🌱 Libraries in Wakefield prioritize recyclable crafts, avoid single-use plastics, and offer battery and electrical items recycling. ♻️ Their library cards are made from Bio Teslin, a biodegradable alternative to plastic, ensuring faster decomposition. 📚🌿 #SustainableLiving

🌍🚫 Did you know? Improperly disposed inhalers can harm our environment with their gases! But here's the good news: we can make a difference! ♻️ By disposing of inhalers correctly, we stop these harmful gases from escaping and help fight climate change! 🌿💪

Well done StanleyGroveAcademy and all other schools walking for #NetZero this week. We are proud of you! 👏🏻

Did you know, when a bumblebee hatches, it's 'silvery' all over and gradually colours up? This is a newly hatched Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius)! 🐝 Discover the amazing lifecycle of bumblebees and their nests 👉 ow.ly/Ox3050NGKIg 📷 Tyrone Williams

They've done it! 👏 🌍 Hundreds of children from 58 schools across the district have walked nearly 50 miles altogether 💚 We give them an A for effort and teamwork! Sign their petition to help schools go net zero 👉 orlo.uk/hyAqD #WakefieldSchoolsClimateRelay

🌍💨 Lower bills, greener living! Eligible homeowners can get FREE insulation, solar panels, and more with Wakefield Council's Home Upgrade Grant. ♻️ Act fast: 35 spots this year, 40 in 2024. Transform your home now. 🏠✨ #EnergyUpgrade #ClimateAction

Recycling electrical items instead of trashing them helps conserve resources, reduce e-waste, and protect the environment ♻️🌍 #RecycleElectronics

The #WildflowerMeadow in my #WildlifeFrontGarden is not even 3sqm, but just knowing that this #bee slept on this Devil’s-bit Scabious flower last night, fills me with so much joy. #Nature doesn’t need much…. 💚🐝

Nature is my religion, and the Earth is my church

Last year was TREEmendous!🌳 Join our friends The White Rose Forest as a Social Forestry Project Officer to help lead on woodland creation in the #Wakefield district and beyond! Applications close on the 10th September.

Fascinating data from YouGov reflecting climate thoughts! 📈🌎 #ClimateChange

There's no better way to boost your mood this #WorldMentalHealthDay than by getting out into the great outdoors. We're spoiled for choice in the Wakefield district, with pockets of calm in town and city centres and wide open spaces in country parks. expwake.co/OutdoorsNature

Trees benefit us all 🌳🌎

📢 Have your say on how buses are run in West Yorkshire! Today, we've launched a public consultation about how buses are run in the region. Have your say here 👉 yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk/busreform #BusReformWY

An intresting audio recording of hidden underwater sounds at Anglers Country Park 🎣 Can you recognize any mysterious underwater sounds🌊🔍

Sorting recycling is a simple way to help the environment and reduce waste ♻ By separating different materials, you can prevent cross-contamination and make recycling more efficient. This reduces greenhouse gas emissions and saves energy and resources 🌍 #ClimateAction

Exciting news! From Nov 6, 16-24 year olds will no longer have to pay entry to any RSPB reserves including Fairburn Ings in Castleford 📌🌍 This is a great intiative that we hope will encourage more young people to connect with nature 🦉

As part of our #TreesforClimate woodland creation funding, available to landowners across North & West Yorkshire, we can support hedgerow planting as part of projects at least 0.1 hectares in size. Find out more: whiteroseforest.org/contact/ #EnglandsCommunityForests

🌿 Dive into the rich tapestry of the UK's #Hedgerow #History! 🌳 Our iconic hedgerows are cultural and historical treasures defining our countryside. 🚜 Our partners @ptes created this infographic detailing their fascinating history. Find out more 👉 buff.ly/3QE8YlO

What makes #hedges so brilliant? 🐦 Hedgerows are great for biodiversity 🏡 Hedges improve air quality and reducing noise pollution 🐑 Hedges provide shelter and shade for stock animals 🍃 They improve our wellbeing Visit our website to find out more 💚