Bristol and Bath are two of the top ten most polluted cities in the country because of fuel emissions

• Walk, bus, cycle, share lifts or join an official car-share scheme
• Downsize your car - smaller-sized engines produce far fewer emissions
• Make do without a car at all.

Water is a scarce resource - over-consumption is leading to many of Britain’s rivers drying up

• Share a bath or have a shower
• Collect rainwater in a water butt for use in the garden
• Put a brick in your toilet cistern to save water.

The way our food is produced and moved has a major impact on wildlife and the environment

• Buy local - support local food producers and visit farmers’ markets
• Buy organic - organic farming practices are much more
  wildlife friendly
• Grow your own - and reduce demand for intensively farmed vegetables.

Much of our energy comes from coal, oil, nuclear and gas powered stations which contribute to global warming

• Switch to a green utility company which invests in renewable energy
• Switch off the standby button on your television when not in use
• Don’t overfill the kettle. Save energy by boiling only the amount you need.

Continued waste generation will turn our countryside into one big landfill site

• Don’t throw away plastic shopping bags – re-use them
• Ensure your wood products bear the FSC logo (from sustainably managed forests)
• For peat’s sake make your own compost!

All gardens are potential nature reserves. If everyone in Britain gardened with wildlife in mind, a million-acre nature reserve would be created

• Build a pond and help our endangered amphibian population
• Allow your grass to grow a little longer and don’t apply herbicides
• Put out bird feed, especially during the winter months.