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Groundwork London and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea are inviting local residents to become part of a new Taskforce 4 Nature to help improve and restore the wildlife value of parks and open spaces across the borough. The project, which is supported by funding from the BIG Lottery Fund's Community Wildlife Fund, will run until March 2012.
The project aims to increase biodiversity in parks across the borough, which will help to improve the connectivity of habitats - important for the survival and recovery of many species. The improvements to be made link in with the priorities identified in the Local Biodiversity Action Plan and include both monitoring and surveying existing wildlife and installing new wildlife habitat such as bird boxes, stag beetle loggeries, hedgerows, ponds and wildflower meadows.
The project will be of benefit to many species of birds, mammals, and invertebrates. Healthy, well managed hedgerows are important for many reasons, providing food and cover for a range of species and acting as corridors which wildlife will use them to travel along to reach other habitats. Wildflower meadows are in fast decline in Britain, with over 95% lost in recent years – but they are important habitat for birds (including house sparrows) and small mammals and are also home to many invertebrates, including butterflies, grasshoppers and bees. As well as these general habitat improvements, the project will target two specific species: stag beetles, which are also in fast decline in Britain and the country's largest ground-living beetle; and mistletoe, a rare plant in London which will be reintroduced on suitable trees.
As well as benefiting local wildlife, the project will bring many benefits to the local (human) community. Local residents will be able to enjoy the enhanced biodiversity in open spaces, have the opportunity to learn about wildlife, and have the chance to actually get involved with the habitat creation activities themselves.
Get involved!
A programme of public volunteering sessions will run at various locations across the borough, and there will also be the opportunity for local schools, organised groups and corporate volunteers to undertake private sessions. The volunteering programme is open to all and suitable for a wide range of ages and abilities.
Click here for details of forthcoming volunteering sessions.
Click here to download a flyer.
Contact
Residents and groups interested in volunteering should contact:
Moira Herring, Groundwork London E: moira.herring@groundwork.org.uk T: 020 8743 3040 .
