Helping Enstone Parish make a difference!
How-to Videos
How to sow wildflowers
Ian from Enstone Eco demonstrates the way to sow your wildflower seeds in a prepared area. The important thing is preparing the land to get rid of 50% of the grass and have 50% bare earth - it is key to getting the seeds to grow.
Check the full post of our efforts here here!
Riverfly Sample Collecting Demonstration
Riverfly larvae are highly sensitive to pollution, making them reliable indicators of river health. By monitoring the increase and decrease of these populations, we can detect drops in water quality early, which enables us to report potential issues to the Environment Agency for investigation. This data contributes to a national effort to keep rivers healthy. We also unearth local patterns of pollution in Oxfordshire and understand what's in our rivers. Ian is demonstrating a fantastic example of citizen science in action!
Water Testing Demonstration
The health of our local rivers has been increasingly threatened by pollution and physical modifications to waterways in the UK. For example, run-off from agricultural land and untreated sewage from overloaded treatment works are often dumped into rivers, particularly during heavy rains, and can have an adverse effect on wildlife and the environment. These pollution surges compromise water quality and damage the delicate ecosystems that rely on clean, flowing water. Dawn tests the rivers frequently so we can quickly detect any changes to the water, and prevent further damage.