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Summer was with us last Saturday as we greeted visitors to our Dragonflies event at Anton Crescent Wetlands. This year has been notoriously bad for flying insects but with a few days of sunshine behind us we had high hopes…. Continue Reading →
The National Trust have warned that it’s an ‘Apocalyptic’ summer for British wildlife, the Guardian reported today. You may have noticed a lack of butterflies in your garden, but did you know that further afield, the wet weather has drowned many breeding… Continue Reading →
BIG NATURE DAY Back in May, the Biodiversity Gardens Project braved the relentless sun and headed out into the depths of central London, armed with a bag of compost and some kidney vetch. We scaled the high steps of platform… Continue Reading →
The weather outside is pretty frightful but that won’t put the dampners on our summer events. We have our new volunteer task programme and newsletters out (just click on the pages to view!) and plenty of events over the next month…. Continue Reading →
Yesterday evening the Institute of Cancer Research held a BioBlitz on site. You might wonder where there is a green space among all of the modern buildings that make up the institute. However, several individuals have been involved in the… Continue Reading →
Next week is the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (June 20-22). This conference is important for all of us involved in conservation initiatives as it focuses on renewing the political commitment for sustainable development. Also to be explored… Continue Reading →
Last week the wild flower seeds and six trees arrived at Wallington County Grammar in preparation for the new wild flower section and orchard behind the sports hall to complement the recently finished pond. Along with some of the students… Continue Reading →
Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity! This year the focus is on biodiversity of marine life and raising awareness through support and taking action. Britain is moving to address this by creating marine conservation zones. The goal will… Continue Reading →
On the 30th April the Biodiversity Gardens team went to call in on a couple of households that are running our small blue project that was started at the end of last year. Seeds for kidney vetch, which is very… Continue Reading →
A very wet Friday at the end of April did nothing to dampen spirits for a team from Deloitte, undertaking Corporate Social Responsibilty at Devonshire Avenue Nature Area LNR in Sutton. As part of the ongoing improvement works at DANA… Continue Reading →