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Conservation and Biodiversity ETNet’s Conversation and Biodiversity group promotes awareness of the values of our natural environment, believing we must protect and care for areas we live in and conserve natural environments to live sustainably. We represent people’s desires to maintain our natural heritage using usiing sustainable systems. 
We work through education, research, advocacy and action with community groups, industry and Councils. The group is open to all who are interested in biodiversity and conservation of our environment now and in future. If you’d like to get involved with any biodiversity or conservation work throughout Eastleigh Borough:
- Visit the Events page
- Visit the BTCV Hampshire Opportunities page
- Visit the Eastleigh Conservation Volunteers page
- Visit the Friends of Hocombe Mead page
- Contact Claire Finch or Steve White at fotp@btinternet.com for Friends of Valley Park.
- Join in with The Grassland Trust’s Community Grasslands Projects
- Help out at Hocombe Mead in Chandlers Ford on the second Thursday of the month – meet at the Ashdown Road entrance at 10.00 am.
Himalayan Balsam Control on the Monks Brook
In March Catherine Chatters from the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust gave a talk in Chandlers Ford about invasive non-native species. Now BTCV are hoping to control this along the Monks Brook river. They are looking for help to … Continue reading
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Community Grasslands Projects
The Grasslands Trust in Eastleigh are running Community Grassland Projects. Community Grassland Projects rely heavily on the work of volunteers. There are opportunities covering all types of work and you do not need to be an expert. The Grasslands Trust … Continue reading
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Tackling Non-Native Invasive Species
Image courtesy of GBNNSS Species: Impatiens Glandulitera (Himalayan Balsam) Found: Widely spread in the UK along river banks and in damp woodland Flowers: Pink-purple trumpet shape-wide petals Stem: Fleshy, hollow, sappy and brittle Leaves: Finely serated edge Seeds: Tiny and … Continue reading
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Help our butterflies!
Test Valley Borough Council is once again looking for volunteers to help with the annual butterfly transect survey. If you can spare a hour or more to walk round a set route around our woodland between April and September then … Continue reading
Friends of Hocombe Mead Update
Last year a greatdeal of maintenance and conservation work was carried out on the Mead. In addition to the usual coppicing and raking of the South Meadow the one remaining area of heathland was cleared and replanted with indigenous heathers … Continue reading
Help Chandlers Ford Bloom in 2012
Chandler’s Ford Parish Council is calling on all green fingered residents to help transform the parish into a floral feast for the eyes. The Council has announced it intends to enter Chandler’s Ford for “Britain in Bloom in 2012”. The … Continue reading
The Red Mason Bee: Osmia Rufa – Some QI Facts
They are among the first bees to appear in the spring They fly at lower temperatures and visit more flowers and trees per minute than honeybees They are non-aggressive and docile. The female has a sting, but would only sting … Continue reading
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Red Mason Solitary Bee Sites for nester tubes
If you are to buy any nesting tubes for bees, please buy the nesting tubes without cocoons as these are not needed. Do not purchase the ones with cocoons already in as these would not be locally adapted bees and … Continue reading
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Fungal Foray: 25th September
On Sunday 25th September, ETNet and TCF ran it’s first Sustainability Locality Workshop, a Fungal Foray in the woods of Valley Park, Chandlers Ford. The event was supported as part of the O2 Think Big funding received. The event was … Continue reading
How to Make a Nest for Bees Demonstration/Talk
Sunday 9th October – 2pm – 4.30pm St Denys Community Centre Honey Bees are suffering huge loses Worldwide! We need to help our Solitary Garden Bees to pollinate our garden & allotment fruit, vegetables & flowers. They are very docile … Continue reading
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