Read all about it: April's Biodiversity Newsletter packed full of events @kingstonuni inc. the Mammal Society Tracks&Signs Course and the Natural History Museum. #CityNatureChallenge Read the newsletter for a chance to get a free ticket for the Tracks&Signs training
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Many kitchen sponges are made of plastic. They have a short lifespan, and as they degrade they release microplastics that end up in the sea. They can't be recycled so will remain in landfill for hundreds of years. Please choose biodegradable sponges!
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Great day out amongst the autumnal colours at the Surbiton Wood / Richard Jefferies bird sanctuary! Tackling invasive species to improve the woodland quality and building a stag beetle loggery! SURBITON WILDLIFE Kingston Council

As #winter approaches, log piles are an easy #wildlife habitat to add to your outdoor space.

#PeterboroughNWC Project participants have made their own log piles by stacking logs and branches. These log piles will make an excellent habitat for brumating #reptiles & #amphibians .

Great day, despite the weather, at Claremont Gardens wildlife pond! Carrying out pond management and creating a hibernaculum for amphibians to hibernate in! So impressed by the children’s wildife knowledge! We will be back out next Saturday at Surbiton Wood! SURBITON WILDLIFE Kingston Council

Join us in Claremont Gardens TOMORROW!

Come and join us in Surbiton this month if you can!

Do you think  #Hedgehog  Highways should be compulsory?
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This petition from Hugh Warwick aims to ensure every new housing development builds 13cm square holes in the bottom of fences to allow  #hedgehogs  to move between gardens to find food & a mate!
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Trees and grass...the best devices for cooling our environment...and yet we continue to chop them down and pour heat-emanating concretes in their place...we are genuinely barking!!

Artificial lawns should be banned. In the face of a biodiversity crisis, we should be creating habitats, not covering our gardens in ugly plastic where no life can exist. They're non-recyclable, dangerous to pets, the negative list goes on... please sign!!
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Fascinating discussion at Science, Innovation and Technology Committee with Chris Packham about the intricate balance of our ecosystem.

I asked about the significance of all animals and insects, including swallows and mosquitoes.

The cockroach story is in my upcoming book!

Lady Mayoress, Diane White and biodiversity worker Elliot Newton lead the ceremonial opening of the Burney Avenue Bug Hotel 🐛 🪲 🐞

Already a hit with the local wildlife!

Come along to the mayoral opening of Surbiton’s newest bug hotel tomorrow morning! 10am in Burney Avenue, Surbiton (KT5 8DF). Followed by a short talk by Elliot Newton about minibeasts and garden birds.

This time last week a male stag beetle on the allotment. Today a female wandering around outside the back door. Rehomed in a pile of rotting wood. Elliot Newton SURBITON WILDLIFE Queens Prom Friends BeeInspired natural skincreams

#HedgehogHighway spotted in #Surbiton 🦔 👀💚

Beautiful male #stag #beetle clinging to the canes on my allotment Elliot Newton SURBITON WILDLIFE Kate Bradbury 🏳️‍🌈

I am hearing so many horrific reports of hedgehogs injured by strimmers . Terrible wounds to their faces and little legs. Please please be careful when strimming the grassy spots so appealing to hedgehogs. Also they are desperate for water now. A shallow bowlful is a lifesaver. x

For those of you who have ventured for the first time into #NoMowMay , hats off to you. However, don’t cut yet - the best is yet to come! So many of our #wildflowers are still to flower. More importantly, our grass loving #butterflies are yet to emerge as we head into June and

A few minutes later, one of the chicks left the box. I'm not sure that counts as a 'first flight' by the way.

Great morning in the wood and some fantastic new stag beetle habitat created!