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 […]
EUNE FROUQU’THÉE D’JÈRRIAIS – (A FORKFUL OF JÈRRIAIS)
We continue our series of article in Jèrriais – Jersey’s own traditional native language. The ‘frouque’ in question is a digging fork, rather than a table fork. An English translation follows. This contribution comes from Pauline Snarey Mémouaithes dé ma preunmié vacanche Quand j’tais eune pétite fil’ye dé trais ans et d’mi, j’laîssis man siez-mé […]
Q&A: THE GARDEN REUSE SCHEME SOLVING JERSEY’S ‘POTTY’ WASTE PROBLEM
Over 120,000 plastic plant pots have been saved from the Island’s incinerator thanks to a green reuse initiative with community sharing at its root. Keen recycler and environmental campaigner Kalina Le Marquand set up ‘Potty Eco Pots’ in April 2021 after discovering how many pots were going to waste in Jersey. She’s since provided thousands […]
JAPANESE KNOTWEED ANALYSIS PROMPTS AWARENESS SEMINARS
A comprehensive assessment of Japanese Knotweed in Jersey, carried out by the Government of Jersey’s Natural Environment team, has confirmed the presence of the invasive, non-native weed in 270 sites across the Island. If uncontrolled, the plant can form dense strands that can shade out and kill native plants, reduce biodiversity and, under certain circumstances, […]
WALK IN THE PARK IS BACK, BIGGER THAN BEFORE, THIS MAY
Springtime is certainly harnessed by many of us – giving us a chance to see some colour and get outside again in the sunshine – so how better to do this than enjoying a Walk in the Park? The Jersey National Park has announced that Walk in the Park is back for a second year, with […]
FARM OPEN DAYS, ARRANGED BY ‘SCOOP’
SCOOP, the Sustainable Cooperative, has launched a series of Farm Open Days, inviting Islanders to meet and engage with some of the Island’s most invaluable growers and producers. From organic smallholdings, to farms of various sizes, all SCOOP’s growers share an interest in nurturing local ecological habitats, protecting our natural resources and producing wonderful food.Farm […]
THE FUTURE IS HYDROGEN
By Caroine Spencer An environmental campaigner wants to see hydrogen fuel-cell technology introduced to Jersey and Guernsey. Andrew Le Quesne, who chairs Earth Project Jersey, says that he has been on a personal crusade for many years to get the technology accepted locally. ‘There aren’t enough of the right minerals known in the world, […]
MAY WILD WATCH: HOW TO REPORT A BEE SWARM
Honey bees can be spotted from spring through to autumn but as we enter the ‘swarming season’, the Jersey Beekeepers’ Association is providing advice to Islanders on what to do if they see a swarm. ‘Swarming honey bees is a natural phenomenon at this time of year,’ explains swarm coordinator John De Carteret, from the […]