Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership – Achievements January –December 2017 Achievements

January – March 2017

Lewisham Biodiversity partners carried out 419 events (165 environmental education, 222 volunteering events and 32 walks and presentations). The engaged 7666 people and nature conservation volunteers carried out 2,736 hours of work worth over £26k during the last quarter.

Redwing is the bird of the quarter with flocks of this winter migrant thrush recorded at Beckenham Place Park, Brockley & Ladywell Cemetery, Brookmill Park, Hilly fields and Ladywell

Nature conservation volunteers carried out 2,736 hours of work worth £26,676 during the last quarter

Beckenham Place Park will be hosting a day of free activities on 29th April showcasing arts, cultural and well-being organisations www.beckenhamplace.org

The Partnership has directly engaged 2,139 adults and 4,615 children with nature and wildlife in the last 3 months

Kenneth White legacy grant awarded to improve Garthorne Road Nature Reserve gates, Nathusius Pipistrelle survey project along the Ravensbourne River catchment and 15 Schwegler bird and bat boxes for Lewisham parks and nature reserves

New bespoke gates installed at award winning Devonshire Road Nature Reserve

April – June 2017

Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership boasts the best ever quarter engaging 16,223 individuals and delivering 137 volunteer workdays (including the 3 Rivers Clean -Up) that deliver 3,201 hours of volunteer work worth £31,210

Blackcap is the bird of the quarter singing prolifically at all Lewisham Bird Champion sites

Peregrine successfully breed near Lewisham Town Centre with juveniles spotted on the wing

An amazing count of 199 butterflies of 11 species in Brockley and Ladywell Cemetery includes 30 marbled whites on one knapweed plant

New phone App encourages the networking of active events in Lewisham Parks http://www.lewishamparklife.co.uk/

Garthorne Road Nature Reserve entrance gets a local makeover (see above)

July – September 2017

Lewisham Biodiversity partners carried out 639 events (207 environmental education, 246 volunteering events and 186 walks and presentations). The engaged 28368 people and nature conservation volunteers carried out 5,500 work worth over £160k during the last quarter.

In the last year Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership volunteers deliver 5,500 volunteer workdays worth a staggering £160,904

Kingfishers return to the borough’s rivers after a notable absence with 27 recorded sightings in the last quarter as opposed to 4 during the previous 6 months

The partnership beats all previous records by delivering 639 events that attract 28,368 people

Living roofs ¾ the size of an adult football pitch implemented via Development Control during the last quarter

Peacock found strutting its stuff in New Cross and female common redstart discovered in Deptford

October – December 2017

Lewisham Biodiversity partners carried out 451 events (102 environmental education, 280 volunteering events and 69 walks and presentations). The engaged people and nature conservation volunteers carried out 6393 hours work worth over £62,331k during the last quarter.

Hawk’s-beard Nomad Bee, new to Britain, discovered in Elverson Road Lewisham

Yellow-browed warbler resides in Brookmill Park for 5 days in October (the second ever record in Lewisham)

“Swifts and enhancing urban biodiversity” presentation by founder of Swift Conservation @ Council Chambers on 22nd February 7-9pm. BOOKING

10th anniversary of the 3 Rivers Clean Up to be run between 2nd and 23rd June 2018

Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership volunteers deliver 6,393 hours work worth £62,331 in last 3 months