A SENIOR clergyman is supporting an environmental campaign.

Dr John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York, is behind a project to send a bird nesting box to every church and faith school in the Diocese of York.

Dr Sentamu said: “The natural world is a gift, but we are also called to join in sustaining and caring for it.

“I want every Christian, every church in the Diocese of York, to pledge to make a difference to their environment this year.

“Whether you decide to use a bicycle instead of a car, or put up bird boxes in your churchyards to increase biodiversity, everything you do will make a difference to our world and how we care for it.”

Gill Campbell, headteacher of Pocklington CofE Infant School, near York, said: “I think the bird box project is a great way to kick off the celebrations and encouragement of the Year of the Environment, and we’re looking forward to seeing what birds will nest in our bird box.

“We have a very strong gardening gang at this school, and we are currently fundraising very hard to enable us to have a sensory garden in the school grounds.”