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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 →

Come and collect your FREE wildlife gardening calendar!

The time has arrived to come and collect your free copy of the Biodiversity Gardens ‘Garden Wildlife Calendar’. This year, Biodiversity Gardens has been busy formulating their very own re-usable calendar. The calendar features monthly advice on how to attract… 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 →

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 →

A Soggy Day for Woodmansterne Wildlife

A Co-operative wildlife day for garden wildlife enthusiasts On a rainy day in March, I joined Surrey Wildlife Trust to deliver a wonderful garden wildlife course in partnership with the Co-operative. Frances Halstead, Environmental Group Support Officer for SWT, delivered… 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 →

Garden Wildlife Showcase: 27th April @ Wallington County Grammar School

This is a great opportunity for everyone to come along to this free event and find out more about gardening for wildlife. Spaces are limited, so book early! Guest speakers will be on hand to provide expert advice on how… Continue Reading →

Our first month as Biodiversity Assistants

It was 2 months ago now that Chris and I received the fantastic news that the London Borough of Sutton (LBS) had accepted us onto their ‘Biodiversity Graduate Training Programme’, based at the Sutton Ecology Centre. Two months on, spring is on our… Continue Reading →

Life As A Biodiversity Surveying Assistant

By Matt Pendry. As summer comes to an end, and the Biodiversity Gardens Project starts to wind down, my six month contract as a Biodiversity Surveying Assistant for the project has now ended.  I can happily say that I have… Continue Reading →

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