Invest in the Future
Build a Beetle Bank

Wednesday, 28th July 2010
10:00am - 3:00pm

5 a Day Market Garden
The Street, Englefield, Nr Theale






Help the volunteers from CROW as they prepare and plant a bed of perennials and self seeding annuals to provide a home for predatory insects such as ladybirds and ground beetles to help protect the surrounding crops from aphids, slugs and other pests.


A task for
CSV Action Earth 2010

Organised by: Supported by: Supporting:
CROW at the 5 a Day Market Garden, Englefield
23rd June 2010
5 a Day Market Garden:
    Open Day - Saturday, 31st July
    Family Gardening Sessions - August 2010
Nightjars
How much and what type of bird food do you put in your garden?

Do garden birds reduce the numbers of insects on plants?

The University of Reading is launching a series of projects on the impacts of wild birds in our gardens.

For more information and details on how to take part go to Gardenwatch
Berkshire Nature Conservation Forum
Promoting biodiversity across Berkshire
Greater Reading Environmental Network
Next Econet Meeting
Monday,
20th September 2010
19:30
Parks Department Offices
Prospect Park