'WILDING UP HARINGEY' - BRINGING NATURE CLOSER

Hello there

I'm really passionate about wildlife.

Wildlife-friendly spaces are vital - no matter the size of the space. Be it a postage-stamp-sized front garden; an unloved corner of a back garden; or a green spot nearby*, they can all be made welcoming to a wide variety of species, with just a few simple touches.

Sadly, more and more gardens are being paved over or decked these days - they have become useless to most wildlife and, as a result, visits are scarce. Would you believe, front gardens covering an area roughly 22 times the size of Hyde Park have been paved over, in London alone?!?  That's disastrous for our pollinator species, e.g. bees; hoverflies; damselflies, etc. A surge in sales of decking witnessed over the last five years may also be a factor in the declines of insects and consequently fledgling deaths, (as parents are unable to feed them adequate supplies of insects). This damage isn't irreversible though, provided we each do just a little bit to help nature along. 

WHO AM I?

I'm a Tottenham Hale resident, living on the immense Ferry Lane Estate and am Nature Representative for the same. My areas of experience are: wildlife conservation; wildlife mitigation and habitat creation.  I want to share what I know with others, so together, we can made Haringey a more beautiful and bio-diverse place.

1975 - PRESENT

Nature photographer 

2005                                    

Co-founder of Friends of Tottenham Marshes;

2007 TO 2013                        

Co-founder, secretary and educator at Lee Valley Bats (community bat group) Hale)               

2007 TO present                   

Work on street lighting 'mitigation' with Haringey Council, (installing nocturnal wildlife-friendly lighting, which reduces predation risk, but is generally good for the environment);

2010 TO present                   

Secretary of the Friends of the Paddock, (a community nature park at Tottenham Hale, N17). Designing and overseeing the building of a wildflower meadow and a wildflife pond.  Liaising with, and advising Haringey on the general maintenance of the Paddock site;

2011 TO present                   

Nature Representative for Ferry Lane Action Group (FLAG, a residents association on Ferry Lane Estate, N17). Developing wildflower areas here and working with Haringey to ensure wildlife has a voice. The estate, is the borough's greenest social housing area.

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Can I help you with your green space?  If so, please, drop by my web pages. They are designed to help Haringey residents 'wild up' their communities; streets and gardens - making them wildlife-friendly.  Advice is free of charge. Areas of expertise: habitat creation; biodiversity enhancement; nocturnal wildlife-friendly street lighting; pond creation; wildflower meadow creation; woodchip paths, (the benefits of for fungus and foraging birds); planting with birds in mind; etc.

http://jsitton.wix.com/haringeywildlife

https://www.facebook.com/wildlifeharingey

I look forward to helping you.

Best wishes

Jeanette - 07888 875588

wildlifeloveruk@gmail.com