07-05-13 : First ever KU Biodiversity Volunteer of the Year award!

To mark the first Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group Volunteer of the Year award, we felt it was only right to recognise the outstanding dedication and leadership one Kingston University staff member has shown to a conservation project on campus over recent years.

Kingston Hill beekeeper Tina Corr (far right) and other award winners at this year's KUSU Volunteering Awards Ceremony at Dorich House.

04-05-2013 : Mini-Bioblitz: Kingston Hill wildlife discovery!

A crowd of 21 nature-curious volunteers explored the Kingston Hill campus on Saturday for all forms of flora and fauna in our annual Mini-Bioblitz. A delightful day of wildlife discovery was had by all!

The finds from our pond drew a crowd...

29-04-13 : Brilliant batty adventure along the Hogsmill!

Armed with bat detectors and a keen sense of anticipation, volunteers from Kingston University and the local area awaited sunset for the start of Monday night's bat walk along the Hogsmill River. And they were not disappointed as bats-a-plenty swooped in and feasted on insects.

Ready for the off, eager bat walkers gather at Knights Park.

20-03-13 : Eel monitoring training with ZSL

Continuing our partnership with the Zoological Society of London (ZSL), a total of 11 volunteers turned out before Easter to be trained to check our eel trap ahead of this year's checking season. Right on our doorstep, volunteers will collect valuable data from the Hogsmill river and inform future conservation work to help this critically endangered species.

The daffodils signal the start of spring - not long now til our first check of the eel trap!

13-03-13 : Community Garden Tea Party

Green fingered staff and students turned out on Wednesday for our community garden tea party to find out how they could get growing here on the Kingston Hill campus! Several plants had survived the winter well but there's room for more so we got our thinking caps on!

Let's see what has survived from last year's planting...chives, strawberries, oregano  - a great start!

06-03-13 : Hogsmill Litter Pick success

Many good souls turned out for our annual litter pick in and along the Hogsmill River last week. KU students and local residents teamed up and collected an impressive haul of discarded and lost items during our afternoon session.

Volunteers get stuck in, eager to clean up our local waterway.

23-02-13 : Rhodo bash

The final rhodo bash of the season was a great success this weekend. Flurries of snow, thick gloopy mud, an inquisitive fox and a bus stop all featured in our fun, physical fight against this invasive species at Kingston Hill.

Kavitha enjoys cutting this rhodo down to size!