Community BioBlitz to explore rewilding parkland

golf pitch and putt riverside bunkerResidents are being invited to help record wildlife at Riverside Park as part of a community BioBlitz next month.

 

 

 

 

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 The free event will take place from 2pm on Saturday, May 2, in the parkland north of Woodmill car park, a former pitch and putt course now undergoing gradual rewilding.

Organisers say the survey will help build a clearer picture of what species are present before a longer-term management plan is developed.

golf pitch and putt riverside bunker The former pitch and putt course at Riverside Park

The BioBlitz is part of a wider biodiversity survey funded by a grant awarded to the Friends of Riverside Park.

Members of the public are invited to help spot and record plants, insects, birds and other wildlife, with support on hand from a professional ecologist and park rangers.

No experience is needed, and organisers say the event is open to all ages.

 

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