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21 Jan 2004 - 31 Dec 2004 World's Largest Birdwatch returns to The Royal Parks All Take part in the world's largest birdwatching event by visiting London's eight Royal Parks this weekend (24th-25th January). As part of the RSPB's massive national Big Garden Birdwatch, Wildlife for All are putting on fun activities at all eight of The Royal Parks for everyone to take part in! Emma Wilson, Wildlife for All Project Officer said, 'This weekend, some 350,000 people around the UK are expected to take part in what is the 25th year of the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch, and special events are being put on in The Royal Parks to mark the occasion. 'All The Royal Parks have bird feeders so people can watch the feathered visitors very closely. Wildlife for All will also be supplying binoculars for those that want a really close up view.' Events include: Hyde Park Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 11am - 3pm. The Dell Cafè. Make your own bird feeder. Kensington Gardens Saturday 24th 11am - 3pm. The Broadwalk. Make your own bird feeder. Regent's Park Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 11am - 3pm. Hanover Gate. Watch the feeders with the Wildlife for All telescopes. Greenwich Park Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 11am - 3pm. The Park Cafè. Follow the special Birdwatch walk. Richmond Park Sunday 25th January 11am - 3pm. Pembroke Lodge. Make your own bird feeder. Bushy Park Saturday 24th and Sunday 25th January 11am - 3pm. The Diana Fountain car park. Make your own bird feeder and watch the birdies. PRESS CALL Netley School do the Big Garden Birdwatch in Regent's Park Date/Time: Thurs 22nd January, 11.00 am Place: Meet at The Long Bridge (near The Holme), Inner Circle, Regent's Park Event: 26 (2 groups of 13) children from local Netley School will join Wildlife for All Officer Martyn Foster to do their Big Garden Birdwatch in Regent's Park. Plenty of opportunities for pictures as they check out all the birds at the giant feeding stations where there should be blue tits, chaffinches, greenfinches and dunnocks. For further informaiton contact: Martyn Foster, Wildlife for All Project Officer 0777 971 4358 Adrian Thomas, RSPB Press Officer, 07773 567 396 - ENDS - Source: Joint For further information contact: The Royal Parks Press Office, T: 0300 061 2128 E: press@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk Editor's notes: Last year, participation in London in RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch rose to an all-time high of 17,000. This year, for the first time, the results in London will be broken down borough by borough, so we can all see which area of the city supports the most numbers of blue tits, house sparrows and robins, amongst others. For more information about Wildlife for All's activities or the Big Garden Birdwatch please email the Wildlife for All team on wildlifeforall@royalparks.gsi.gov.uk or phone 020 7935 7430. Alternatively, log on to www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch. All you need to do is pick an hour to watch in your garden or park and count the numbers of each type of bird that you see. Your results can also be input online. Wildlife for All is a partnership project between the Royal Parks and RSPB funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund for three years. Its aims are to bring a wide variety of people and communities across London closer to their local wildlife through the establishment in the Royal Parks of an exciting and innovative activities programme, which include wildlife watch points, an education programme and mobile information unit. |
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