Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership – Achievements January –December 2019 Achievements

January – March 2019

Lewisham Biodiversity partners carried out 603 events (294 environmental education, 271 volunteering events and 38 walks and presentations). 5041 adults and 6789 children were engaged in activities in this quarter.

Lewisham nature conservation volunteers deliver £387k of work last year and £71k during January to March 2019

The Partnership delivers 332 environmental events engaging 4357 individuals

1151m2 of new habitat created on Lewisham rooftop during the last quarter to benefit biodiversity and address air quality, flooding and the urban heal island effect

April – June 2019

Lewisham achieves joint first place in Good Parks for London assessment

https://glhearn-publications.cld.bz/Good-Parks-for-London-2017

A staggering 800 events were run last year by Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership to give over 18,000 children an experience of nature

London Fire Brigade, Lewisham Homes and SE23 Swift Conservation Group collaborate to retrofit swift boxes on Wynell Road property in Forest Hill

Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership volunteers deliver 7,836 hours’ worth of work amounting to £76,401 in last 3 months bringing the total monetary value for the year to almost £1/4 million

July – September 2019

Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership volunteers deliver 10,378 hours’ worth of work amounting to £109,488 in last 6 months

Tawney Owl checks out a new nest box at Devonshire Road Nature Reserve

Falco Subbuteo commonly known as the Hobby has been making an appearance at Beckenham Place Park and Hilly Fields in August and September respectively

From July until October the Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership delivers 324 events engaging 5,631 people

Asitaca clavicornis and Rhyparochromus vulgaris either scarce or only recently discovered in Britain found at Creekside Discovery Centre

October – December 2019

Uncover Deptford Creek, the wildlife and the inspiring work of the Creekside Discovery Centre by watching this short film

[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPsUjxyYQ6o&w=560&h=315]

Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership volunteers deliver 2148  hours’ worth of work amounting to £22,661 in last 3 winter months

Falco tinnunculus commonly known as the Kestrel recorded in Ladywell Fields in October

From October until January the Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership delivers 267 events engaging a whopping 8,287 people

An amazing 71 species of wildflower found in flower in Deptford on 1st December 2019.

The Lewisham Biodiversity Partnership Kenneth White legacy award funds the installation of 11 swift boxes at Kilmorie School