Creation Care: St. John's Wildflower Garden

Did you know St John's has a hidden wildflower garden and a bug hotel? We asked the St. John's Creation Care team to find out more.

Q1)
Why does St John's church choose to continue keeping a wildlife flower garden and a bug hotel, although it's quite hidden?
Planting a wildflower garden was part of a Kids' Venture 2022 group activity. This was for the church to care for God's creation by helping address the disastrous decline in insect populations in the UK (c.60% in the last 20 years). It is rather overgrown. We want it to be a wild area, but sometimes the wildness gets the better of us!

Q2)
What did we discover at the 'Count for Nature' activity last Sunday, 7 June?
We had a successful Nature Count, finding 25 plant species. Purple toadflax was a nice find, but we are not sure if it is a native plant? Special mention should be given to Graham and Jacqui Poynter, who not only helped identify some of the plants but also were responsible for spotting the 'punk' Vapourer Moth caterpillar on the boundary wall to St John's Hill. Watch out who lives on the hill - you don't want it coming inside your house!

Q3)
What advice would you give a church member who would love to get involved with our wildlife garden?
We would love your input! Please contact either Rachel Green or Jean Morgan to get involved.

St John's Creation Care team would love to hear from you! Please email us at alistairjoannahardie@gmail.com to share your thoughts.

Dorset Council have a page on Facebook and X with lots more eco tips and info - if you have a social media account just search for them.

Planning your Visit

Welcome to St John's Church!

We are so delighted that you have found our website. We are a Church family in Wimborne for anyone living, working or studying around this area. Whoever you are, whatever your age, whether you’re an experienced Christian or not, we would love you to join us.

From an intrigued onlooker to the committed follower we are keen that everyone should grow in relationship with God through knowing Jesus. To help us do that our emphasis is on hearing God speak to us by his Holy Spirit through his word, the Bible. Each of us knows that we only grow in a relationship with someone and get to know them when we spend time listening to them and responding and reacting to what they say. So the focus of St John’s is on listening to God’s word, talking to him in prayer and taking up all that he says.

The Church family here at St John’s longs to help anyone who wants to investigate the life of Jesus. On this site you will find people, meetings, talks and events shaped to help you take another step forward in finding out more about God and his love for us in Jesus, and to help you get linked into the church family life.

We hope to have the opportunity to meet you personally in the very near future and that you will quickly feel at home at St John’s.

Stuart Hull and Nigel Day (Churchwardens)
Please note that we are currently seeking a new Vicar, following the retirement of Revd Peter Breckwoldt in July 2025