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Mayfield Lavender Festival

On Saturday 06th July, the Biodiversity Gardens team headed down to the Mayfield Lavender Festival in Banstead to run a Minibeast Hunt for children. The team was really excited to see the beautiful purple-carpeted fields of lavender up-close, and get… Continue Reading →

July – October Task Programme

The SNCV task programme for summer and early autumn is now available for download; check it out!

New newsletter

The July newsletter is now available: Nature discovery back packs, an “Introduction to…Grasses” and the Mayflower Park bat walk are just some of the highlights this month…

Tree Sparrow Ringing at Beddington Farmlands

On Saturday 8th June 2013, the Biodiversity Gardens team met up with bird enthusiast Derek Coleman to survey tree sparrow nest boxes situated in Beddington Farmlands. With permission from Viridor, who own the site, we entered the private land and shortly arrived at our first row… Continue Reading →

Spiders for Beginners Training Day

On Saturday 25th May the Biodiversity Gardens project held their first ‘Spiders for Beginners Training Day’ at the Ecology Centre.  The course was led by myself (Robin) with Tom Thomas from the British Naturalist’s Association as our hired spider expert for… Continue Reading →

The Secrets of the Showcase

2013 marks the second year of Biodiversity Gardens and we’ve been thrilled at how involved the local community has been.  Over 600 people have attended our workshops, from bird-box building to an encounter with dragonflies, and nearly 2000 people have… Continue Reading →

Bat walk week

This Saturday (11 May), I’ll be leading the first Sutton bat walk of the year. Starting at the historic Whitehall Museum in Cheam, at 20:00, we’ll have a quick look at some of the features bats go for in buildings… Continue Reading →

The Birds and the Bees!

Late last year Biodiversity Gardens received an email requesting wildlife activities for a sheltered housing scheme in central Sutton and we jumped at the chance. First things first, it is important to see what you are working with and this… Continue Reading →

May Events & News out now!

Plenty of outdoor events for the whole family in this month’s e-newsletter! Bats, birds, spiders and exploration of Life Under the Surface, what’s not to like?

May Events & News out now!

Plenty of outdoor events for the whole family in this month’s e-newsletter! Bats, birds, spiders and exploration of Life Under the Surface, what’s not to like?

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