Workshop: Surveying Biodiversity in your Garden
This hands-on workshop is designed to demystify the world of recording and biodiversity surveys. Getting to know the species in your garden is fun and rewarding. Taking the next step to submitting records can help immensely in our understanding of how species are being affected by environmental changes, and inform our efforts to improve biodiversity.
We will look at a range of survey methods for different invertebrates with hands-on experience with equipment used for invertebrate surveys. This session is ideal for anyone who is interested in species identification and getting started with biological surveying.
Together we will explore:
Getting started with identification
A range of survey methods including light traps, PoMs FIT (Flower-Insect Timed) Count and pond dipping
Hands-on experience with equipment
Collecting data and submitting records
You will leave the session feeling confident in taking the next steps in biological recording, what surveys work for you in your context and how you will conduct them.
Open to all from individuals with private gardens to community gardens, allotments and shared green spaces.
We will be spending some time outside in the garden so please wear comfortable shoes and dress for the weather.
Meet Sarah
Sarah’s foremost interest is in natural history, studying the plants and animals through observation in the field - a pastime that is open to everybody! Sarah enjoys learning how to identify species and develop an understanding of the relationships between organisms within an ecosystem. Sarah has a particular interest in moths and has undertaken close to 100 moth surveys in London and led the Moth Biodiversity project at Walworth Garden in 2022.
Most recently, Sarah has been working as a Warden on lowland heathland during the ground-nesting bird breeding season. Prior to this, she was a Garden and Plant Centre Supervisor at Walworth Garden.
You can find Sarah on Instagram at @creature_films
Price: £85/ Free for Southwark residents
Free places are available for Southwark residents aged 19+. Each resident can claim 1 place per academic year (Oct 23- Jul 24). To check whether you are eligible, please click here.
To claim your free place, click ‘Book Here’ below, and enter code ‘SOUTHWARK23’ under ‘Redeem Coupon’.
You will then be charged a £10 deposit in order to claim your place, this deposit will be refunded to you after you attend the workshop.
Please note that you will be required to fill in a Southwark Council form, including some personal information, in order to confirm your place on a workshop. Your place will not be confirmed until this has been completed in full.
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