Kingston upon Thames

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Brightened up my day

7 GoodGymers made their way to help the Kingston University Biodiversity Action Group in Kingston upon Thames.

  • Jo Hixson
  • Rose
  • Adelaide
  • Freya O'Sullivan
  • Maurizio Monti
  • Zoe Anderson
  • Imogen
 
Sunday, 25th of April 2021
 
Led by Mark Barun

I really enjoyed helping weed around some hedging plants by Hogsmill and then removing some bramble from Kingston Cemetery to help improve and protect habitat for yellow meadow ants. Beautiful weather, good company and worthwhile tasks.

From Alison of Kingston Biodiversity University Group 'Thanks to Good Gym and a great task along the Hogsmill yesterday. This included: painting the benches; removing flytipped rubbish; cutting up discarded debris; and weeding around the hedge that was planted last year. When finished we went into the cemetery to take the young bramble growth off the yellow meadow ant mounds. There are two pairs of grey wagtails nesting along this stretch of the Hogsmill, its a good place for house sparrows and we had a good view of a great spotted woodpecker in a young ash tree.'

Report written by Imogen


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