The 2017 CHAS Centenary Plate for local schools is on Chiswick buzz TV. The CHAS recently presented the awards to the two best schools in our 2nd year of the Chiswick-wide CHAS Centenary Plate School Competition. Follow this link to see the wonderful coverage of the event on Chiswick buzz. Commenting on the challenges of […]
A newt in the bucket is worth two in the drain – a new motto for you! Over the last couple of weeks, volunteers from the London Wildlife Trust and CHAS have been involved in helping smooth newts on their annual migration to breed. The newts are moving from their hibernation spots to
The State of Nature 2016 report was published in September. It’s a thorough bringing together of data from more than 50 nature conservation and research organisations. It led to some truly frightening headlines: One in 10 UK wildlife species faces extinction More than half of UK species are suffering long-term declines The abundance of nature
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It’s free and it’s fabulous – now’s the time to make leaf mould. Chiswick is blessed with lots of street trees and they are now starting to drop their leaves with the approach of winter. This week, I’ve taken my first bags of leaves collected from my street to the allotment. Leaf mould is
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13 of us were treated to a fascinating talk by Darren Lerigo of Modern Mint on Saturday 7 May. The subject was water – its changing role in gardens and how we can better deal with having too little & too much. It was entertaining, informative and thought provoking. Darren started with a few facts.
