Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group

13-02-15: Volunteers wanted - Free training course: Dorich House Orchard Day and more!!!

Join us on Tuesday 24 Feb to learn how to care for our Orchards in London

The last of the results have been submitted to KU and we'll be submitting them this week.

The table below contains the results for our other sites.

We were only short a few sites this year, so hopefully next year we'll get all of our sites covered.

Thank everyone who took part in the survey this year for all of your hard work.

06-02-2015: Kingston University’s: The Birds and Bashing Rhodo - now showing on a campus near you!

Odd camera goings on, on the 31st!

29-01-2015: Event notifications

'REWILDING' WITH GEORGE MONBIOT

Environment Trust host a talk and Q&A with George Monbiot chaired by local MP Zac Goldsmith

Duke Street Church, Richmond, SRY TW9 1DH

February 10th, 2015 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM

More info here

FREE POLLUTION MONITORING TRAINING WITH SOUTH EAST RIVERS TRUST AT KINGSTON UNI

Free training from SERT on recognising and assessing pollution incidents in the Hogsmill River

Kingston University. Knights Park Campus

Wednesday 18th of Feb

1-4pm

Places limited to 30 so please book your place by emailing biodiversity@kingston.ac.uk

21-01-15: (Kingston) - A river runs through it

What we associate with the Hogsmill River- download the full feedback sheet from the Hogsmill Partnership meeting here

15-01-15: Litter litter everywhere...

Last Wednesday KUBAG has the pleasure of joining forces with one of the newest societies starting up at KU – the Kingston Uni Environmental Group; undertaking a litter pick at Middle Mill.

The Environment Group in Action

We need your help on clearing ditches on 28 FEb 2015

We've had to cancel this event due to the forecast weather for the 10th of Jan.

Plans are afoot to rearrange this event for February.

Watch this space for further updates.

When: 28th Feb 2015
Where: Tolworth Court.
What: We will be clearing ditches at Tolworth Court .

!!Tea, Coffee and Biscuits are provided!!

Mini bus with 10 places can collect volunteers from Penrhyn Road at 9:45am - booking necessary to save your space on the bus.

Please email S.Sivanesan@kingston.ac.uk to reserve your space with your name, contact phone number (mobile preferably) and dietary requirements.

Thank you!

Biodiversity events coming up

March 2018

Riverbank TLC: Wed 7 Mar @ Knights Park (13:30-16:00) Help us care for the river at Knights Park with the first litter pick of the riverbank and signage refresh of the season. Email by Mon 5 Mar to book your place.

Bramble Bash and other Woodland management: Sat 10 Mar @ Kingston Hill (10:00-16:30) Working with the Environment Trust, we'll be getting an area ship shape for tree planting in Autumn. Email by Wed 7 Mar to book your place.

Memorial Garden TLC: Fri 23 Mar @ Kingston Hill (13:30-16:00) Continuing our efforts to get plant seeds to grow our own flowers for the memorial garden this Spring. Email by Wed 21 Mar to book your place.

April 2018

Memorial Garden TLC: Wed 4 Apr @ Kingston Hill (13:30-16:00) Continuing our efforts to get plant seeds to grow our own flowers for the memorial garden this Spring. Email by Mon 2 Apr to book your place.

Green Woodwork craft day: Sat 7 Apr @ Kingston Hill (10:00-16:00) Learn some green woodworking skills at Kingston Hill Woodland. Email by Tuesday 3 Apr to book your place - SPACES LIMITED TO 10 PEOPLE. Over 18yrs only.

Memorial Garden TLC: Wed 18 Apr @ Kingston Hill (13:30-16:00) Continuing our efforts to get plant seeds to grow our own flowers for the memorial garden this Spring. Email by Mon 16 Apr to book your place.

Eel Monitoring Training 1 with ZSL: Wed 11 Apr @ Knights Park (14:00-16:00). Your first chance this year to get trained up to monitor eels on the Hogsmill River with the Zoological Society of London. Please note that you must be able to undertake 4 one hour monitoring sessions throughout the summer to attend. Email by Fri 6 Apr to book your place.

Riverfly Monitoring Training with ZSL: Sat 21 Apr @ Knights Park (11:00-16:00). Learn how to monitor the health of your local river using invertebrates. The survey techniques apply to all rivers in London. in exchange for free training, ZSL request that you commit to 6 monitoring surveys in your first year of surveying.
Email by Tues 17 Apr to book your place.

Sign up by emailing biodiversity@kingston.ac.uk

Other events from different groups:

The Lower Mole Project - run volunteer events throughout the year. Click on this link to go to their website for their latest events

Project Dirt (a network connecting and resourcing environmental and community projects) also advertise events and workshops in different locations - many in London well worth finding one near you.

Ongoing dates:

London Natural History Society events are free to members. A full list of events is available on their website.

Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group - retired