natural and cultural heritage has been launched by the Aspiring Jersey Island Geopark (AJIG) project. The ‘geowalks’ began at La Rocque and Plémont last week and continue at L’Etacq next Tuesday (10th), with further routes during the rest of May and into June, including at […]