Growing Greener

Build a compost heap ready to start recycling your food and green waste. Aim to add an equal mix of green waste, like grass clippings which is full of nitrogen, and brown material such as cardboard, egg boxes and shredded woody stems that add carbon. 

Compost heaps create amazing habitats for a huge diversity of wildlife. Avoid turning your compost too often, so you don’t disturb the biodiverse ecosystem you’ve created. If you create the heap in the next few weeks, the best time to turn it is in early spring, once hibernation is over for animals like hedgehogs and before the breeding season gets underway.