How to vote for nature in the local and general elections Here is the YouTube link just in case the video embedded doesn't play: How to vote for nature in the local and general elections (youtube.com) Here are the links mentioned in the video: The satisfaction survey - https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/General-Election-2024/satisfaction-survey#form Sign up to be a Wildlife Ambassador here Council Climate Scorecards 15 Actions to improve your council's climate action  Campaigner's Guide The Local Intelligence Hub - https://www.localintelligencehub.com/  The discussion after this presentation mentioned a great resource created by Richard Foster, who wrote notes on Holding a Green Hustings: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/xdb/ecohub/show/holding-an-eco-hustings

Here's the recording of a presentation about House martins and what you can do to help them: Watch the recording on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLw15e_1-5o Points of interest: - Where to spot House Martins? Your best chance will be spotting them by watercourses, at the apexes of houses, and on light-coloured surfaces such as white walls. - How far will they fly to collect mud for their nests? They will generally travel approximately 300m from the nest to collect mud. - House sparrows and house martins have been warring since the 1600s! House sparrows like to take over house martins' nests, and now house martin numbers are falling it is important to make sure they have dedicated nest space that can't be taken over by house sparrows. This is why the artificial nest cups are good as they are specially designed to shut sparrows out. It is important to note that house sparrow numbers are also in decline, so as Barbara said in her presentation, please put nests out for them too! A final important point - always hand over birds to certified rehabilitators. They are trained to teach birds how to hunt properly, so that they can be returned back to the wild. Contact information from final slide: Website; https://housemartinconservation.com/ Email; housemartinconservation@gmail.com Facebook; House Martin Conservation UK & Ireland X; @ukhousemartins

Here is an inspiring presentation by Paul Heath about the work his group has been doing to help hedgerows in Buckinghamshire: You can watch the video back on YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xFPG0sOeP8 For a closer look at the hedgerow management cycle, take a look at the Peoples' Trust for Endangered species website: https://ptes.org/hedgerow/managing-hedgerows-top-tips/, and as Paul mentions, we have more resources about hedgerows on our toolkit here: https://www.bbowtcommunitytoolkit.org/forum/hedgerows