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 →
April 22nd is Earth Day. This first began in the United States in 1970 and has since spread to include up to 175 countries. http://www.earthday.org/ The purpose is to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change and encourage people… Continue Reading →
This Saturday is Earth Hour. Which means at 8:30pm you are encouraged to switch off your lights for one hour. Earth Hour first started in Sydney, Australia in 2007 to take a stand against climate change. Since then it has… Continue Reading →
I imagine I am not the only one that is delighted to discover the abundance of native wildflowers that can be found in springtime. One of the UK’s favourite flowers are Bluebells and they can usually be found about this… Continue Reading →
The small blue butterfly Cupido minimus is the UK’s smallest native butterfly and it’s a scarce and declining UK species. The London Borough of Sutton has a small population, restricted to a few nature reserves on the North Downs. The… Continue Reading →
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