As from Monday 28th July River Cottage is welcoming a group of biologists from the University of Gloucestershire, led by Dr Adam Hart, (Course Leader Biosciences), to carry out a biodiversity study. They will be looking at the plants and animals on the farm, identifying the different species and getting an idea of their abundance. They will be writing their own blogs for our website and let you know what they have found which will also have links so that you can find out more about some of the discoveries they make.
When they've finished, they will create some information boards to go up on around the farm and some suggestions on how to keep, and increase, biodiversity. For those of you who have yet to visit us at HQ they will also suggest ways that everyone can increase biodiversity in their gardens. One way would be to have your own pond - but don't think you need to dig anything too big, a ceramic basin sunk into the ground (put the plug in first!) can attract all manner of plants, creepy crawlies, frogs, toads, newts and birds to your garden.