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Summer Sightings

Within the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed two butterfly species never previously observed at Anton Crescent Wetland, Avenue Primary School and Cuddington Meadows. The sightings of brown hairstreak (Thecla betula) at Anton Crescent Wetland and chalkhill blue (Polymmatus coridon)… 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 →

Garden Wildlife Showcase – Final Itinerary!

Join us this Saturday for free talks & tea at Wallington Country Grammar School. We are joined by 6 leading conservation organisations who are each giving an introductory talk on the species you can find in your gardens and greenspaces. Alongside… Continue Reading →

1 week left to enter our photography competition!

Firstly, I would like to thank everyone who has entered our Garden Wildlife Photography Competition so far. We have had some excellent pictures of both common and rare species found in Sutton. For those of you who haven’t entered yet… Continue Reading →

A Hard Day’s Graft

Spring is here, despite the wintry weather conditions, and what better time to bring new life into the garden! For the third workshop in our Biodiversity Gardens Skills series, we decided to celebrate the changing seasons and explore the ancient… Continue Reading →

Discover your garden's wildlife potential…

It’s just over a month now until our action-packed SHOWCASE! Spaces are limited so book your place now! Click here and follow the instructions. You can book multiple places at once but please note the 8+ age limit. There is… Continue Reading →

Discover your garden’s wildlife potential…

It’s just over a month now until our action-packed SHOWCASE! Spaces are limited so book your place now! Click here and follow the instructions. You can book multiple places at once but please note the 8+ age limit. There is… Continue Reading →

Bird Bingo at the Ecology Centre

Bird-watching has somewhat of a marmite effect for many but once you’ve started, the sky’s the limit! Last weekend heralded the Big Garden Bird Watch where hundreds of schools and individuals took up a pair of binoculars, pen and notepad… Continue Reading →

New Newsletter!

‘Hedge accentors’, hedgerows, hedgehogs & herptile events, a call to arms for Spring Cleaning, annoy your MP on Early Day Motion 603, the first SNCV Award (well done Mike!) and some dodgy TV programme plug; all in the new January… Continue Reading →

BIODIVERSITY GARDENS AUTUMN UPDATE

While our local wildlife might be seeking out places to over-winter, there is no rest in the Biodiversity Gardens office as we wrap up our Garden Survey Initiative. Over 20 homeowners took part, as well as 8 schools, housing estates… Continue Reading →

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