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September newsletter…

…is out now! Head on over to the “Newsletter ” tab to find out more or email us to be added to our email list!

Bat walk – CANCELLED

Tonight’s bat walk is cancelled due to heavy rain! 🙁 Sorry! If you need to get in touch, please email:sncvvolunteers@hotmail.co.uk

Mysterious Moths

The latest in our series of Beginners workshops focused on the ecology and identification of macro moths, which was no easy feat as there are over 2,500 moth species in the UK, 900 of which are macro moths. We started… Continue Reading →

A weekend of wildlife

– From bugs and bees to plants and trees Last weekend, the Biodiversity Gardens Project hosted their annual BioBlitz event at Sutton Ecology Centre. The BioBlitz was aimed at gathering as many species records as possible within 24 hours from… Continue Reading →

Nature Discovery Backpacks

This summer the Biodiversity Team have been developing various events at different nature reserves in our borough to launch the Nature Discovery Backpacks. This exciting new project is a joint collaboration between the British Ecological Society and London Borough of… Continue Reading →

Glorious grasses!

Last weekend, the Biodiversity Gardens project hosted its 3rd training day of the year, entitled ‘Grasses for Beginners Training Day’. The workshop aimed at getting people to grips with a basic understanding of grassland ecology, biology and identification. Being an… 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 →

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 →

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