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Biodiversity and connecting with nature at stations

Revisit our ‘Biodiversity and connecting with nature at stations’ webinar. This online session takes an in-depth look at how community rail can play a crucial role in helping to increase biodiversity in and around stations, looking in detail at what biodiversity means, considering good practice in developing successful biodiversity projects, and offering inspiring case studies.

Gain a deeper understanding of what biodiversity means and how communities can support it, increase your knowledge of good practice and effective partnership working to develop and implement successful biodiversity projects, and find inspiration and increased confidence to cultivate your own biodiversity activities.

 

Downloadable resources

Biodiversity and the operational railway

Dr Neil Strong, Network Rail

Connecting people and green spaces

Fiona Richards, The Conservation Volunteers

Bottesford Friendly Garden: some thoughts on biodiversity

Dr Luke Dixon, Bee Friendly Trust

Bottesford Friendly Garden: community engagement and partnership working

Jo Andrews, Poacher Line CRP

Using technology to map biodiversity

Craig Sidebotham, Friends of Goostrey Station