Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group

15-02-2016: We need more help for our Wildlife Ditch Day on Saturday


If you are free between 10am -4.30pm on Sat 20th Feb, and are looking for an unusual workout this weekend; why not join us in helping to make our ditches at Tolworth Court better for wildlife?

We will be reshaping the edges of the ditches so that wildlife can get in and out easily while clearing areas of blocked drainage channels.

Please sign up by emailing me by Thursday 18th Feb (10am) with your full contact details including a mobile number (used on the day if the event has to be cancelled).

Food will be provided, so don't forget to let me know if you have any food allergies or restrictions i.e. nut allergies, vegetarian, lactose intolerant etc.

Thank you,

08-02-2016: Counting Birds and Bashing Rhodo

Recycling our 2015 count sheets this year!
 Between the 29th January and the 1st February, voluteers were busy spotting birds and bashing Rhodo through some very interesting weather.

20-01-2016 - events calender updates and calls for help


If you are free on Saturday the 30th of Jan are are free to help with the Rhodo Bash at Kingston Hill, it would be great to see you. If you can let me know by Monday 25th January, it will allow me to organise extra supplies. 

If you have heard of the RSPB Big Garden Bird Watch, and were thinking about getting involved this year, why not survey at KU site, we are aiming to survey all of our sites as we did with the Butterfly Count last year. 

We are still looking for help on the following sites, so if you have one hour free at any point between Friday 29th Jan and Monday 1st Feb, and would like to undertake a survey at any of of the following sites, please get in touch:
• Tolworth Court
• Surrey Club and the Reg Bailey Building
• Seething Wells 
• Kingston Bridge House
• Dorich House

We've had a couple of date changes for some events in February and corrected some incorrect times on the previous calender. You can download the PDF of the updated calender here

21-12-15: Get Bashing!

We had our first volunteer rhodo bash of the season on Saturday the 12th of December

23-11-2015: Creative on the Hill


Mid November saw volunteers getting creative with wood during two events at Kingston Hill.

09-11-15: Pond days at Kingston

The 2015 pond teams after administering some TLC to the ponds at Kingston Hill and Penrhyn Road. 

26-10-2015: Eels and river flies help shed light on the rivers of London


RMI volunteers at the end of Saturday's training
Warning – a longer then usual update on the Riverfly Monitoring Initiative training and the annual Eel Conference at ZSL.